Fairmont climate

Fairmont Weather in August

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

Average highs run from 86°F on August 1 to 83°F on August 31, and lows from 64°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.66 in over about 8 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.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
85°F
Average low
61°F
Precipitation
3.66 in
Record high
100°FAug 23, 2023
Record low
42°FAug 18, 2012
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
9.5
Daylight
14 h 18 min to 13 h 07 min
Cloud cover
49%
Humidity
65%
Dew point
61°F
Wind
8.9 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 186°F64°F96°F 201254°F 200928%0%
Aug 286°F64°F97°F 201152°F 202128%0%
Aug 386°F64°F93°F 201552°F 202028%0%
Aug 486°F64°F94°F 201246°F 201728%0%
Aug 586°F63°F94°F 202446°F 201728%0%
Aug 686°F63°F97°F 202453°F 201228%0%
Aug 786°F63°F95°F 202256°F 201728%0%
Aug 886°F63°F95°F 201253°F 201727%0%
Aug 986°F63°F99°F 201251°F 202427%0%
Aug 1085°F63°F95°F 202152°F 202427%0%
Aug 1185°F63°F94°F 201652°F 201227%0%
Aug 1285°F63°F97°F 201051°F 201427%0%
Aug 1385°F62°F99°F 201053°F 201427%0%
Aug 1485°F62°F93°F 201054°F 201426%0%
Aug 1585°F62°F90°F 202551°F 202326%0%
Aug 1685°F62°F93°F 202552°F 202326%0%
Aug 1785°F62°F94°F 202543°F 201226%0%
Aug 1885°F61°F91°F 201642°F 201225%0%
Aug 1985°F61°F92°F 201644°F 201225%0%
Aug 2085°F61°F97°F 202346°F 201225%0%
Aug 2184°F61°F90°F 201449°F 201224%0%
Aug 2284°F60°F99°F 202345°F 200924%0%
Aug 2384°F60°F100°F 202346°F 200924%0%
Aug 2484°F60°F99°F 202343°F 201524%0%
Aug 2584°F60°F100°F 202344°F 201523%0%
Aug 2684°F59°F97°F 202449°F 201523%0%
Aug 2784°F59°F94°F 201352°F 202323%0%
Aug 2884°F59°F94°F 201351°F 200923%0%
Aug 2983°F58°F93°F 201246°F 201823%0%
Aug 3083°F58°F96°F 201346°F 200923%0%
Aug 3183°F58°F96°F 201344°F 200922%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 6:27 AM, sunset 8:45 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:57 AM, sunset 8:04 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00252840 (Fairmont), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00259513, 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.