Harney County climate

Harney County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Malheur Refuge Hq, 24.5 km from Harney County

Average highs run from 86°F on August 1 to 80°F on August 31, and lows from 51°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.37 in.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Harney County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
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August at a glance

Average high
83°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
0.37 in
Record high
104°FAug 2, 2024
Record low
22°FAug 31, 1999
Chance of a freeze
7%
Days of 90°F or more
5.7
Daylight
14 h 30 min to 13 h 13 min
Cloud cover
31%
Humidity
38%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
7.2 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Aug 186°F51°F102°F 202437°F 1987
Aug 286°F51°F104°F 202432°F 1982
Aug 386°F51°F99°F 201737°F 1996
Aug 486°F51°F99°F 202132°F 1980
Aug 585°F51°F100°F 199031°F 2002
Aug 685°F50°F102°F 199030°F 1996
Aug 785°F50°F100°F 199036°F 1996
Aug 885°F50°F100°F 199032°F 2025
Aug 985°F50°F103°F 201834°F 2016
Aug 1084°F50°F100°F 199636°F 2016
Aug 1184°F49°F98°F 199237°F 1985
Aug 1284°F49°F101°F 202136°F 1995
Aug 1384°F49°F100°F 202132°F 1995
Aug 1483°F49°F98°F 202129°F 1995
Aug 1583°F48°F101°F 202132°F 1999
Aug 1683°F48°F100°F 202034°F 1988
Aug 1783°F48°F103°F 202233°F 1978
Aug 1882°F47°F97°F 201627°F 1995
Aug 1982°F47°F96°F 197733°F 1996
Aug 2082°F47°F100°F 200935°F 1974
Aug 2182°F47°F97°F 202234°F 2000
Aug 2282°F46°F94°F 201730°F 2008
Aug 2381°F46°F95°F 202531°F 2010
Aug 2481°F46°F96°F 198824°F 1992
Aug 2581°F46°F96°F 199629°F 1993
Aug 2681°F45°F96°F 199628°F 1993
Aug 2781°F45°F96°F 201732°F 1995
Aug 2880°F45°F98°F 201930°F 2018
Aug 2980°F44°F95°F 201728°F 1980
Aug 3080°F44°F98°F 202231°F 1999
Aug 3180°F44°F101°F 202222°F 1999

Chance of rain

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:47 AM, sunset 8:17 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:19 AM, sunset 7:32 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00355162 (Malheur Refuge Hq), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094185, 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.