Potsdam climate

Potsdam Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Colton 2 N, 9.7 km from Potsdam

Average highs run from 80°F on August 1 to 76°F on August 31, and lows from 58°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.66 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 Potsdam, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
78°F
Average low
57°F
Precipitation
3.66 in
Record high
102°FAug 1, 1936
Record low
42°FAug 26, 1936
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.7
Daylight
14 h 39 min to 13 h 17 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
58°F
Wind
4.3 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°F102°F 193646°F 202540%0%
Aug 280°F58°F86°F 202046°F 202540%0%
Aug 380°F58°F88°F 193649°F 202540%0%
Aug 480°F58°F87°F 201653°F 202240%0%
Aug 579°F58°F102°F 201247°F 201339%0%
Aug 679°F58°F96°F 201251°F 201739%0%
Aug 779°F58°F90°F 201851°F 201539%0%
Aug 879°F58°F96°F 201249°F 201539%0%
Aug 979°F58°F95°F 201245°F 201338%0%
Aug 1079°F58°F89°F 201652°F 201538%0%
Aug 1179°F58°F92°F 202548°F 193638%0%
Aug 1279°F58°F94°F 202548°F 202238%0%
Aug 1379°F57°F96°F 201648°F 202238%0%
Aug 1479°F57°F84°F 202050°F 201438%0%
Aug 1579°F57°F82°F 201647°F 201937%0%
Aug 1679°F57°F83°F 202048°F 201937%0%
Aug 1778°F57°F87°F 202548°F 201337%0%
Aug 1878°F57°F87°F 201544°F 193637%0%
Aug 1978°F57°F89°F 201548°F 201437%0%
Aug 2078°F56°F87°F 201548°F 202037%0%
Aug 2178°F56°F88°F 201548°F 202437%0%
Aug 2278°F56°F87°F 201348°F 202436%0%
Aug 2378°F56°F86°F 202149°F 201836%0%
Aug 2478°F55°F84°F 202045°F 201936%0%
Aug 2577°F55°F85°F 201644°F 201936%0%
Aug 2677°F55°F90°F 201242°F 193636%0%
Aug 2777°F55°F90°F 201246°F 193636%0%
Aug 2877°F54°F88°F 201246°F 193636%0%
Aug 2977°F54°F90°F 201244°F 201236%0%
Aug 3076°F54°F88°F 201844°F 201236%0%
Aug 3176°F53°F82°F 201445°F 193636%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Potsdam, 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 5:46 AM, sunset 8:25 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:21 AM, sunset 7:38 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00301664 (Colton 2 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00301664, 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.