Prospect climate

Prospect Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Belfast, 20.1 km from Prospect

Average highs run from 78°F on August 1 to 74°F on August 31, and lows from 57°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.06 in over about 8 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 Prospect, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
76°F
Average low
56°F
Precipitation
3.06 in
Record high
102°FAug 2, 1975
Record low
39°FAug 25, 1978
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
0.7
Daylight
14 h 39 min to 13 h 17 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
59°F
Wind
4.7 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 178°F57°F91°F 197547°F 199827%0%
Aug 278°F57°F102°F 197546°F 202527%0%
Aug 378°F57°F92°F 200145°F 195327%0%
Aug 478°F57°F91°F 198848°F 195327%0%
Aug 578°F57°F94°F 199646°F 197027%0%
Aug 677°F57°F94°F 200149°F 201327%0%
Aug 777°F57°F95°F 201846°F 195326%0%
Aug 877°F57°F90°F 199546°F 202426%0%
Aug 977°F57°F93°F 200148°F 198926%0%
Aug 1077°F57°F94°F 199545°F 196426%0%
Aug 1177°F56°F96°F 202546°F 199926%0%
Aug 1277°F56°F97°F 202546°F 196826%0%
Aug 1377°F56°F95°F 200245°F 199226%0%
Aug 1477°F56°F95°F 200243°F 196426%0%
Aug 1577°F56°F93°F 200246°F 196425%0%
Aug 1677°F56°F92°F 198745°F 196425%0%
Aug 1777°F56°F95°F 198744°F 196325%0%
Aug 1876°F56°F92°F 198745°F 195725%0%
Aug 1976°F55°F89°F 196044°F 196825%0%
Aug 2076°F55°F89°F 195544°F 199025%0%
Aug 2176°F55°F88°F 195541°F 200724%0%
Aug 2276°F55°F93°F 197641°F 196924%0%
Aug 2376°F55°F86°F 200143°F 198824%0%
Aug 2476°F54°F88°F 198043°F 197524%0%
Aug 2575°F54°F89°F 199239°F 197824%0%
Aug 2675°F54°F96°F 199342°F 198124%0%
Aug 2775°F54°F93°F 199340°F 198724%0%
Aug 2875°F54°F91°F 195341°F 197824%0%
Aug 2975°F53°F94°F 201042°F 196523%0%
Aug 3075°F53°F93°F 195340°F 198223%0%
Aug 3174°F53°F97°F 201039°F 196523%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Prospect, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:22 AM, sunset 8:01 PM
August 31
sunrise 5:57 AM, sunset 7:14 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00170480 (Belfast), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014606, 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.