Clinton climate

Clinton Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Potomac, 16.6 km from Clinton

Average highs run from 85°F on August 1 to 77°F on August 31, and lows from 41°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.62 in over about 4 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 Clinton, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
82°F
Average low
39°F
Precipitation
0.62 in
Record high
105°FAug 4, 1961
Record low
30°FAug 25, 1992
Chance of a freeze
83%
Days of 90°F or more
7.2
Daylight
14 h 51 min to 13 h 22 min
Cloud cover
47%
Humidity
52%
Dew point
42°F
Wind
3.8 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 185°F41°F103°F 202239°F 200214%0%
Aug 285°F41°F102°F 196137°F 198714%0%
Aug 385°F41°F104°F 196139°F 200213%0%
Aug 485°F41°F105°F 196137°F 198013%0%
Aug 585°F41°F103°F 196141°F 195813%0%
Aug 685°F41°F99°F 199036°F 196913%0%
Aug 785°F40°F98°F 199038°F 198813%0%
Aug 884°F40°F100°F 197140°F 199513%0%
Aug 984°F40°F103°F 202236°F 199513%0%
Aug 1084°F40°F104°F 201841°F 199513%0%
Aug 1184°F40°F100°F 199640°F 196213%0%
Aug 1283°F40°F97°F 197142°F 199513%0%
Aug 1383°F40°F100°F 197140°F 196913%0%
Aug 1483°F39°F100°F 199238°F 194913%0%
Aug 1583°F39°F103°F 202339°F 197413%0%
Aug 1682°F39°F100°F 202340°F 197413%0%
Aug 1782°F39°F101°F 202338°F 197613%0%
Aug 1882°F39°F100°F 200839°F 195413%0%
Aug 1981°F38°F101°F 202237°F 199513%0%
Aug 2081°F38°F97°F 196740°F 196413%0%
Aug 2181°F38°F100°F 196937°F 198813%0%
Aug 2280°F38°F100°F 196939°F 200813%0%
Aug 2380°F37°F103°F 196937°F 196213%0%
Aug 2479°F37°F102°F 196933°F 196014%0%
Aug 2579°F37°F99°F 196630°F 199214%0%
Aug 2679°F37°F99°F 198138°F 194914%0%
Aug 2778°F37°F99°F 197133°F 197614%0%
Aug 2878°F36°F97°F 198632°F 196014%0%
Aug 2978°F36°F94°F 194832°F 198014%0%
Aug 3077°F36°F97°F 202233°F 196514%0%
Aug 3177°F36°F99°F 202236°F 199315%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Clinton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:15 AM, sunset 9:06 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:54 AM, sunset 8:16 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00246685 (Potomac), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024153, 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.