Mount Vernon Weather in August
Average highs run from 84°F on August 1 to 82°F on August 31, and lows from 63°F to 60°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.20 in over about 9 wet days.
August day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
August at a glance
- Average high
- 83°F
- Average low
- 62°F
- Precipitation
- 4.20 in
- Record high
- 103°FAug 6, 1918
- Record low
- 38°FAug 29, 1965
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 3.6
- Daylight
- 14 h 18 min to 13 h 08 min
- Cloud cover
- 50%
- Humidity
- 74%
- Dew point
- 63°F
- Wind
- 7.4 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 84°F | 63°F | 98°F 1917 | 47°F 1895 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 2 | 84°F | 63°F | 95°F 1930 | 43°F 1920 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 3 | 84°F | 63°F | 98°F 1897 | 44°F 1912 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 4 | 84°F | 63°F | 100°F 1947 | 42°F 1894 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 5 | 84°F | 63°F | 102°F 1918 | 45°F 1912 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 6 | 84°F | 63°F | 103°F 1918 | 44°F 1957 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 7 | 84°F | 63°F | 98°F 1918 | 47°F 1902 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 8 | 84°F | 63°F | 100°F 1914 | 48°F 1904 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 9 | 84°F | 63°F | 102°F 1934 | 45°F 1964 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 10 | 84°F | 63°F | 101°F 1911 | 43°F 1972 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 11 | 83°F | 62°F | 98°F 1941 | 47°F 1967 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 12 | 83°F | 62°F | 100°F 1918 | 44°F 1954 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 13 | 83°F | 62°F | 101°F 1936 | 47°F 1964 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 14 | 83°F | 62°F | 96°F 1936 | 39°F 1964 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 15 | 83°F | 62°F | 99°F 1895 | 41°F 1964 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 16 | 83°F | 62°F | 100°F 1895 | 42°F 1964 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 17 | 83°F | 62°F | 98°F 1913 | 40°F 1893 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 18 | 83°F | 62°F | 97°F 1988 | 43°F 1963 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 19 | 83°F | 62°F | 100°F 1914 | 42°F 1963 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 20 | 83°F | 62°F | 100°F 1916 | 45°F 1932 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 21 | 83°F | 61°F | 100°F 1916 | 44°F 1950 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 22 | 83°F | 61°F | 100°F 1936 | 43°F 1923 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 23 | 83°F | 61°F | 96°F 1914 | 42°F 1923 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 24 | 82°F | 61°F | 97°F 1903 | 44°F 1927 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 25 | 82°F | 61°F | 96°F 1948 | 42°F 1927 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 26 | 82°F | 61°F | 97°F 1948 | 43°F 1945 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 27 | 82°F | 60°F | 98°F 1899 | 44°F 1968 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 28 | 82°F | 60°F | 96°F 1948 | 43°F 1986 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 29 | 82°F | 60°F | 97°F 1948 | 38°F 1965 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 30 | 82°F | 60°F | 96°F 1932 | 39°F 1946 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 31 | 82°F | 60°F | 97°F 1932 | 38°F 1915 | 28% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- August 1
- sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 8:58 PM
- August 31
- sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 8:17 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00129138 (Wabash), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00125337, 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.