Hancock County climate

Hancock County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cannelton, 8.9 km from Hancock County

Average highs run from 87°F on August 1 to 84°F on August 31, and lows from 70°F to 66°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.82 in over about 6 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 Hancock County, 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
68°F
Precipitation
2.82 in
Record high
104°FAug 26, 1943
Record low
46°FAug 30, 1986
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
5.6
Daylight
14 h 05 min to 13 h 02 min
Cloud cover
49%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
65°F
Wind
5.1 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°F70°F102°F 194251°F 194824%0%
Aug 287°F70°F101°F 194252°F 197124%0%
Aug 387°F70°F100°F 195353°F 196524%0%
Aug 487°F70°F101°F 196451°F 196524%0%
Aug 587°F69°F100°F 194654°F 195024%0%
Aug 687°F69°F99°F 194752°F 194824%0%
Aug 787°F69°F97°F 194152°F 195723%0%
Aug 887°F69°F99°F 194154°F 195723%0%
Aug 987°F69°F100°F 194453°F 198923%0%
Aug 1087°F69°F98°F 194153°F 198923%0%
Aug 1186°F69°F100°F 194152°F 198923%0%
Aug 1286°F69°F98°F 194349°F 196722%0%
Aug 1386°F69°F100°F 194351°F 196422%0%
Aug 1486°F69°F98°F 194052°F 196422%0%
Aug 1586°F69°F98°F 194453°F 196222%0%
Aug 1686°F68°F99°F 200751°F 196322%0%
Aug 1786°F68°F100°F 194050°F 196422%0%
Aug 1886°F68°F96°F 194752°F 197621%0%
Aug 1986°F68°F99°F 195450°F 194421%0%
Aug 2086°F68°F98°F 194253°F 194321%0%
Aug 2186°F68°F100°F 198350°F 195021%0%
Aug 2286°F67°F98°F 194348°F 195021%0%
Aug 2386°F67°F100°F 198751°F 195020%0%
Aug 2485°F67°F102°F 194353°F 195320%0%
Aug 2585°F67°F103°F 194350°F 194220%0%
Aug 2685°F67°F104°F 194348°F 194520%0%
Aug 2785°F67°F99°F 194850°F 194520%0%
Aug 2885°F66°F100°F 195449°F 196820%0%
Aug 2985°F66°F100°F 195347°F 196520%0%
Aug 3084°F66°F101°F 195346°F 198620%0%
Aug 3184°F66°F104°F 195146°F 194620%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Hancock County, 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 5:51 AM, sunset 7:56 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:16 AM, sunset 7:18 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00121256 (Cannelton), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00128698, 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.