Fairmont climate

Fairmont Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Fairmont, 0.9 km from Fairmont

Average highs run from 82°F on August 1 to 79°F on August 31, and lows from 63°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.79 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 Fairmont, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
81°F
Average low
61°F
Precipitation
3.79 in
Record high
109°FAug 3, 1930
Record low
34°FAug 24, 1934
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
2.0
Daylight
14 h 34 min to 13 h 14 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
59°F
Wind
8.7 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°F100°F 195549°F 189830%0%
Aug 282°F63°F103°F 193043°F 190430%0%
Aug 382°F63°F109°F 193042°F 189430%0%
Aug 482°F63°F99°F 193447°F 197230%0%
Aug 581°F63°F96°F 193148°F 194830%0%
Aug 681°F63°F100°F 193749°F 197629%0%
Aug 781°F63°F96°F 193745°F 192129%0%
Aug 881°F63°F98°F 193046°F 199429%0%
Aug 981°F63°F100°F 193645°F 192729%0%
Aug 1081°F62°F99°F 194745°F 190429%0%
Aug 1181°F62°F97°F 194745°F 198529%0%
Aug 1281°F62°F95°F 196546°F 194629%0%
Aug 1381°F62°F99°F 196543°F 196429%0%
Aug 1481°F62°F96°F 197843°F 196429%0%
Aug 1581°F62°F101°F 193646°F 197929%0%
Aug 1681°F62°F99°F 193746°F 191928%0%
Aug 1781°F61°F99°F 191446°F 194328%0%
Aug 1881°F61°F99°F 195539°F 200428%0%
Aug 1981°F61°F96°F 195544°F 189728%0%
Aug 2081°F61°F98°F 195541°F 195028%0%
Aug 2181°F61°F95°F 194744°F 200428%0%
Aug 2280°F61°F95°F 191441°F 192328%0%
Aug 2380°F60°F94°F 196847°F 192728%0%
Aug 2480°F60°F99°F 193634°F 193428%0%
Aug 2580°F60°F93°F 194841°F 199628%0%
Aug 2680°F60°F97°F 195542°F 191928%0%
Aug 2780°F59°F99°F 192641°F 191928%0%
Aug 2880°F59°F96°F 198439°F 191128%0%
Aug 2980°F59°F94°F 194541°F 191128%0%
Aug 3080°F59°F94°F 194138°F 191528%0%
Aug 3179°F58°F97°F 201241°F 189528%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fairmont, 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 (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:07 AM, sunset 8:41 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:41 AM, sunset 7:55 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00212698 (Fairmont), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00212698, 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.