Ely Weather in August
Average highs run from 79°F on August 1 to 75°F on August 31, and lows from 54°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.41 in over about 11 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
- 78°F
- Average low
- 52°F
- Precipitation
- 3.41 in
- Record high
- 98°FAug 19, 2003
- Record low
- 29°FAug 21, 2004
- Chance of a freeze
- 3%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 2.0
- Daylight
- 14 h 59 min to 13 h 26 min
- Cloud cover
- 58%
- Humidity
- 71%
- Dew point
- 54°F
- Wind
- 5.1 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 79°F | 54°F | 94°F 2007 | 48°F 2004 | 38% | 0% |
| Aug 2 | 79°F | 54°F | 95°F 2005 | 46°F 2009 | 38% | 0% |
| Aug 3 | 79°F | 53°F | 93°F 2005 | 43°F 2009 | 38% | 0% |
| Aug 4 | 79°F | 53°F | 90°F 2001 | 47°F 2007 | 38% | 0% |
| Aug 5 | 79°F | 53°F | 95°F 2001 | 40°F 2004 | 38% | 0% |
| Aug 6 | 79°F | 53°F | 97°F 2001 | 42°F 2004 | 38% | 0% |
| Aug 7 | 79°F | 53°F | 93°F 2001 | 42°F 2004 | 38% | 0% |
| Aug 8 | 79°F | 53°F | 96°F 2001 | 43°F 1999 | 38% | 0% |
| Aug 9 | 79°F | 53°F | 94°F 2005 | 49°F 2007 | 37% | 0% |
| Aug 10 | 79°F | 53°F | 88°F 2002 | 43°F 2008 | 37% | 0% |
| Aug 11 | 79°F | 53°F | 92°F 2007 | 42°F 2004 | 37% | 0% |
| Aug 12 | 79°F | 53°F | 89°F 2007 | 41°F 2004 | 37% | 0% |
| Aug 13 | 79°F | 53°F | 92°F 2009 | 38°F 2004 | 37% | 0% |
| Aug 14 | 79°F | 53°F | 93°F 2009 | 39°F 2004 | 37% | 0% |
| Aug 15 | 79°F | 53°F | 91°F 2003 | 44°F 2008 | 37% | 0% |
| Aug 16 | 78°F | 53°F | 97°F 2003 | 43°F 2008 | 37% | 0% |
| Aug 17 | 78°F | 53°F | 92°F 2003 | 45°F 2007 | 38% | 0% |
| Aug 18 | 78°F | 52°F | 92°F 2008 | 39°F 2007 | 37% | 0% |
| Aug 19 | 78°F | 52°F | 98°F 2003 | 38°F 2007 | 37% | 0% |
| Aug 20 | 78°F | 52°F | 89°F 2003 | 35°F 2004 | 37% | 0% |
| Aug 21 | 78°F | 52°F | 89°F 2003 | 29°F 2004 | 37% | 0% |
| Aug 22 | 78°F | 52°F | 85°F 2008 | 39°F 2004 | 37% | 0% |
| Aug 23 | 77°F | 52°F | 85°F 2001 | 38°F 2004 | 37% | 0% |
| Aug 24 | 77°F | 51°F | 83°F 2002 | 38°F 2004 | 37% | 0% |
| Aug 25 | 77°F | 51°F | 93°F 2003 | 38°F 2008 | 37% | 0% |
| Aug 26 | 77°F | 51°F | 86°F 2002 | 38°F 2008 | 37% | 0% |
| Aug 27 | 76°F | 51°F | 86°F 1999 | 42°F 2003 | 37% | 0% |
| Aug 28 | 76°F | 50°F | 87°F 1999 | 44°F 2003 | 37% | 0% |
| Aug 29 | 76°F | 50°F | 81°F 2001 | 40°F 1999 | 37% | 0% |
| Aug 30 | 76°F | 50°F | 84°F 2001 | 36°F 2009 | 37% | 0% |
| Aug 31 | 75°F | 50°F | 86°F 2008 | 36°F 2009 | 38% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- August 1
- sunrise 5:44 AM, sunset 8:43 PM
- August 31
- sunrise 6:24 AM, sunset 7:50 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00212543 (Ely), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00212543, 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.