Gloucester climate

Gloucester Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Beaufort Michael J Smith Fld, 11 km from Gloucester

Average highs run from 87°F on August 1 to 85°F on August 31, and lows from 74°F to 72°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 7.29 in over about 13 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 Gloucester, in °F, with the record for each date.60708090100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
86°F
Average low
73°F
Precipitation
7.29 in
Record high
97°FAug 11, 2011
Record low
60°FAug 8, 2004
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.8
Daylight
13 h 52 min to 12 h 56 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
74°F
Wind
12.3 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 187°F74°F91°F 202062°F 201744%0%
Aug 286°F74°F93°F 201163°F 201744%0%
Aug 386°F74°F93°F 201166°F 202344%0%
Aug 486°F74°F92°F 201167°F 201344%0%
Aug 586°F74°F93°F 201164°F 201344%0%
Aug 686°F74°F91°F 200264°F 200444%0%
Aug 786°F74°F92°F 201161°F 200444%0%
Aug 886°F74°F95°F 201160°F 200444%0%
Aug 986°F74°F94°F 201162°F 200243%0%
Aug 1086°F74°F96°F 201165°F 200243%0%
Aug 1186°F74°F97°F 201160°F 200243%0%
Aug 1286°F73°F91°F 201165°F 200843%0%
Aug 1386°F73°F90°F 201167°F 200743%0%
Aug 1486°F73°F90°F 201965°F 200643%0%
Aug 1586°F73°F91°F 202665°F 201343%0%
Aug 1686°F73°F92°F 200565°F 201543%0%
Aug 1786°F73°F90°F 202668°F 200443%0%
Aug 1886°F73°F92°F 202669°F 200442%0%
Aug 1986°F73°F91°F 202670°F 200842%0%
Aug 2086°F73°F92°F 200566°F 200042%0%
Aug 2186°F73°F92°F 200565°F 202442%0%
Aug 2286°F73°F93°F 200564°F 202442%0%
Aug 2386°F73°F92°F 200266°F 200142%0%
Aug 2486°F73°F90°F 200266°F 201642%0%
Aug 2586°F73°F88°F 200265°F 201342%0%
Aug 2686°F72°F89°F 202064°F 201342%0%
Aug 2785°F72°F90°F 201664°F 201342%0%
Aug 2885°F72°F90°F 202068°F 202542%0%
Aug 2985°F72°F92°F 202166°F 202542%0%
Aug 3085°F72°F91°F 202167°F 201042%0%
Aug 3185°F72°F93°F 201064°F 201142%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Gloucester, 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 6:16 AM, sunset 8:08 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:38 AM, sunset 7:34 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093765 (Beaufort Michael J Smith Fld), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093765, 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.