Hartford climate

Hartford Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Alton - Melvin Price L&d, 5.9 km from Hartford

Average highs run from 87°F on August 1 to 84°F on August 31, and lows from 69°F to 65°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.30 in over about 7 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Hartford, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
86°F
Average low
67°F
Precipitation
3.30 in
Record high
106°FAug 1, 1953
Record low
46°FAug 29, 1986
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
8.4
Daylight
14 h 09 min to 13 h 03 min
Cloud cover
47%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
65°F
Wind
6.7 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Aug 187°F69°F106°F 195357°F 197123%0%
Aug 287°F69°F104°F 195356°F 198523%0%
Aug 387°F69°F104°F 195354°F 195023%0%
Aug 487°F69°F103°F 198756°F 195023%0%
Aug 587°F69°F101°F 194754°F 194823%0%
Aug 687°F69°F103°F 194752°F 194823%0%
Aug 787°F68°F104°F 194754°F 199423%0%
Aug 887°F68°F98°F 194454°F 197623%0%
Aug 987°F68°F102°F 194455°F 197623%0%
Aug 1087°F68°F102°F 198056°F 194823%0%
Aug 1187°F68°F100°F 194455°F 198223%0%
Aug 1286°F68°F99°F 201055°F 196723%0%
Aug 1386°F68°F101°F 200753°F 196423%0%
Aug 1486°F68°F100°F 201055°F 200423%0%
Aug 1586°F68°F99°F 199554°F 199223%0%
Aug 1686°F68°F102°F 200754°F 199223%0%
Aug 1786°F67°F101°F 198853°F 199622%0%
Aug 1886°F67°F101°F 198854°F 196322%0%
Aug 1986°F67°F101°F 198855°F 195322%0%
Aug 2086°F67°F102°F 194748°F 195022%0%
Aug 2186°F67°F100°F 194747°F 195022%0%
Aug 2286°F67°F104°F 194851°F 195022%0%
Aug 2386°F67°F106°F 194853°F 198422%0%
Aug 2486°F66°F103°F 194754°F 195122%0%
Aug 2585°F66°F100°F 202349°F 202522%0%
Aug 2685°F66°F100°F 202351°F 202522%0%
Aug 2785°F66°F102°F 198351°F 198522%0%
Aug 2885°F66°F100°F 202447°F 198622%0%
Aug 2985°F65°F101°F 198346°F 198622%0%
Aug 3085°F65°F101°F 194547°F 198622%0%
Aug 3184°F65°F100°F 202648°F 198622%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Hartford, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:02 AM, sunset 8:11 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 7:32 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00110137 (Alton - Melvin Price L&d), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00110137, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.