Ithaca climate

Ithaca Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ithaca Cornell Univ, 4 km from Ithaca

Average highs run from 80°F on August 1 to 77°F on August 31, and lows from 58°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.77 in over about 12 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 Ithaca, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
79°F
Average low
56°F
Precipitation
3.77 in
Record high
101°FAug 22, 1916
Record low
32°FAug 30, 1965
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.2
Daylight
14 h 28 min to 13 h 12 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
58°F
Wind
3.8 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 180°F58°F95°F 191741°F 196441%0%
Aug 280°F58°F96°F 195541°F 194741%0%
Aug 380°F58°F97°F 193641°F 195941%0%
Aug 480°F58°F96°F 190844°F 191441%0%
Aug 580°F58°F96°F 194439°F 197241%0%
Aug 679°F58°F100°F 191840°F 195140%0%
Aug 779°F58°F97°F 191842°F 199740%0%
Aug 879°F57°F95°F 190943°F 192940%0%
Aug 979°F57°F96°F 191443°F 189940%0%
Aug 1079°F57°F97°F 194942°F 198339%0%
Aug 1179°F57°F96°F 194945°F 189439%0%
Aug 1279°F57°F95°F 194442°F 195039%0%
Aug 1379°F57°F100°F 191840°F 193039%0%
Aug 1479°F57°F96°F 194441°F 198338%0%
Aug 1579°F57°F96°F 200242°F 192438%0%
Aug 1679°F57°F97°F 196541°F 196438%0%
Aug 1779°F57°F94°F 191339°F 197938%0%
Aug 1879°F56°F95°F 189940°F 196237%0%
Aug 1978°F56°F97°F 189941°F 196337%0%
Aug 2078°F56°F97°F 189940°F 194437%0%
Aug 2178°F56°F98°F 189939°F 200037%0%
Aug 2278°F56°F101°F 191638°F 198237%0%
Aug 2378°F56°F94°F 193638°F 197337%0%
Aug 2478°F55°F90°F 191836°F 197136%0%
Aug 2578°F55°F95°F 190035°F 194036%0%
Aug 2678°F55°F94°F 194840°F 198936%0%
Aug 2777°F55°F95°F 194834°F 196936%0%
Aug 2877°F55°F95°F 194839°F 192536%0%
Aug 2977°F54°F95°F 194834°F 198236%0%
Aug 3077°F54°F93°F 195332°F 196536%0%
Aug 3177°F54°F95°F 193236°F 197636%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ithaca, 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 5:58 AM, sunset 8:26 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:30 AM, sunset 7:42 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00304174 (Ithaca Cornell Univ), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00304174, 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.