Elk County climate

Elk County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ridgway, 8.4 km from Elk County

Average highs run from 81°F on August 1 to 78°F on August 31, and lows from 57°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.90 in over about 11 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 Elk County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
80°F
Average low
55°F
Precipitation
3.90 in
Record high
91°FAug 2, 2024
Record low
40°FAug 4, 1966
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
0.9
Daylight
14 h 22 min to 13 h 09 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
57°F
Wind
3.6 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°F57°F88°F 202445°F 196639%0%
Aug 281°F57°F91°F 202445°F 196639%0%
Aug 381°F57°F89°F 200642°F 196639%0%
Aug 481°F56°F88°F 201240°F 196639%0%
Aug 581°F56°F88°F 200545°F 197039%0%
Aug 681°F56°F87°F 202443°F 200438%0%
Aug 781°F56°F86°F 201842°F 200438%0%
Aug 881°F56°F86°F 201842°F 200438%0%
Aug 981°F56°F88°F 200746°F 200638%0%
Aug 1081°F56°F86°F 197347°F 200638%0%
Aug 1181°F56°F88°F 201047°F 201938%0%
Aug 1281°F56°F87°F 201644°F 200638%0%
Aug 1381°F56°F87°F 200542°F 202237%0%
Aug 1481°F56°F89°F 200542°F 202237%0%
Aug 1580°F56°F89°F 200541°F 201337%0%
Aug 1680°F56°F86°F 202442°F 201337%0%
Aug 1780°F55°F85°F 200943°F 201437%0%
Aug 1880°F55°F86°F 200942°F 201337%0%
Aug 1980°F55°F86°F 200945°F 200737%0%
Aug 2080°F55°F84°F 202243°F 200837%0%
Aug 2180°F55°F84°F 201641°F 202436%0%
Aug 2280°F55°F83°F 200341°F 202436%0%
Aug 2380°F55°F86°F 202042°F 202436%0%
Aug 2480°F55°F83°F 200841°F 201336%0%
Aug 2579°F54°F87°F 200741°F 196636%0%
Aug 2679°F54°F86°F 200743°F 196636%0%
Aug 2779°F54°F88°F 202445°F 201036%0%
Aug 2879°F54°F89°F 202445°F 201536%0%
Aug 2979°F54°F91°F 197343°F 201136%0%
Aug 3079°F53°F87°F 197343°F 201436%0%
Aug 3178°F53°F88°F 197345°F 200336%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Elk County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:10 AM, sunset 8:32 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 7:49 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00367477 (Ridgway), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00363311, 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.