Canton climate

Canton Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Detroit Willow Run AP, 9.4 km from Canton

Average highs run from 85°F on August 1 to 82°F on August 31, and lows from 64°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.11 in over about 12 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 Canton, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
84°F
Average low
62°F
Precipitation
3.11 in
Record high
99°FAug 2, 1964
Record low
40°FAug 29, 1965
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
4.0
Daylight
14 h 26 min to 13 h 11 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
60°F
Wind
8.1 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°F64°F96°F 195554°F 195837%0%
Aug 285°F63°F99°F 196451°F 196238%0%
Aug 385°F63°F99°F 201246°F 196538%0%
Aug 485°F63°F97°F 201649°F 200038%0%
Aug 585°F63°F93°F 195549°F 195738%0%
Aug 685°F63°F94°F 200149°F 196438%0%
Aug 785°F63°F96°F 200151°F 200238%0%
Aug 885°F63°F99°F 200150°F 196438%0%
Aug 984°F63°F96°F 194945°F 196438%0%
Aug 1084°F63°F99°F 201647°F 196438%0%
Aug 1184°F63°F99°F 201644°F 196738%0%
Aug 1284°F63°F98°F 201643°F 196738%0%
Aug 1384°F63°F92°F 195946°F 196739%0%
Aug 1484°F63°F93°F 196543°F 196439%0%
Aug 1584°F63°F94°F 196547°F 196439%0%
Aug 1684°F63°F92°F 200948°F 196439%0%
Aug 1784°F62°F94°F 195051°F 196339%0%
Aug 1884°F62°F94°F 195545°F 196339%0%
Aug 1984°F62°F99°F 195547°F 196439%0%
Aug 2083°F62°F93°F 195544°F 200039%0%
Aug 2183°F62°F98°F 195543°F 195039%0%
Aug 2283°F62°F94°F 195947°F 200439%0%
Aug 2383°F61°F94°F 195446°F 196739%0%
Aug 2483°F61°F97°F 194848°F 196540%0%
Aug 2583°F61°F98°F 194848°F 201740%0%
Aug 2683°F61°F96°F 194847°F 201740%0%
Aug 2783°F61°F99°F 194846°F 196440%0%
Aug 2882°F60°F96°F 194844°F 196840%0%
Aug 2982°F60°F97°F 195340°F 196540%0%
Aug 3082°F60°F95°F 195347°F 199940%0%
Aug 3182°F59°F97°F 201244°F 200940%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Canton, 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 6:27 AM, sunset 8:53 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 8:09 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014853 (Detroit Willow Run AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014853, 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.