Washington climate

Washington Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Washington, 2.2 km from Washington

Average highs run from 85°F on August 1 to 81°F on August 31, and lows from 63°F to 57°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.18 in over about 9 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 Washington, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
83°F
Average low
61°F
Precipitation
4.18 in
Record high
109°FAug 3, 1930
Record low
39°FAug 31, 1915
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
5.2
Daylight
14 h 21 min to 13 h 09 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
62°F
Wind
7.8 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 185°F63°F103°F 198752°F 189530%0%
Aug 285°F63°F102°F 194750°F 190730%0%
Aug 385°F63°F109°F 193045°F 200330%0%
Aug 485°F63°F102°F 193048°F 189431%0%
Aug 584°F63°F101°F 191848°F 201731%0%
Aug 684°F63°F102°F 194748°F 200431%0%
Aug 784°F62°F99°F 198849°F 198930%0%
Aug 884°F62°F108°F 193448°F 190430%0%
Aug 984°F62°F107°F 193442°F 199930%0%
Aug 1084°F62°F100°F 198349°F 202430%0%
Aug 1184°F62°F102°F 194144°F 192230%0%
Aug 1284°F62°F102°F 193647°F 196730%0%
Aug 1384°F62°F98°F 191842°F 196430%0%
Aug 1484°F61°F107°F 193645°F 200430%0%
Aug 1584°F61°F106°F 198844°F 200430%0%
Aug 1683°F61°F105°F 198848°F 200430%0%
Aug 1783°F61°F105°F 198850°F 189730%0%
Aug 1883°F61°F108°F 193646°F 201230%0%
Aug 1983°F61°F104°F 198349°F 189529%0%
Aug 2083°F60°F102°F 198340°F 195029%0%
Aug 2183°F60°F101°F 193642°F 195029%0%
Aug 2283°F60°F103°F 193644°F 192329%0%
Aug 2383°F60°F101°F 194742°F 198429%0%
Aug 2483°F59°F104°F 193644°F 194229%0%
Aug 2582°F59°F105°F 193642°F 193429%0%
Aug 2682°F59°F98°F 195543°F 202529%0%
Aug 2782°F58°F100°F 195545°F 189629%0%
Aug 2882°F58°F98°F 195542°F 198628%0%
Aug 2982°F58°F98°F 198342°F 193428%0%
Aug 3082°F58°F101°F 194740°F 191528%0%
Aug 3181°F57°F100°F 195339°F 191528%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Washington, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:02 AM, sunset 8:23 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:32 AM, sunset 7:41 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00138688 (Washington), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00138688, 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.