Westminster climate

Westminster Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Hanover 4 Sw, 22 km from Westminster

Average highs run from 85°F on August 1 to 82°F on August 31, and lows from 63°F to 60°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.86 in over about 10 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 Westminster, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
84°F
Average low
62°F
Precipitation
3.86 in
Record high
98°FAug 3, 2002
Record low
44°FAug 21, 2000
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
4.6
Daylight
14 h 14 min to 13 h 05 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
63°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 185°F63°F96°F 199950°F 199836%0%
Aug 285°F63°F97°F 201149°F 199836%0%
Aug 385°F63°F98°F 200250°F 199836%0%
Aug 485°F63°F97°F 200653°F 199836%0%
Aug 585°F63°F95°F 199553°F 199735%0%
Aug 685°F63°F91°F 200546°F 199435%0%
Aug 784°F63°F92°F 201848°F 199735%0%
Aug 884°F63°F96°F 200147°F 199735%0%
Aug 984°F63°F96°F 200749°F 200235%0%
Aug 1084°F63°F96°F 200148°F 199935%0%
Aug 1184°F63°F93°F 200952°F 199635%0%
Aug 1284°F63°F93°F 200247°F 200634%0%
Aug 1384°F62°F96°F 200248°F 200634%0%
Aug 1484°F62°F97°F 200254°F 199634%0%
Aug 1584°F62°F97°F 200248°F 201334%0%
Aug 1684°F62°F94°F 200247°F 201434%0%
Aug 1784°F62°F97°F 199750°F 201333%0%
Aug 1884°F62°F95°F 199954°F 201433%0%
Aug 1984°F62°F95°F 200252°F 199833%0%
Aug 2083°F62°F93°F 200245°F 199833%0%
Aug 2183°F62°F92°F 201944°F 200033%0%
Aug 2283°F61°F91°F 199548°F 200032%0%
Aug 2383°F61°F93°F 200249°F 199432%0%
Aug 2483°F61°F92°F 202046°F 199732%0%
Aug 2583°F61°F92°F 199351°F 200532%0%
Aug 2683°F61°F93°F 200747°F 199532%0%
Aug 2783°F61°F93°F 199350°F 200831%0%
Aug 2882°F60°F97°F 199349°F 201731%0%
Aug 2982°F60°F91°F 201849°F 201431%0%
Aug 3082°F60°F92°F 201850°F 199731%0%
Aug 3182°F60°F90°F 201049°F 199931%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Westminster, 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 6:07 AM, sunset 8:21 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:35 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 USC00363665 (Hanover 4 Sw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00363665, 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.