Dayton Weather in August
Average highs run from 95°F on August 1 to 93°F on August 31, and lows from 74°F to 73°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.52 in over about 9 wet days.
August day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
August at a glance
- Average high
- 94°F
- Average low
- 74°F
- Precipitation
- 5.52 in
- Record high
- 107°FAug 9, 1947
- Record low
- 55°FAug 21, 1940
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 26.5
- Daylight
- 13 h 34 min to 12 h 47 min
- Cloud cover
- 47%
- Humidity
- 73%
- Dew point
- 73°F
- Wind
- 5.4 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 95°F | 74°F | 103°F 1944 | 65°F 1904 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 2 | 95°F | 74°F | 103°F 1998 | 63°F 1936 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 3 | 95°F | 74°F | 102°F 1932 | 62°F 1940 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 4 | 95°F | 74°F | 102°F 1918 | 62°F 1976 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 5 | 95°F | 74°F | 103°F 1932 | 64°F 1972 | 27% | 0% |
| Aug 6 | 95°F | 74°F | 103°F 1932 | 63°F 1972 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 7 | 95°F | 74°F | 103°F 1913 | 64°F 1972 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 8 | 95°F | 74°F | 105°F 1947 | 68°F 1971 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 9 | 95°F | 74°F | 107°F 1947 | 61°F 1989 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 10 | 95°F | 74°F | 107°F 1962 | 62°F 1989 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 11 | 95°F | 74°F | 105°F 1930 | 62°F 1989 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 12 | 95°F | 74°F | 104°F 1924 | 59°F 1931 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 13 | 95°F | 74°F | 105°F 1962 | 59°F 1967 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 14 | 95°F | 74°F | 105°F 1951 | 62°F 1967 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 15 | 95°F | 74°F | 104°F 1951 | 60°F 1931 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 16 | 95°F | 74°F | 107°F 1925 | 62°F 1972 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 17 | 94°F | 74°F | 105°F 1925 | 60°F 1992 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 18 | 94°F | 74°F | 105°F 1909 | 61°F 1992 | 30% | 0% |
| Aug 19 | 94°F | 74°F | 106°F 1930 | 64°F 1992 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 20 | 94°F | 74°F | 106°F 1930 | 60°F 1927 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 21 | 94°F | 74°F | 105°F 1925 | 55°F 1940 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 22 | 94°F | 74°F | 104°F 1925 | 56°F 1940 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 23 | 94°F | 73°F | 102°F 1924 | 60°F 1940 | 31% | 0% |
| Aug 24 | 94°F | 73°F | 104°F 1924 | 61°F 1956 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 25 | 94°F | 73°F | 107°F 1924 | 60°F 1916 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 26 | 94°F | 73°F | 102°F 1969 | 61°F 1916 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 27 | 93°F | 73°F | 102°F 1990 | 62°F 1970 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 28 | 93°F | 73°F | 106°F 2011 | 62°F 1906 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 29 | 93°F | 73°F | 105°F 2011 | 60°F 1952 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 30 | 93°F | 73°F | 104°F 2000 | 62°F 1986 | 32% | 0% |
| Aug 31 | 93°F | 73°F | 107°F 2000 | 60°F 1972 | 32% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- August 1
- sunrise 6:39 AM, sunset 8:13 PM
- August 31
- sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 7:43 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00415196 (Liberty), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00415196, 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.