Contoocook climate

Contoocook Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Hopkinton Lake, 4.5 km from Contoocook

Average highs run from 82°F on August 1 to 79°F on August 31, and lows from 58°F to 52°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.01 in.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Contoocook, 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
56°F
Precipitation
4.01 in
Record high
101°FAug 2, 1975
Record low
29°FAug 31, 1965
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.9
Daylight
14 h 32 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 182°F58°F98°F 195541°F 19870%
Aug 282°F58°F101°F 197540°F 19530%
Aug 382°F58°F95°F 198839°F 19530%
Aug 482°F58°F98°F 202241°F 19640%
Aug 582°F58°F100°F 195536°F 19720%
Aug 682°F58°F95°F 201840°F 19720%
Aug 782°F57°F96°F 196541°F 19640%
Aug 882°F57°F96°F 202244°F 19570%
Aug 982°F57°F98°F 200142°F 19480%
Aug 1082°F57°F97°F 194942°F 19640%
Aug 1182°F57°F98°F 194439°F 19740%
Aug 1282°F57°F99°F 194442°F 19500%
Aug 1381°F56°F99°F 194440°F 19410%
Aug 1481°F56°F99°F 200240°F 19410%
Aug 1581°F56°F96°F 194441°F 19640%
Aug 1681°F56°F98°F 194437°F 19720%
Aug 1781°F56°F95°F 194440°F 19610%
Aug 1881°F55°F96°F 200239°F 19410%
Aug 1981°F55°F92°F 196638°F 19680%
Aug 2081°F55°F94°F 198338°F 19750%
Aug 2181°F55°F92°F 194535°F 19750%
Aug 2281°F55°F93°F 195534°F 19820%
Aug 2380°F54°F91°F 194738°F 19750%
Aug 2480°F54°F95°F 194737°F 19400%
Aug 2580°F54°F97°F 200730°F 19400%
Aug 2680°F54°F100°F 194834°F 19420%
Aug 2780°F53°F96°F 194835°F 19400%
Aug 2880°F53°F96°F 197738°F 19860%
Aug 2979°F53°F98°F 197732°F 19860%
Aug 3079°F53°F96°F 195332°F 19650%
Aug 3179°F52°F95°F 201029°F 19650%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Contoocook, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:37 AM, sunset 8:09 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 USC00274218 (Hopkinton Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014745, 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.