Detroit climate

Detroit Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Clarksville 2NE, 18.8 km from Detroit

Average highs run from 93°F on August 1 to 92°F on August 31, and lows from 72°F to 69°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.14 in over about 6 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 Detroit, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
93°F
Average low
71°F
Precipitation
3.14 in
Record high
115°FAug 10, 1936
Record low
53°FAug 25, 1928
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
22.4
Daylight
13 h 48 min to 12 h 54 min
Cloud cover
42%
Humidity
60%
Dew point
67°F
Wind
6.9 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 193°F72°F110°F 198658°F 197118%0%
Aug 293°F72°F110°F 201162°F 192518%0%
Aug 393°F72°F112°F 201163°F 198418%0%
Aug 493°F72°F113°F 201162°F 192018%0%
Aug 593°F72°F113°F 201160°F 191218%0%
Aug 693°F72°F110°F 201160°F 191218%0%
Aug 794°F72°F109°F 195660°F 199718%0%
Aug 894°F72°F108°F 195460°F 198918%0%
Aug 994°F72°F108°F 193659°F 198918%0%
Aug 1094°F72°F115°F 193659°F 198918%0%
Aug 1194°F72°F108°F 199959°F 198918%0%
Aug 1294°F72°F108°F 195457°F 196718%0%
Aug 1394°F71°F108°F 201155°F 196718%0%
Aug 1494°F71°F105°F 192360°F 198618%0%
Aug 1594°F71°F107°F 195159°F 199218%0%
Aug 1694°F71°F109°F 190957°F 199218%0%
Aug 1794°F71°F113°F 190956°F 199218%0%
Aug 1894°F71°F114°F 190956°F 199219%0%
Aug 1993°F71°F109°F 202360°F 194019%0%
Aug 2093°F71°F111°F 201155°F 194019%0%
Aug 2193°F71°F109°F 201156°F 194019%0%
Aug 2293°F71°F107°F 199358°F 194919%0%
Aug 2393°F70°F108°F 192158°F 194919%0%
Aug 2493°F70°F108°F 192460°F 194919%0%
Aug 2593°F70°F109°F 201153°F 192819%0%
Aug 2693°F70°F107°F 202355°F 192819%0%
Aug 2792°F70°F108°F 199958°F 190619%0%
Aug 2892°F70°F106°F 192454°F 199219%0%
Aug 2992°F70°F106°F 201156°F 199219%0%
Aug 3092°F69°F106°F 191356°F 191519%0%
Aug 3192°F69°F110°F 193956°F 191520%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Detroit, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:33 AM, sunset 8:21 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:54 AM, sunset 7:48 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00411772 (Clarksville 2NE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00416794, 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.