Rochester Weather in August
Average highs run from 83°F on August 1 to 79°F on August 31, and lows from 63°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.05 in over about 9 wet days.
August day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
August at a glance
- Average high
- 81°F
- Average low
- 61°F
- Precipitation
- 4.05 in
- Record high
- 98°FAug 2, 2006
- Record low
- 43°FAug 19, 2007
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 2.3
- Daylight
- 14 h 23 min to 13 h 10 min
- Cloud cover
- 53%
- Humidity
- 78%
- Dew point
- 64°F
- Wind
- 6.5 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 83°F | 63°F | 94°F 2006 | 50°F 2021 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 2 | 83°F | 63°F | 98°F 2006 | 49°F 2025 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 3 | 82°F | 63°F | 97°F 2006 | 50°F 1999 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 4 | 82°F | 63°F | 93°F 2022 | 52°F 2025 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 5 | 82°F | 62°F | 93°F 2022 | 49°F 2013 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 6 | 82°F | 62°F | 94°F 2018 | 46°F 2013 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 7 | 82°F | 62°F | 93°F 2001 | 49°F 2004 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 8 | 82°F | 62°F | 92°F 2001 | 47°F 2025 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 9 | 82°F | 62°F | 95°F 2001 | 46°F 2025 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 10 | 82°F | 62°F | 92°F 2020 | 49°F 1999 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 11 | 82°F | 62°F | 95°F 2005 | 50°F 2006 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 12 | 82°F | 62°F | 92°F 2016 | 49°F 2006 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 13 | 82°F | 62°F | 94°F 2002 | 45°F 2006 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 14 | 82°F | 62°F | 96°F 2016 | 50°F 2006 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 15 | 81°F | 62°F | 93°F 2016 | 50°F 2013 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 16 | 81°F | 61°F | 91°F 2018 | 51°F 2013 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 17 | 81°F | 61°F | 94°F 2002 | 52°F 2000 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 18 | 81°F | 61°F | 91°F 2009 | 46°F 2025 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 19 | 81°F | 61°F | 90°F 2002 | 43°F 2007 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 20 | 81°F | 61°F | 89°F 2022 | 47°F 2008 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 21 | 81°F | 61°F | 88°F 2003 | 47°F 2008 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 22 | 80°F | 61°F | 89°F 2005 | 49°F 2007 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 23 | 80°F | 60°F | 89°F 2020 | 48°F 2004 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 24 | 80°F | 60°F | 89°F 2020 | 48°F 2004 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 25 | 80°F | 60°F | 93°F 2020 | 45°F 2004 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 26 | 80°F | 60°F | 91°F 2021 | 43°F 2004 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 27 | 80°F | 60°F | 91°F 2021 | 45°F 2019 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 28 | 79°F | 60°F | 93°F 2018 | 47°F 2017 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 29 | 79°F | 59°F | 94°F 2018 | 48°F 2017 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 30 | 79°F | 59°F | 92°F 2010 | 46°F 2014 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 31 | 79°F | 59°F | 95°F 2010 | 46°F 2020 | 27% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- August 1
- sunrise 5:38 AM, sunset 8:01 PM
- August 31
- sunrise 6:08 AM, sunset 7:18 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00196938 (Rochester), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094726, 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.