Amherst climate

Amherst Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Milford, 3.2 km from Amherst

Average highs run from 83°F on August 1 to 79°F on August 31, and lows from 59°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.68 in over about 11 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 Amherst, 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
58°F
Precipitation
3.68 in
Record high
105°FAug 27, 1948
Record low
31°FAug 24, 1940
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
2.8
Daylight
14 h 29 min to 13 h 13 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
60°F
Wind
3.6 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 183°F59°F100°F 191740°F 196438%0%
Aug 283°F59°F100°F 197540°F 195338%0%
Aug 383°F59°F98°F 200639°F 195338%0%
Aug 483°F59°F97°F 194443°F 190038%0%
Aug 583°F59°F100°F 195542°F 193338%0%
Aug 683°F59°F95°F 190040°F 195138%0%
Aug 783°F59°F94°F 191643°F 195137%0%
Aug 882°F59°F97°F 191639°F 192937%0%
Aug 982°F58°F96°F 202242°F 189937%0%
Aug 1082°F58°F99°F 194940°F 196437%0%
Aug 1182°F58°F99°F 194440°F 197237%0%
Aug 1282°F58°F99°F 194439°F 193036%0%
Aug 1382°F58°F100°F 194440°F 193036%0%
Aug 1482°F58°F97°F 194741°F 196436%0%
Aug 1582°F58°F99°F 200241°F 196436%0%
Aug 1681°F58°F97°F 194441°F 197235%0%
Aug 1781°F58°F98°F 191337°F 194135%0%
Aug 1881°F58°F97°F 193543°F 196035%0%
Aug 1981°F57°F94°F 189940°F 196835%0%
Aug 2081°F57°F95°F 193740°F 196434%0%
Aug 2181°F57°F94°F 191638°F 192934%0%
Aug 2281°F57°F94°F 191635°F 198234%0%
Aug 2380°F57°F94°F 191639°F 188633%0%
Aug 2480°F57°F95°F 194731°F 194033%0%
Aug 2580°F57°F95°F 194736°F 194233%0%
Aug 2680°F56°F97°F 190037°F 194032%0%
Aug 2780°F56°F105°F 194835°F 195432%0%
Aug 2879°F56°F100°F 194835°F 194132%0%
Aug 2979°F56°F99°F 194837°F 198232%0%
Aug 3079°F56°F95°F 195335°F 193432%0%
Aug 3179°F55°F94°F 195331°F 196532%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Amherst, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:38 AM, sunset 8:07 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:10 AM, sunset 7:23 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00275412 (Milford), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00275712, 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.