Wantagh climate

Wantagh Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wantagh Cedar Creek, 3.2 km from Wantagh

Average highs run from 85°F on August 1 to 82°F on August 31, and lows from 69°F to 65°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.72 in over about 8 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 Wantagh, in °F, with the record for each date.5060708090100110151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
84°F
Average low
68°F
Precipitation
3.72 in
Record high
100°FAug 9, 2001
Record low
53°FAug 21, 2007
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
2.9
Daylight
14 h 18 min to 13 h 08 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
66°F
Wind
9.4 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 185°F69°F96°F 200661°F 202127%0%
Aug 285°F69°F97°F 200660°F 202527%0%
Aug 385°F69°F98°F 200660°F 202527%0%
Aug 485°F69°F92°F 200561°F 202527%0%
Aug 585°F69°F94°F 200559°F 201327%0%
Aug 685°F69°F90°F 201060°F 201327%0%
Aug 785°F69°F96°F 200157°F 200427%0%
Aug 884°F69°F99°F 200157°F 200427%0%
Aug 984°F69°F100°F 200158°F 202527%0%
Aug 1084°F69°F91°F 200158°F 200727%0%
Aug 1184°F69°F92°F 200558°F 200727%0%
Aug 1284°F68°F92°F 201659°F 200627%0%
Aug 1384°F68°F94°F 201659°F 200627%0%
Aug 1484°F68°F97°F 201659°F 201027%0%
Aug 1584°F68°F90°F 201658°F 201327%0%
Aug 1684°F68°F91°F 200257°F 201327%0%
Aug 1784°F68°F90°F 200260°F 200427%0%
Aug 1884°F68°F93°F 200259°F 200727%0%
Aug 1983°F68°F92°F 200259°F 200026%0%
Aug 2083°F67°F89°F 201058°F 200826%0%
Aug 2183°F67°F90°F 200553°F 200726%0%
Aug 2283°F67°F89°F 201955°F 202426%0%
Aug 2383°F67°F86°F 200657°F 200425%0%
Aug 2483°F67°F91°F 202158°F 200325%0%
Aug 2583°F67°F92°F 202057°F 201325%0%
Aug 2683°F66°F94°F 201656°F 200425%0%
Aug 2782°F66°F93°F 202057°F 201725%0%
Aug 2882°F66°F93°F 202455°F 202525%0%
Aug 2982°F66°F93°F 201858°F 201125%0%
Aug 3082°F66°F90°F 201059°F 201125%0%
Aug 3182°F65°F95°F 201058°F 200925%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Wantagh, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:51 AM, sunset 8:09 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:20 AM, sunset 7:28 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00308946 (Wantagh Cedar Creek), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00054787, 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.