Dorchester County climate

Dorchester County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Patuxent River Nas, 32.2 km from Dorchester County

Average highs run from 87°F on August 1 to 84°F on August 31, and lows from 71°F to 68°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.66 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 Dorchester County, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
85°F
Average low
69°F
Precipitation
4.66 in
Record high
101°FAug 8, 2007
Record low
45°FAug 29, 1986
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
6.4
Daylight
14 h 08 min to 13 h 03 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
67°F
Wind
6.9 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°F71°F98°F 200259°F 196434%0%
Aug 287°F71°F96°F 200253°F 199833%0%
Aug 387°F71°F97°F 195753°F 199833%0%
Aug 486°F71°F97°F 200556°F 196433%0%
Aug 586°F70°F97°F 200253°F 195133%0%
Aug 686°F70°F95°F 195553°F 195133%0%
Aug 786°F70°F95°F 195552°F 200433%0%
Aug 886°F70°F101°F 200753°F 200433%0%
Aug 986°F70°F98°F 200753°F 196432%0%
Aug 1086°F70°F98°F 194954°F 196432%0%
Aug 1186°F70°F98°F 194953°F 197232%0%
Aug 1286°F70°F97°F 194952°F 196832%0%
Aug 1386°F70°F97°F 200252°F 197132%0%
Aug 1486°F70°F97°F 201655°F 195031%0%
Aug 1586°F70°F96°F 201650°F 196431%0%
Aug 1685°F70°F97°F 199751°F 197231%0%
Aug 1785°F69°F97°F 199750°F 197931%0%
Aug 1885°F69°F98°F 200252°F 198130%0%
Aug 1985°F69°F97°F 201952°F 197730%0%
Aug 2085°F69°F97°F 198350°F 199829%0%
Aug 2185°F69°F96°F 200550°F 200029%0%
Aug 2285°F69°F94°F 195952°F 200029%0%
Aug 2385°F69°F98°F 196854°F 202428%0%
Aug 2485°F69°F96°F 196849°F 195228%0%
Aug 2584°F69°F99°F 199854°F 195228%0%
Aug 2684°F68°F97°F 194850°F 197727%0%
Aug 2784°F68°F96°F 194854°F 196827%0%
Aug 2884°F68°F99°F 194851°F 196827%0%
Aug 2984°F68°F96°F 194845°F 198627%0%
Aug 3084°F68°F98°F 200845°F 198627%0%
Aug 3184°F68°F101°F 195349°F 197627%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Dorchester County, 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 6:06 AM, sunset 8:14 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:33 AM, sunset 7:36 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013721 (Patuxent River Nas), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00187806, 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.