Elk Rapids climate

Elk Rapids Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Old Mission 3SSW, 8.4 km from Elk Rapids

Average highs run from 80°F on August 1 to 77°F on August 31, and lows from 59°F to 56°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.32 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 Elk Rapids, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
79°F
Average low
58°F
Precipitation
3.32 in
Record high
100°FAug 5, 1947
Record low
30°FAug 24, 1967
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.2
Daylight
14 h 41 min to 13 h 17 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
60°F
Wind
10.5 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 180°F59°F99°F 200636°F 19470%
Aug 280°F59°F99°F 200635°F 19270%
Aug 380°F59°F98°F 198833°F 19650%
Aug 480°F59°F96°F 194735°F 19710%
Aug 580°F59°F100°F 194739°F 19670%
Aug 680°F59°F100°F 194737°F 19750%
Aug 780°F59°F96°F 194739°F 19760%
Aug 879°F59°F94°F 194938°F 19890%
Aug 979°F59°F95°F 194435°F 19270%
Aug 1079°F59°F98°F 194439°F 19620%
Aug 1179°F59°F97°F 200736°F 19670%
Aug 1279°F59°F97°F 200737°F 19300%
Aug 1379°F59°F95°F 198835°F 19920%
Aug 1479°F59°F95°F 196535°F 19920%
Aug 1579°F59°F97°F 194437°F 19270%
Aug 1679°F59°F95°F 195534°F 19790%
Aug 1779°F58°F95°F 194735°F 19620%
Aug 1879°F58°F98°F 195535°F 19620%
Aug 1979°F58°F95°F 195535°F 19640%
Aug 2078°F58°F95°F 195536°F 19640%
Aug 2178°F58°F99°F 195535°F 20040%
Aug 2278°F58°F91°F 201333°F 19500%
Aug 2378°F57°F94°F 194736°F 19670%
Aug 2478°F57°F95°F 194730°F 19670%
Aug 2578°F57°F96°F 194834°F 19770%
Aug 2678°F57°F94°F 201237°F 19630%
Aug 2777°F57°F93°F 194836°F 19680%
Aug 2877°F56°F93°F 197334°F 19410%
Aug 2977°F56°F95°F 195330°F 19820%
Aug 3077°F56°F94°F 199130°F 19760%
Aug 3177°F56°F92°F 193234°F 19760%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Elk Rapids, 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 6:27 AM, sunset 9:08 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 8:20 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00206158 (Old Mission 3SSW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00202381, 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.