Decatur climate

Decatur Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Dowagiac 1 W, 18.8 km from Decatur

Average highs run from 81°F on August 1 to 78°F on August 31, and lows from 60°F to 56°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.12 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 Decatur, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
80°F
Average low
58°F
Precipitation
4.12 in
Record high
100°FAug 2, 1988
Record low
35°FAug 30, 1976
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
2.3
Daylight
14 h 26 min to 13 h 11 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
62°F
Wind
8.5 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Aug 181°F60°F97°F 194445°F 195229%0%
Aug 281°F60°F100°F 198840°F 192729%0%
Aug 381°F59°F99°F 194440°F 196529%0%
Aug 481°F59°F99°F 194445°F 197829%0%
Aug 581°F59°F100°F 194744°F 197829%0%
Aug 680°F59°F99°F 194745°F 195729%0%
Aug 780°F59°F99°F 194744°F 197629%0%
Aug 880°F59°F100°F 189643°F 197629%0%
Aug 980°F59°F99°F 193440°F 196429%0%
Aug 1080°F59°F98°F 194442°F 197229%0%
Aug 1180°F59°F100°F 189644°F 196729%0%
Aug 1280°F59°F95°F 193641°F 196729%0%
Aug 1380°F59°F99°F 193644°F 195429%0%
Aug 1480°F59°F98°F 194439°F 196429%0%
Aug 1580°F59°F98°F 194439°F 196429%0%
Aug 1680°F59°F95°F 194038°F 192929%0%
Aug 1780°F58°F95°F 194042°F 197629%0%
Aug 1880°F58°F97°F 194740°F 196329%0%
Aug 1980°F58°F97°F 194740°F 197729%0%
Aug 2080°F58°F95°F 194741°F 195029%0%
Aug 2180°F58°F96°F 193639°F 195029%0%
Aug 2279°F58°F99°F 193643°F 195629%0%
Aug 2379°F58°F95°F 193638°F 195229%0%
Aug 2479°F57°F99°F 194841°F 194629%0%
Aug 2579°F57°F98°F 194840°F 195629%0%
Aug 2679°F57°F100°F 194842°F 194529%0%
Aug 2779°F57°F99°F 194844°F 196829%0%
Aug 2879°F57°F95°F 194839°F 198229%0%
Aug 2978°F56°F98°F 189736°F 196529%0%
Aug 3078°F56°F95°F 193735°F 197629%0%
Aug 3178°F56°F97°F 195338°F 194629%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Decatur, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 9:03 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 8:19 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00202250 (Dowagiac 1 W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00208184, 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.