Rensselaer County climate

Rensselaer County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Grafton, 8.8 km from Rensselaer County

Average highs run from 78°F on August 1 to 75°F on August 31, and lows from 60°F to 56°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.99 in over about 11 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 Rensselaer County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
77°F
Average low
58°F
Precipitation
3.99 in
Record high
99°FAug 4, 2022
Record low
34°FAug 29, 1982
Chance of a freeze
0%
Daylight
14 h 28 min to 13 h 12 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
60°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 178°F60°F97°F 195546°F 196440%0%
Aug 278°F60°F97°F 197545°F 197640%0%
Aug 378°F60°F97°F 197544°F 197640%0%
Aug 478°F59°F99°F 202246°F 196440%0%
Aug 578°F59°F99°F 195543°F 197239%0%
Aug 678°F59°F94°F 195545°F 199439%0%
Aug 777°F59°F93°F 196546°F 199439%0%
Aug 877°F59°F95°F 198346°F 194839%0%
Aug 977°F59°F96°F 200146°F 198939%0%
Aug 1077°F59°F96°F 194948°F 194839%0%
Aug 1177°F59°F98°F 194446°F 194138%0%
Aug 1277°F59°F99°F 194446°F 198738%0%
Aug 1377°F59°F98°F 194743°F 195738%0%
Aug 1477°F59°F97°F 194744°F 194138%0%
Aug 1577°F59°F96°F 194448°F 195038%0%
Aug 1677°F59°F95°F 195941°F 197237%0%
Aug 1777°F59°F94°F 195940°F 197937%0%
Aug 1877°F58°F93°F 193940°F 198137%0%
Aug 1977°F58°F89°F 194543°F 196836%0%
Aug 2077°F58°F93°F 195545°F 199836%0%
Aug 2176°F58°F94°F 195542°F 197736%0%
Aug 2276°F58°F91°F 193939°F 198235%0%
Aug 2376°F58°F94°F 194744°F 198835%0%
Aug 2476°F58°F95°F 194742°F 197135%0%
Aug 2576°F57°F99°F 194735°F 194035%0%
Aug 2676°F57°F98°F 194840°F 194235%0%
Aug 2775°F57°F97°F 194841°F 196934%0%
Aug 2875°F57°F98°F 194842°F 198234%0%
Aug 2975°F56°F96°F 201834°F 198234%0%
Aug 3075°F56°F98°F 195338°F 198234%0%
Aug 3175°F56°F93°F 195337°F 196534%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Rensselaer County, 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 8:14 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:18 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 USC00303360 (Grafton), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014735, 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.