Montauk climate

Montauk Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Montauk AP, 4.9 km from Montauk

Average highs run from 81°F on August 1 to 78°F on August 31, and lows from 67°F to 64°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.02 in over about 9 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 Montauk, in °F, with the record for each date.5060708090100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
80°F
Average low
66°F
Precipitation
4.02 in
Record high
98°FAug 2, 2006
Record low
54°FAug 24, 2013
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
0.8
Daylight
14 h 20 min to 13 h 08 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
66°F
Wind
8.9 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 181°F67°F96°F 200660°F 201029%0%
Aug 281°F67°F98°F 200660°F 202329%0%
Aug 381°F67°F98°F 200659°F 201629%0%
Aug 481°F67°F87°F 201957°F 201629%0%
Aug 581°F67°F88°F 200659°F 201629%0%
Aug 681°F67°F90°F 201858°F 200429%0%
Aug 781°F67°F91°F 200158°F 201329%0%
Aug 881°F67°F96°F 200158°F 202529%0%
Aug 980°F67°F98°F 200157°F 202529%0%
Aug 1080°F67°F87°F 200958°F 200730%0%
Aug 1180°F67°F93°F 200560°F 200730%0%
Aug 1280°F67°F88°F 202159°F 200630%0%
Aug 1380°F67°F89°F 202155°F 200630%0%
Aug 1480°F67°F91°F 201656°F 201030%0%
Aug 1580°F67°F88°F 201657°F 201030%0%
Aug 1680°F67°F87°F 201859°F 200130%0%
Aug 1780°F66°F92°F 200259°F 200030%0%
Aug 1880°F66°F89°F 200959°F 200730%0%
Aug 1980°F66°F91°F 200260°F 199930%0%
Aug 2079°F66°F87°F 200356°F 200830%0%
Aug 2179°F66°F87°F 200355°F 200730%0%
Aug 2279°F66°F89°F 200558°F 200430%0%
Aug 2379°F66°F86°F 200657°F 200830%0%
Aug 2479°F66°F86°F 202154°F 201330%0%
Aug 2579°F65°F87°F 202154°F 201330%0%
Aug 2679°F65°F89°F 202154°F 200130%0%
Aug 2778°F65°F88°F 202154°F 201931%0%
Aug 2878°F65°F89°F 202456°F 200831%0%
Aug 2978°F65°F91°F 201856°F 200331%0%
Aug 3078°F64°F90°F 201856°F 201431%0%
Aug 3178°F64°F90°F 201055°F 200631%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Montauk, 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 5:44 AM, sunset 8:04 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:14 AM, sunset 7:22 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00054780 (Montauk AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00054780, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.