Peekskill climate

Peekskill Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Yorktown Hts 1W, 10.6 km from Peekskill

Average highs run from 83°F on August 1 to 79°F on August 31, and lows from 61°F to 57°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.28 in over about 10 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 Peekskill, 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
59°F
Precipitation
4.28 in
Record high
99°FAug 10, 2001
Record low
35°FAug 30, 1986
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
2.5
Daylight
14 h 21 min to 13 h 09 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
61°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 183°F61°F93°F 197548°F 199835%0%
Aug 282°F61°F97°F 200647°F 199835%0%
Aug 382°F61°F97°F 200646°F 197635%0%
Aug 482°F61°F95°F 200649°F 197635%0%
Aug 582°F61°F94°F 200549°F 201335%0%
Aug 682°F61°F92°F 197944°F 199435%0%
Aug 782°F60°F93°F 200144°F 199435%0%
Aug 882°F60°F95°F 200145°F 199734%0%
Aug 982°F60°F94°F 200143°F 198934%0%
Aug 1082°F60°F99°F 200145°F 199934%0%
Aug 1182°F60°F92°F 197345°F 197434%0%
Aug 1282°F60°F93°F 198845°F 200634%0%
Aug 1382°F60°F94°F 200245°F 200634%0%
Aug 1481°F60°F97°F 200543°F 198333%0%
Aug 1581°F60°F96°F 200247°F 198333%0%
Aug 1681°F60°F95°F 198846°F 199433%0%
Aug 1781°F59°F92°F 199737°F 197932%0%
Aug 1881°F59°F92°F 198742°F 198132%0%
Aug 1981°F59°F93°F 200241°F 198132%0%
Aug 2081°F59°F90°F 198342°F 199831%0%
Aug 2181°F59°F94°F 198340°F 197731%0%
Aug 2281°F59°F92°F 199538°F 198230%0%
Aug 2381°F59°F91°F 197640°F 198130%0%
Aug 2480°F58°F89°F 199642°F 198730%0%
Aug 2580°F58°F91°F 199840°F 198729%0%
Aug 2680°F58°F91°F 199342°F 197729%0%
Aug 2780°F58°F92°F 198044°F 198929%0%
Aug 2880°F58°F95°F 198048°F 197529%0%
Aug 2980°F57°F96°F 199336°F 198228%0%
Aug 3079°F57°F93°F 197335°F 198628%0%
Aug 3179°F57°F95°F 197337°F 197628%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Peekskill, 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 5:51 AM, sunset 8:12 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:21 AM, sunset 7:30 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00309670 (Yorktown Hts 1W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00308906, 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.