Orford climate

Orford Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wentworth, 18.4 km from Orford

Average highs run from 82°F on August 1 to 79°F on August 31, and lows from 55°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.87 in over about 14 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 Orford, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
81°F
Average low
53°F
Precipitation
3.87 in
Record high
98°FAug 4, 2022
Record low
30°FAug 31, 1965
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.6
Daylight
14 h 35 min to 13 h 15 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
58°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°F55°F96°F 197538°F 196449%0%
Aug 282°F55°F97°F 197545°F 198748%0%
Aug 382°F55°F96°F 198844°F 196448%0%
Aug 482°F55°F98°F 202241°F 196448%0%
Aug 582°F55°F93°F 198841°F 197248%0%
Aug 682°F54°F94°F 202243°F 196447%0%
Aug 782°F54°F94°F 200141°F 196447%0%
Aug 882°F54°F96°F 202245°F 200947%0%
Aug 981°F54°F96°F 200143°F 196447%0%
Aug 1081°F54°F94°F 197340°F 196447%0%
Aug 1181°F54°F94°F 201641°F 196346%0%
Aug 1281°F54°F95°F 200244°F 196846%0%
Aug 1381°F54°F94°F 202544°F 197146%0%
Aug 1481°F54°F95°F 200240°F 196445%0%
Aug 1581°F53°F95°F 196541°F 196445%0%
Aug 1681°F53°F93°F 196540°F 196844%0%
Aug 1781°F53°F94°F 198743°F 197944%0%
Aug 1881°F53°F93°F 200244°F 196344%0%
Aug 1981°F53°F91°F 197140°F 196343%0%
Aug 2081°F53°F93°F 202239°F 196443%0%
Aug 2180°F53°F92°F 202241°F 197542%0%
Aug 2280°F52°F93°F 197638°F 198242%0%
Aug 2380°F52°F91°F 202043°F 198842%0%
Aug 2480°F52°F90°F 202138°F 197141%0%
Aug 2580°F52°F92°F 200736°F 197141%0%
Aug 2680°F52°F95°F 202136°F 196341%0%
Aug 2780°F52°F88°F 198339°F 196940%0%
Aug 2879°F51°F94°F 197739°F 196340%0%
Aug 2979°F51°F95°F 197736°F 198240%0%
Aug 3079°F51°F94°F 202235°F 196539%0%
Aug 3179°F51°F94°F 201030°F 196539%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Orford, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:37 AM, sunset 8:12 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:11 AM, sunset 7:26 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00279091 (Wentworth), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094765, 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.