Amherst climate

Amherst Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Elyria Lorain CO AP, 6.8 km from Amherst

Average highs run from 81°F on August 1 to 78°F on August 31, and lows from 62°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.63 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 Amherst, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
80°F
Average low
60°F
Precipitation
3.63 in
Record high
95°FAug 30, 2010
Record low
45°FAug 20, 2008
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.9
Daylight
14 h 22 min to 13 h 09 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
62°F
Wind
8.7 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 181°F62°F94°F 200655°F 202541%0%
Aug 281°F62°F94°F 200655°F 202141%0%
Aug 381°F62°F92°F 201252°F 202141%0%
Aug 481°F62°F92°F 201250°F 200041%0%
Aug 581°F62°F91°F 201652°F 202142%0%
Aug 681°F62°F90°F 200650°F 200442%0%
Aug 781°F62°F91°F 200151°F 200442%0%
Aug 881°F61°F94°F 200152°F 200242%0%
Aug 981°F61°F93°F 200949°F 200242%0%
Aug 1081°F61°F91°F 200954°F 200242%0%
Aug 1180°F61°F93°F 201653°F 202442%0%
Aug 1280°F61°F92°F 200549°F 200642%0%
Aug 1380°F61°F92°F 201048°F 200642%0%
Aug 1480°F61°F93°F 201052°F 200143%0%
Aug 1580°F61°F91°F 201048°F 200143%0%
Aug 1680°F61°F93°F 200951°F 199943%0%
Aug 1780°F60°F92°F 200950°F 201343%0%
Aug 1880°F60°F89°F 201950°F 200743%0%
Aug 1980°F60°F89°F 200551°F 200843%0%
Aug 2080°F60°F90°F 201045°F 200843%0%
Aug 2180°F60°F89°F 200345°F 200043%0%
Aug 2279°F60°F91°F 200848°F 200443%0%
Aug 2379°F59°F90°F 200746°F 202444%0%
Aug 2479°F59°F90°F 200751°F 200544%0%
Aug 2579°F59°F91°F 200650°F 201744%0%
Aug 2679°F59°F90°F 200648°F 201744%0%
Aug 2779°F59°F94°F 202447°F 202544%0%
Aug 2879°F58°F88°F 202450°F 201544%0%
Aug 2979°F58°F93°F 201050°F 200144%0%
Aug 3079°F58°F95°F 201050°F 201244%0%
Aug 3178°F58°F94°F 201045°F 199944%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Amherst, 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 6:24 AM, sunset 8:46 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:54 AM, sunset 8:03 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00004849 (Elyria Lorain CO AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004849, 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.