New England Weather in August
Average highs run from 86°F on August 1 to 80°F on August 31, and lows from 57°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.62 in over about 5 wet days.
August day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
August at a glance
- Average high
- 84°F
- Average low
- 54°F
- Precipitation
- 1.62 in
- Record high
- 108°FAug 7, 1949
- Record low
- 32°FAug 19, 1950
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 8.0
- Daylight
- 14 h 50 min to 13 h 22 min
- Cloud cover
- 48%
- Humidity
- 53%
- Dew point
- 50°F
- Wind
- 10.5 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 86°F | 57°F | 102°F 2026 | 41°F 2009 | 18% | 0% |
| Aug 2 | 86°F | 57°F | 100°F 2024 | 40°F 1971 | 18% | 0% |
| Aug 3 | 86°F | 57°F | 102°F 1983 | 38°F 1974 | 18% | 0% |
| Aug 4 | 86°F | 57°F | 102°F 2022 | 41°F 1974 | 17% | 0% |
| Aug 5 | 86°F | 56°F | 99°F 1964 | 40°F 1977 | 17% | 0% |
| Aug 6 | 86°F | 56°F | 102°F 1957 | 46°F 1993 | 17% | 0% |
| Aug 7 | 86°F | 56°F | 108°F 1949 | 44°F 1953 | 17% | 0% |
| Aug 8 | 85°F | 56°F | 101°F 1992 | 41°F 2024 | 17% | 0% |
| Aug 9 | 85°F | 56°F | 97°F 2006 | 44°F 1966 | 17% | 0% |
| Aug 10 | 85°F | 56°F | 101°F 1988 | 39°F 1997 | 17% | 0% |
| Aug 11 | 85°F | 56°F | 102°F 2000 | 38°F 1977 | 16% | 0% |
| Aug 12 | 85°F | 55°F | 104°F 2018 | 36°F 1964 | 16% | 0% |
| Aug 13 | 85°F | 55°F | 100°F 1955 | 40°F 1977 | 16% | 0% |
| Aug 14 | 84°F | 55°F | 102°F 2003 | 39°F 1977 | 16% | 0% |
| Aug 15 | 84°F | 55°F | 101°F 2021 | 43°F 1974 | 16% | 0% |
| Aug 16 | 84°F | 54°F | 103°F 2021 | 40°F 1974 | 16% | 0% |
| Aug 17 | 84°F | 54°F | 102°F 2021 | 40°F 1950 | 16% | 0% |
| Aug 18 | 84°F | 54°F | 101°F 1955 | 39°F 1985 | 16% | 0% |
| Aug 19 | 83°F | 54°F | 100°F 1948 | 32°F 1950 | 15% | 0% |
| Aug 20 | 83°F | 53°F | 99°F 2025 | 39°F 1950 | 15% | 0% |
| Aug 21 | 83°F | 53°F | 98°F 1962 | 41°F 2000 | 15% | 0% |
| Aug 22 | 83°F | 53°F | 105°F 1960 | 41°F 2008 | 15% | 0% |
| Aug 23 | 82°F | 52°F | 100°F 1949 | 38°F 2015 | 15% | 0% |
| Aug 24 | 82°F | 52°F | 100°F 1996 | 37°F 1958 | 15% | 0% |
| Aug 25 | 82°F | 52°F | 103°F 1991 | 34°F 1992 | 15% | 0% |
| Aug 26 | 81°F | 52°F | 96°F 1958 | 37°F 1975 | 15% | 0% |
| Aug 27 | 81°F | 51°F | 102°F 1991 | 40°F 1974 | 15% | 0% |
| Aug 28 | 81°F | 51°F | 98°F 1983 | 36°F 1988 | 15% | 0% |
| Aug 29 | 81°F | 51°F | 105°F 2012 | 36°F 1974 | 15% | 0% |
| Aug 30 | 80°F | 50°F | 101°F 2008 | 37°F 1992 | 15% | 0% |
| Aug 31 | 80°F | 50°F | 98°F 1954 | 34°F 1994 | 15% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- August 1
- sunrise 5:32 AM, sunset 8:22 PM
- August 31
- sunrise 6:10 AM, sunset 7:32 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00326315 (New England), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024012, 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 2026-09-26. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.