Oakland County climate

Oakland County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Pontiac Oakland CO Intl AP, 2.7 km from Oakland County

Average highs run from 82°F on August 1 to 78°F on August 31, and lows from 63°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.91 in over about 11 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 Oakland County, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
80°F
Average low
61°F
Precipitation
2.91 in
Record high
98°FAug 8, 2001
Record low
46°FAug 20, 2000
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
2.0
Daylight
14 h 29 min to 13 h 12 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 182°F63°F97°F 200654°F 201935%0%
Aug 282°F63°F97°F 200651°F 202535%0%
Aug 382°F63°F94°F 202254°F 200935%0%
Aug 481°F63°F91°F 200254°F 200035%0%
Aug 581°F63°F92°F 200153°F 200434%0%
Aug 681°F63°F94°F 200152°F 200434%0%
Aug 781°F62°F96°F 200152°F 200234%0%
Aug 881°F62°F98°F 200151°F 200234%0%
Aug 981°F62°F93°F 200150°F 199934%0%
Aug 1081°F62°F94°F 202551°F 200834%0%
Aug 1181°F62°F92°F 201655°F 200434%0%
Aug 1281°F62°F94°F 201653°F 200634%0%
Aug 1381°F62°F90°F 200251°F 200434%0%
Aug 1480°F62°F90°F 200348°F 201335%0%
Aug 1580°F62°F89°F 201049°F 201435%0%
Aug 1680°F62°F90°F 202552°F 200435%0%
Aug 1780°F61°F89°F 201553°F 201335%0%
Aug 1880°F61°F88°F 200849°F 200735%0%
Aug 1980°F61°F88°F 201048°F 199835%0%
Aug 2080°F61°F88°F 201046°F 200035%0%
Aug 2180°F61°F92°F 200347°F 200035%0%
Aug 2279°F61°F90°F 202147°F 200435%0%
Aug 2379°F60°F91°F 200852°F 202435%0%
Aug 2479°F60°F91°F 199851°F 200535%0%
Aug 2579°F60°F90°F 201248°F 201736%0%
Aug 2679°F60°F90°F 202447°F 201736%0%
Aug 2779°F60°F93°F 202450°F 201536%0%
Aug 2878°F59°F90°F 201847°F 201536%0%
Aug 2978°F59°F92°F 201048°F 202536%0%
Aug 3078°F59°F93°F 201050°F 200936%0%
Aug 3178°F58°F94°F 201247°F 200936%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Oakland County, 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 6:25 AM, sunset 8:54 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:57 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 USW00094817 (Pontiac Oakland CO Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094817, 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.