Lancaster climate

Lancaster Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Warsaw 2 Nw, 36.5 km from Lancaster

Average highs run from 88°F on August 1 to 84°F on August 31, and lows from 68°F to 64°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.01 in over about 10 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 Lancaster, in °F, with the record for each date.5060708090100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
86°F
Average low
66°F
Precipitation
5.01 in
Record high
98°FAug 9, 2007
Record low
56°FAug 7, 2004
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
11.5
Daylight
14 h 05 min to 13 h 01 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
68°F
Wind
8.1 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 188°F68°F93°F 200660°F 201034%0%
Aug 288°F68°F94°F 200663°F 201434%0%
Aug 388°F68°F97°F 200662°F 202534%0%
Aug 488°F67°F96°F 200662°F 200834%0%
Aug 588°F67°F95°F 200665°F 202534%0%
Aug 688°F67°F93°F 201060°F 201734%0%
Aug 787°F67°F92°F 202656°F 200433%0%
Aug 887°F67°F93°F 200756°F 200433%0%
Aug 987°F67°F98°F 200757°F 200233%0%
Aug 1087°F67°F95°F 200760°F 200233%0%
Aug 1187°F67°F93°F 201060°F 201433%0%
Aug 1287°F67°F95°F 201059°F 200833%0%
Aug 1387°F67°F93°F 202158°F 200633%0%
Aug 1487°F66°F93°F 202159°F 200633%0%
Aug 1587°F66°F94°F 202362°F 201432%0%
Aug 1687°F66°F91°F 200565°F 200432%0%
Aug 1786°F66°F92°F 200764°F 200432%0%
Aug 1886°F66°F93°F 200263°F 202232%0%
Aug 1986°F66°F92°F 200263°F 201231%0%
Aug 2086°F66°F93°F 200264°F 201231%0%
Aug 2186°F66°F92°F 200257°F 202430%0%
Aug 2286°F66°F91°F 200557°F 202430%0%
Aug 2386°F65°F89°F 200358°F 202430%0%
Aug 2486°F65°F96°F 200257°F 202429%0%
Aug 2585°F65°F95°F 200257°F 202429%0%
Aug 2685°F65°F91°F 200760°F 201429%0%
Aug 2785°F65°F93°F 201658°F 201429%0%
Aug 2885°F65°F91°F 202459°F 202529%0%
Aug 2985°F64°F92°F 202459°F 201529%0%
Aug 3085°F64°F93°F 200662°F 201529%0%
Aug 3184°F64°F97°F 201657°F 202528%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lancaster, 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 6:09 AM, sunset 8:14 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:35 AM, sunset 7:36 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00448894 (Warsaw 2 Nw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00446161, 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.