Damariscotta climate

Damariscotta Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Newcastle, 1.9 km from Damariscotta

Average highs run from 79°F on August 1 to 75°F on August 31, and lows from 60°F to 57°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.35 in over about 10 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 Damariscotta, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
77°F
Average low
59°F
Precipitation
3.35 in
Record high
95°FAug 7, 2001
Record low
40°FAug 31, 2002
Chance of a freeze
0%
Daylight
14 h 36 min to 13 h 16 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
60°F
Wind
5.8 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 179°F60°F92°F 199950°F 202136%0%
Aug 279°F60°F94°F 200648°F 199836%0%
Aug 379°F60°F89°F 200148°F 199936%0%
Aug 479°F60°F88°F 202550°F 199935%0%
Aug 578°F60°F87°F 202247°F 201935%0%
Aug 678°F60°F91°F 201847°F 201335%0%
Aug 778°F60°F95°F 200145°F 201035%0%
Aug 878°F60°F89°F 200549°F 201034%0%
Aug 978°F60°F94°F 200147°F 199934%0%
Aug 1078°F60°F89°F 200145°F 199934%0%
Aug 1178°F60°F91°F 201649°F 201334%0%
Aug 1278°F60°F94°F 202547°F 199633%0%
Aug 1378°F60°F95°F 200247°F 199833%0%
Aug 1478°F60°F92°F 200246°F 200633%0%
Aug 1578°F60°F88°F 200947°F 199733%0%
Aug 1677°F59°F89°F 199750°F 200133%0%
Aug 1777°F59°F91°F 200249°F 200033%0%
Aug 1877°F59°F90°F 200944°F 200032%0%
Aug 1977°F59°F88°F 200946°F 200732%0%
Aug 2077°F59°F88°F 200341°F 200732%0%
Aug 2177°F59°F86°F 201343°F 200732%0%
Aug 2277°F59°F90°F 200343°F 200732%0%
Aug 2376°F58°F85°F 200947°F 200332%0%
Aug 2476°F58°F86°F 199943°F 200331%0%
Aug 2576°F58°F89°F 202145°F 200131%0%
Aug 2676°F58°F89°F 202144°F 201931%0%
Aug 2776°F58°F86°F 201843°F 202031%0%
Aug 2875°F58°F90°F 201844°F 200931%0%
Aug 2975°F57°F90°F 201042°F 200331%0%
Aug 3075°F57°F89°F 201043°F 200131%0%
Aug 3175°F57°F92°F 201040°F 200231%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Damariscotta, 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 (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:26 AM, sunset 8:02 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:00 AM, sunset 7:16 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00175675 (Newcastle), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094623, 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.