Washington County climate

Washington County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Hagerstown 1 E, 10.7 km from Washington County

Average highs run from 87°F on August 1 to 83°F on August 31, and lows from 67°F to 61°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.66 in.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Washington 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
65°F
Precipitation
3.66 in
Record high
101°FAug 12, 2021
Record low
48°FAug 21, 2000
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
7.2
Daylight
14 h 13 min to 13 h 05 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
66%
Dew point
61°F
Wind
3.8 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 187°F67°F95°F 201160°F 20230%
Aug 287°F67°F96°F 200257°F 20230%
Aug 386°F67°F96°F 200656°F 20250%
Aug 486°F67°F96°F 200758°F 20250%
Aug 586°F67°F92°F 200257°F 20130%
Aug 686°F67°F96°F 202453°F 20040%
Aug 786°F67°F96°F 200153°F 20040%
Aug 886°F67°F98°F 200754°F 20040%
Aug 986°F67°F96°F 200156°F 20020%
Aug 1086°F66°F97°F 201056°F 19990%
Aug 1186°F66°F98°F 201057°F 20080%
Aug 1286°F66°F101°F 202155°F 20060%
Aug 1386°F66°F97°F 201652°F 20060%
Aug 1486°F66°F96°F 200254°F 20130%
Aug 1586°F66°F94°F 202551°F 20130%
Aug 1685°F65°F95°F 201551°F 20140%
Aug 1785°F65°F95°F 199954°F 20000%
Aug 1885°F65°F95°F 200259°F 20000%
Aug 1985°F65°F93°F 201954°F 20000%
Aug 2085°F64°F94°F 201053°F 20000%
Aug 2185°F64°F91°F 201948°F 20000%
Aug 2285°F64°F95°F 200251°F 20240%
Aug 2384°F64°F93°F 202154°F 20110%
Aug 2484°F63°F90°F 200256°F 20030%
Aug 2584°F63°F94°F 200754°F 20050%
Aug 2684°F63°F94°F 201655°F 20250%
Aug 2784°F62°F95°F 202056°F 20250%
Aug 2883°F62°F95°F 201853°F 20250%
Aug 2983°F62°F95°F 201855°F 20140%
Aug 3083°F61°F94°F 201050°F 20250%
Aug 3183°F61°F96°F 201048°F 19990%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Washington County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:11 AM, sunset 8:24 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:39 AM, sunset 7:44 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00181790 (Hagerstown 1 E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093706, 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.