Fairfield County climate

Fairfield County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lancaster Fairfield AP, 2.3 km from Fairfield County

Average highs run from 84°F on August 1 to 82°F on August 31, and lows from 62°F to 57°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.11 in over about 14 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 Fairfield County, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
83°F
Average low
60°F
Precipitation
3.11 in
Record high
99°FAug 30, 2024
Record low
41°FAug 21, 2024
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
3.7
Daylight
14 h 14 min to 13 h 05 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
68%
Dew point
61°F
Wind
4.7 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 184°F62°F94°F 200250°F 199745%0%
Aug 284°F62°F95°F 200551°F 199845%0%
Aug 384°F61°F94°F 200550°F 199945%0%
Aug 484°F61°F96°F 200552°F 199945%0%
Aug 584°F61°F93°F 200246°F 200045%0%
Aug 684°F61°F92°F 200645°F 199745%0%
Aug 784°F61°F93°F 200745°F 199745%0%
Aug 884°F61°F96°F 200744°F 199745%0%
Aug 984°F61°F97°F 200748°F 199945%0%
Aug 1084°F61°F92°F 200550°F 199945%0%
Aug 1184°F60°F93°F 201648°F 200845%0%
Aug 1284°F60°F95°F 200549°F 202445%0%
Aug 1384°F60°F96°F 200551°F 200045%0%
Aug 1484°F60°F90°F 201048°F 201345%0%
Aug 1584°F60°F91°F 202545°F 201345%0%
Aug 1684°F60°F92°F 200944°F 201445%0%
Aug 1784°F60°F93°F 199948°F 200445%0%
Aug 1884°F59°F91°F 201949°F 201245%0%
Aug 1983°F59°F91°F 202548°F 199845%0%
Aug 2083°F59°F95°F 200543°F 199845%0%
Aug 2183°F59°F93°F 200841°F 202445%0%
Aug 2283°F59°F92°F 200242°F 202445%0%
Aug 2383°F59°F94°F 200745°F 202445%0%
Aug 2483°F58°F95°F 200749°F 200345%0%
Aug 2583°F58°F95°F 202448°F 199645%0%
Aug 2683°F58°F95°F 202445°F 202545%0%
Aug 2783°F58°F97°F 202442°F 202545%0%
Aug 2882°F57°F97°F 202444°F 202545%0%
Aug 2982°F57°F96°F 202447°F 202545%0%
Aug 3082°F57°F99°F 202442°F 202545%0%
Aug 3182°F57°F95°F 201243°F 200945%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fairfield County, 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 6:30 AM, sunset 8:44 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:58 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 USW00053844 (Lancaster Fairfield AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00053844, 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.