Washoe County climate

Washoe County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Smoke Creek Espil, 9.7 km from Washoe County

Average highs run from 97°F on August 1 to 89°F on August 31, and lows from 56°F to 47°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.21 in over about 2 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 Washoe County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
93°F
Average low
52°F
Precipitation
0.21 in
Record high
105°FAug 1, 1977
Record low
31°FAug 23, 1960
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
21.4
Daylight
14 h 18 min to 13 h 07 min
Cloud cover
27%
Humidity
24%
Dew point
31°F
Wind
6.0 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 197°F56°F105°F 197737°F 19857%0%
Aug 297°F56°F100°F 193133°F 19447%0%
Aug 397°F55°F101°F 197833°F 19567%0%
Aug 497°F55°F101°F 196137°F 19566%0%
Aug 596°F55°F102°F 193237°F 19516%0%
Aug 696°F55°F101°F 193234°F 19506%0%
Aug 796°F54°F105°F 199034°F 19506%0%
Aug 896°F54°F103°F 199035°F 19446%0%
Aug 995°F54°F104°F 198133°F 19506%0%
Aug 1095°F53°F102°F 197234°F 19076%0%
Aug 1195°F53°F102°F 192936°F 19936%0%
Aug 1295°F53°F102°F 192934°F 19576%0%
Aug 1394°F53°F105°F 192935°F 19576%0%
Aug 1494°F52°F103°F 193337°F 19786%0%
Aug 1594°F52°F104°F 193333°F 19546%0%
Aug 1693°F52°F97°F 193133°F 19936%0%
Aug 1793°F51°F99°F 196632°F 19766%0%
Aug 1893°F51°F99°F 195035°F 19126%0%
Aug 1993°F51°F98°F 195035°F 19766%0%
Aug 2092°F50°F98°F 193433°F 19937%0%
Aug 2192°F50°F98°F 193432°F 19597%0%
Aug 2292°F50°F100°F 193432°F 19507%0%
Aug 2391°F49°F100°F 193431°F 19607%0%
Aug 2491°F49°F100°F 193432°F 19497%0%
Aug 2591°F49°F99°F 191331°F 19937%0%
Aug 2691°F49°F97°F 191332°F 19937%0%
Aug 2790°F48°F98°F 191332°F 19037%0%
Aug 2890°F48°F98°F 191531°F 19527%0%
Aug 2990°F48°F99°F 191533°F 19947%0%
Aug 3090°F47°F98°F 195032°F 19087%0%
Aug 3189°F47°F97°F 197633°F 19087%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Washoe County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.024681102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:56 AM, sunset 8:14 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:25 AM, sunset 7:32 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00267618 (Smoke Creek Espil), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00048702, 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.