Hershey climate

Hershey Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Hershey 5 Sse, 6.3 km from Hershey

Average highs run from 89°F on August 1 to 84°F on August 31, and lows from 61°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.21 in over about 6 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 Hershey, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
87°F
Average low
58°F
Precipitation
2.21 in
Record high
108°FAug 2, 2008
Record low
35°FAug 28, 1976
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
11.2
Daylight
14 h 20 min to 13 h 08 min
Cloud cover
47%
Humidity
56%
Dew point
56°F
Wind
9.6 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 189°F61°F104°F 196344°F 199525%0%
Aug 289°F61°F108°F 200847°F 197325%0%
Aug 388°F61°F105°F 195442°F 197425%0%
Aug 488°F61°F102°F 196138°F 197424%0%
Aug 588°F61°F102°F 196049°F 200524%0%
Aug 688°F61°F102°F 196842°F 197424%0%
Aug 788°F60°F103°F 198046°F 198923%0%
Aug 888°F60°F103°F 199547°F 198923%0%
Aug 988°F60°F100°F 202148°F 198723%0%
Aug 1088°F60°F100°F 202243°F 198522%0%
Aug 1187°F60°F104°F 195939°F 197722%0%
Aug 1287°F60°F101°F 202238°F 196422%0%
Aug 1387°F59°F101°F 197841°F 200421%0%
Aug 1487°F59°F103°F 197047°F 196921%0%
Aug 1587°F59°F99°F 198345°F 196921%0%
Aug 1687°F59°F103°F 198347°F 196920%0%
Aug 1787°F58°F102°F 198345°F 201220%0%
Aug 1886°F58°F102°F 197044°F 197820%0%
Aug 1986°F58°F99°F 194838°F 197820%0%
Aug 2086°F58°F99°F 200340°F 195019%0%
Aug 2186°F57°F102°F 202343°F 201619%0%
Aug 2286°F57°F103°F 202343°F 196619%0%
Aug 2386°F57°F102°F 202340°F 201519%0%
Aug 2485°F57°F102°F 195542°F 196819%0%
Aug 2585°F56°F103°F 195541°F 196419%0%
Aug 2685°F56°F103°F 195242°F 197218%0%
Aug 2785°F56°F104°F 199040°F 199218%0%
Aug 2885°F55°F102°F 201235°F 197618%0%
Aug 2984°F55°F103°F 201243°F 201818%0%
Aug 3084°F55°F102°F 199041°F 196418%0%
Aug 3184°F54°F101°F 198438°F 199318%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Hershey, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 9:00 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 8:18 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00253810 (Hershey 5 Sse), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024023, 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.