Dunkirk climate

Dunkirk Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Kenton, 15.9 km from Dunkirk

Average highs run from 83°F on August 1 to 81°F on August 31, and lows from 63°F to 60°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.56 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 Dunkirk, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
83°F
Average low
62°F
Precipitation
3.56 in
Record high
103°FAug 6, 1918
Record low
35°FAug 31, 1915
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
4.2
Daylight
14 h 19 min to 13 h 07 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
61°F
Wind
7.4 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 183°F63°F98°F 197543°F 191226%0%
Aug 283°F63°F98°F 196446°F 192026%0%
Aug 383°F63°F98°F 199141°F 191226%0%
Aug 483°F63°F101°F 193040°F 191226%0%
Aug 583°F63°F102°F 191839°F 191226%0%
Aug 683°F63°F103°F 191842°F 194825%0%
Aug 783°F63°F98°F 191847°F 195025%0%
Aug 883°F63°F98°F 190043°F 197625%0%
Aug 983°F63°F102°F 193442°F 189325%0%
Aug 1083°F63°F100°F 189545°F 192225%0%
Aug 1183°F63°F98°F 190044°F 191925%0%
Aug 1283°F63°F98°F 189340°F 195425%0%
Aug 1383°F62°F96°F 194745°F 195424%0%
Aug 1483°F62°F96°F 199543°F 196424%0%
Aug 1583°F62°F98°F 189541°F 197924%0%
Aug 1683°F62°F98°F 196540°F 197924%0%
Aug 1783°F62°F99°F 189544°F 198124%0%
Aug 1883°F62°F103°F 198842°F 198124%0%
Aug 1983°F62°F102°F 193644°F 191124%0%
Aug 2083°F62°F98°F 198343°F 193224%0%
Aug 2183°F62°F98°F 193640°F 195024%0%
Aug 2282°F62°F102°F 193642°F 190924%0%
Aug 2382°F61°F97°F 193639°F 192323%0%
Aug 2482°F61°F95°F 189942°F 195223%0%
Aug 2582°F61°F97°F 194840°F 194223%0%
Aug 2682°F61°F96°F 194843°F 194523%0%
Aug 2782°F61°F101°F 194842°F 191023%0%
Aug 2882°F60°F97°F 195341°F 191023%0%
Aug 2982°F60°F97°F 195337°F 196523%0%
Aug 3082°F60°F98°F 195338°F 194623%0%
Aug 3181°F60°F101°F 195135°F 191523%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Dunkirk, 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 6:31 AM, sunset 8:50 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 8:08 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00334189 (Kenton), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00334189, 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.