South Laurel climate

South Laurel Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Beltsville, 8.3 km from South Laurel

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 South Laurel, 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
66°F
Precipitation
3.88 in
Record high
105°FAug 20, 1983
Record low
45°FAug 30, 1986
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°F101°F 202458°F 199732%0%
Aug 287°F67°F100°F 195555°F 199832%0%
Aug 386°F67°F100°F 200655°F 195932%0%
Aug 486°F67°F100°F 199555°F 196632%0%
Aug 586°F67°F98°F 197752°F 195132%0%
Aug 686°F67°F98°F 197751°F 195132%0%
Aug 786°F67°F98°F 196853°F 200432%0%
Aug 886°F67°F102°F 200753°F 199732%0%
Aug 986°F67°F100°F 194153°F 198932%0%
Aug 1086°F67°F99°F 194354°F 199932%0%
Aug 1186°F67°F99°F 194954°F 197231%0%
Aug 1286°F67°F98°F 194354°F 196231%0%
Aug 1386°F67°F99°F 200253°F 194131%0%
Aug 1486°F67°F99°F 194351°F 196131%0%
Aug 1586°F66°F103°F 198849°F 196431%0%
Aug 1686°F66°F101°F 199753°F 201331%0%
Aug 1786°F66°F100°F 198853°F 197931%0%
Aug 1886°F66°F96°F 196551°F 198130%0%
Aug 1986°F66°F99°F 201952°F 195830%0%
Aug 2086°F66°F105°F 198349°F 199830%0%
Aug 2185°F66°F95°F 196851°F 198430%0%
Aug 2285°F66°F99°F 198352°F 195629%0%
Aug 2385°F66°F98°F 196850°F 195229%0%
Aug 2485°F65°F98°F 196848°F 195229%0%
Aug 2585°F65°F97°F 196851°F 195229%0%
Aug 2685°F65°F101°F 194852°F 194228%0%
Aug 2785°F65°F101°F 194854°F 196328%0%
Aug 2885°F65°F101°F 194848°F 198628%0%
Aug 2984°F65°F100°F 195347°F 198628%0%
Aug 3084°F64°F101°F 195345°F 198628%0%
Aug 3184°F64°F102°F 195349°F 198628%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at South Laurel, 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 6:08 AM, sunset 8:19 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:35 AM, sunset 7:39 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 USW00093721, 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.