Canton climate

Canton Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Candler 1 W, 12.6 km from Canton

Average highs run from 83°F on August 1 to 81°F on August 31, and lows from 62°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.21 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 Canton, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
82°F
Average low
61°F
Precipitation
4.21 in
Record high
100°FAug 21, 1983
Record low
42°FAug 26, 1952
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.5
Daylight
13 h 55 min to 12 h 57 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
61°F
Wind
3.1 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°F62°F92°F 195349°F 199744%0%
Aug 283°F62°F94°F 195149°F 199744%0%
Aug 383°F62°F93°F 198750°F 199844%0%
Aug 483°F62°F93°F 200849°F 199844%0%
Aug 583°F62°F93°F 195349°F 198544%0%
Aug 683°F62°F93°F 200849°F 195043%0%
Aug 783°F62°F95°F 195146°F 195043%0%
Aug 883°F62°F94°F 198049°F 200443%0%
Aug 983°F62°F94°F 200749°F 198943%0%
Aug 1083°F62°F93°F 198348°F 198943%0%
Aug 1182°F62°F93°F 194952°F 195342%0%
Aug 1282°F62°F92°F 201051°F 194642%0%
Aug 1382°F62°F92°F 199948°F 194642%0%
Aug 1482°F62°F95°F 199952°F 197142%0%
Aug 1582°F61°F93°F 195353°F 198341%0%
Aug 1682°F61°F95°F 195454°F 195341%0%
Aug 1782°F61°F94°F 198851°F 196740%0%
Aug 1882°F61°F95°F 198854°F 195140%0%
Aug 1982°F61°F96°F 198356°F 202340%0%
Aug 2082°F61°F97°F 198353°F 197639%0%
Aug 2182°F61°F100°F 198352°F 194939%0%
Aug 2282°F61°F95°F 198348°F 198139%0%
Aug 2382°F60°F98°F 198345°F 196938%0%
Aug 2482°F60°F94°F 196847°F 199738%0%
Aug 2581°F60°F94°F 202345°F 195237%0%
Aug 2681°F60°F92°F 202342°F 195237%0%
Aug 2781°F60°F92°F 194843°F 195237%0%
Aug 2881°F60°F93°F 194848°F 196836%0%
Aug 2981°F60°F96°F 194842°F 198636%0%
Aug 3081°F59°F92°F 194843°F 196836%0%
Aug 3181°F59°F93°F 195348°F 194635%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Canton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 8:35 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 8:00 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00311420 (Candler 1 W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003812, 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.