Ashton-Sandy Spring climate

Ashton-Sandy Spring Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Beltsville, 14.7 km from Ashton-Sandy Spring

Average highs run from 87°F on August 1 to 84°F on August 31, and lows from 67°F to 64°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.88 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 Ashton-Sandy Spring, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
86°F
Average low
66°F
Precipitation
3.88 in
Record high
104°FAug 6, 1918
Record low
39°FAug 17, 1979
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
7.8
Daylight
14 h 11 min to 13 h 04 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
64°F
Wind
6.7 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 187°F67°F100°F 191549°F 191432%0%
Aug 287°F67°F100°F 195551°F 197632%0%
Aug 386°F67°F100°F 195547°F 192032%0%
Aug 486°F67°F99°F 198750°F 192032%0%
Aug 586°F67°F96°F 191851°F 195132%0%
Aug 686°F67°F104°F 191849°F 195132%0%
Aug 786°F67°F104°F 191851°F 199432%0%
Aug 886°F67°F102°F 191847°F 197532%0%
Aug 986°F67°F98°F 198750°F 197532%0%
Aug 1086°F67°F94°F 191450°F 191932%0%
Aug 1186°F67°F95°F 194946°F 197231%0%
Aug 1286°F67°F96°F 191848°F 196831%0%
Aug 1386°F67°F98°F 200244°F 197931%0%
Aug 1486°F67°F97°F 200247°F 191631%0%
Aug 1586°F66°F98°F 198846°F 196431%0%
Aug 1686°F66°F100°F 199742°F 197931%0%
Aug 1786°F66°F98°F 198839°F 197931%0%
Aug 1886°F66°F97°F 191443°F 198130%0%
Aug 1986°F66°F99°F 191448°F 191530%0%
Aug 2086°F66°F99°F 191447°F 191830%0%
Aug 2185°F66°F95°F 191446°F 191830%0%
Aug 2285°F66°F96°F 191646°F 197929%0%
Aug 2385°F66°F97°F 196850°F 197829%0%
Aug 2485°F65°F96°F 196846°F 197129%0%
Aug 2585°F65°F95°F 196846°F 197129%0%
Aug 2685°F65°F97°F 195943°F 197728%0%
Aug 2785°F65°F98°F 198748°F 191928%0%
Aug 2885°F65°F96°F 195349°F 198628%0%
Aug 2984°F65°F95°F 195340°F 198228%0%
Aug 3084°F64°F96°F 198240°F 198628%0%
Aug 3184°F64°F99°F 195344°F 198628%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ashton-Sandy Spring, 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 6:09 AM, sunset 8:20 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 7:40 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00180700 (Beltsville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00187705, 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.