Paul Smiths climate

Paul Smiths Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Saranac Rgnl AP, 7 km from Paul Smiths

Average highs run from 76°F on August 1 to 73°F on August 31, and lows from 51°F to 46°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.56 in over about 17 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 Paul Smiths, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
75°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
3.56 in
Record high
91°FAug 1, 2006
Record low
30°FAug 20, 2007
Chance of a freeze
19%
Daylight
14 h 38 min to 13 h 16 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
58°F
Wind
4.0 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 176°F51°F91°F 200636°F 202355%0%
Aug 276°F51°F89°F 200736°F 202355%0%
Aug 376°F51°F87°F 200740°F 202155%0%
Aug 476°F51°F91°F 201240°F 201955%0%
Aug 576°F50°F87°F 201636°F 201955%0%
Aug 676°F50°F87°F 202236°F 200455%0%
Aug 776°F50°F88°F 200137°F 201055%0%
Aug 876°F50°F88°F 200135°F 200955%0%
Aug 975°F50°F90°F 200137°F 199954%0%
Aug 1075°F50°F87°F 202536°F 199954%0%
Aug 1175°F50°F90°F 202538°F 200654%0%
Aug 1275°F50°F91°F 202538°F 200654%0%
Aug 1375°F50°F84°F 200235°F 199854%0%
Aug 1475°F49°F90°F 200237°F 202253%0%
Aug 1575°F49°F84°F 200237°F 200153%0%
Aug 1675°F49°F85°F 200937°F 202153%0%
Aug 1775°F49°F87°F 200937°F 201753%0%
Aug 1875°F49°F86°F 200936°F 200552%0%
Aug 1975°F49°F86°F 201534°F 201252%0%
Aug 2074°F48°F86°F 202230°F 200751%0%
Aug 2174°F48°F87°F 202131°F 200751%0%
Aug 2274°F48°F84°F 200833°F 200750%0%
Aug 2374°F48°F82°F 202037°F 201650%0%
Aug 2474°F47°F84°F 201634°F 200449%0%
Aug 2574°F47°F87°F 200732°F 200149%0%
Aug 2674°F47°F84°F 201233°F 200848%0%
Aug 2774°F47°F82°F 202432°F 201748%0%
Aug 2873°F46°F84°F 201633°F 200348%0%
Aug 2973°F46°F88°F 200732°F 201247%0%
Aug 3073°F46°F86°F 201035°F 200347%0%
Aug 3173°F46°F87°F 201031°F 199946%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Paul Smiths, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:44 AM, sunset 8:22 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:19 AM, sunset 7:35 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094740 (Saranac Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094740, 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.