Scranton climate

Scranton Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lake City 2 Se, 6.1 km from Scranton

Average highs run from 92°F on August 1 to 89°F on August 31, and lows from 72°F to 68°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.81 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 Scranton, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
91°F
Average low
70°F
Precipitation
5.81 in
Record high
108°FAug 2, 1999
Record low
53°FAug 7, 2004
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
18.0
Daylight
13 h 49 min to 12 h 54 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
71°F
Wind
6.7 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 192°F72°F106°F 199958°F 19970%
Aug 292°F72°F108°F 199960°F 19970%
Aug 392°F72°F100°F 200660°F 19970%
Aug 491°F72°F100°F 200660°F 19980%
Aug 591°F71°F102°F 200659°F 19980%
Aug 691°F71°F99°F 199960°F 19980%
Aug 791°F71°F102°F 200853°F 20040%
Aug 891°F71°F103°F 200755°F 20020%
Aug 991°F71°F104°F 200755°F 20020%
Aug 1091°F71°F103°F 200757°F 20020%
Aug 1191°F71°F105°F 200758°F 20020%
Aug 1291°F71°F103°F 199960°F 20020%
Aug 1391°F71°F103°F 199961°F 20020%
Aug 1491°F71°F102°F 199558°F 20220%
Aug 1591°F71°F105°F 199558°F 20000%
Aug 1691°F71°F100°F 199561°F 19960%
Aug 1791°F70°F98°F 199561°F 19960%
Aug 1890°F70°F101°F 199562°F 20130%
Aug 1990°F70°F103°F 199564°F 19960%
Aug 2090°F70°F98°F 200764°F 19980%
Aug 2190°F70°F100°F 200563°F 19960%
Aug 2290°F70°F103°F 200554°F 19980%
Aug 2390°F70°F103°F 200756°F 19980%
Aug 2490°F70°F100°F 200261°F 19940%
Aug 2590°F69°F103°F 200255°F 19970%
Aug 2690°F69°F95°F 200256°F 19970%
Aug 2790°F69°F96°F 201654°F 20250%
Aug 2890°F69°F96°F 199854°F 20250%
Aug 2989°F69°F100°F 199857°F 20250%
Aug 3089°F69°F101°F 199861°F 20100%
Aug 3189°F68°F100°F 199855°F 19990%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Scranton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:31 AM, sunset 8:20 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:52 AM, sunset 7:46 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00384886 (Lake City 2 Se), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00381241, 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.