Plainfield Weather in August
Average highs run from 87°F on August 1 to 84°F on August 31, and lows from 66°F to 62°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.99 in over about 10 wet days.
August day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
August at a glance
- Average high
- 86°F
- Average low
- 64°F
- Precipitation
- 3.99 in
- Record high
- 103°FAug 10, 2001
- Record low
- 39°FAug 30, 1986
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 8.1
- Daylight
- 14 h 18 min to 13 h 07 min
- Cloud cover
- 55%
- Humidity
- 73%
- Dew point
- 64°F
- Wind
- 5.4 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 87°F | 66°F | 98°F 2002 | 53°F 1974 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 2 | 87°F | 66°F | 101°F 2002 | 53°F 1992 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 3 | 87°F | 66°F | 101°F 2002 | 52°F 1985 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 4 | 87°F | 65°F | 99°F 2006 | 51°F 1998 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 5 | 87°F | 65°F | 100°F 2005 | 55°F 1985 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 6 | 87°F | 65°F | 97°F 2001 | 51°F 1972 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 7 | 87°F | 65°F | 92°F 1983 | 50°F 1994 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 8 | 87°F | 65°F | 98°F 1983 | 50°F 1989 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 9 | 87°F | 65°F | 100°F 2001 | 49°F 1989 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 10 | 87°F | 65°F | 103°F 2001 | 52°F 1989 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 11 | 86°F | 65°F | 98°F 2001 | 47°F 1972 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 12 | 86°F | 65°F | 97°F 2002 | 48°F 1974 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 13 | 86°F | 65°F | 100°F 2002 | 51°F 1971 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 14 | 86°F | 64°F | 100°F 2002 | 49°F 1983 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 15 | 86°F | 64°F | 100°F 2002 | 51°F 1979 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 16 | 86°F | 64°F | 98°F 2002 | 48°F 1979 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 17 | 86°F | 64°F | 97°F 2002 | 44°F 1979 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 18 | 86°F | 64°F | 96°F 2002 | 49°F 1981 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 19 | 86°F | 64°F | 98°F 2002 | 49°F 1977 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 20 | 86°F | 64°F | 97°F 1983 | 44°F 1984 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 21 | 86°F | 64°F | 95°F 1995 | 43°F 1984 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 22 | 86°F | 63°F | 95°F 2005 | 45°F 1982 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 23 | 86°F | 63°F | 92°F 2003 | 44°F 1982 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 24 | 85°F | 63°F | 93°F 1972 | 44°F 1987 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 25 | 85°F | 63°F | 93°F 1972 | 44°F 1987 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 26 | 85°F | 63°F | 95°F 1998 | 47°F 1977 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 27 | 85°F | 63°F | 95°F 1983 | 52°F 1969 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 28 | 85°F | 62°F | 98°F 1973 | 49°F 1982 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 29 | 85°F | 62°F | 95°F 1973 | 40°F 1986 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 30 | 85°F | 62°F | 96°F 1973 | 39°F 1986 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 31 | 84°F | 62°F | 96°F 1973 | 44°F 1986 | 29% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- August 1
- sunrise 5:55 AM, sunset 8:13 PM
- August 31
- sunrise 6:24 AM, sunset 7:31 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00287079 (Plainfield), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00282023, 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.