West Point climate

West Point Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for W Pt 2 Nw, 3.8 km from West Point

Average highs run from 89°F on August 1 to 86°F on August 31, and lows from 68°F to 65°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.78 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 West Point, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
88°F
Average low
67°F
Precipitation
4.78 in
Record high
104°FAug 8, 2007
Record low
45°FAug 30, 1986
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
12.6
Daylight
14 h 04 min to 13 h 01 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
67°F
Wind
4.5 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 189°F68°F101°F 199956°F 198137%0%
Aug 289°F68°F101°F 200654°F 199237%0%
Aug 389°F68°F102°F 200655°F 198537%0%
Aug 489°F68°F99°F 195755°F 197636%0%
Aug 589°F68°F100°F 200254°F 198536%0%
Aug 689°F68°F98°F 198056°F 199436%0%
Aug 789°F68°F99°F 200750°F 199436%0%
Aug 889°F68°F104°F 200753°F 199436%0%
Aug 989°F68°F100°F 200752°F 199435%0%
Aug 1088°F68°F99°F 197756°F 200235%0%
Aug 1188°F67°F98°F 198052°F 197235%0%
Aug 1288°F67°F101°F 197752°F 195435%0%
Aug 1388°F67°F103°F 200252°F 197134%0%
Aug 1488°F67°F98°F 198052°F 196434%0%
Aug 1588°F67°F97°F 200251°F 196334%0%
Aug 1688°F67°F98°F 195450°F 197934%0%
Aug 1788°F67°F100°F 200246°F 197933%0%
Aug 1888°F67°F99°F 200251°F 198133%0%
Aug 1988°F67°F100°F 200255°F 196132%0%
Aug 2087°F67°F104°F 198352°F 197632%0%
Aug 2187°F66°F100°F 198351°F 198132%0%
Aug 2287°F66°F103°F 198352°F 200031%0%
Aug 2387°F66°F103°F 200253°F 196931%0%
Aug 2487°F66°F100°F 200251°F 199431%0%
Aug 2587°F66°F99°F 200750°F 199430%0%
Aug 2687°F66°F99°F 195449°F 197730%0%
Aug 2787°F66°F98°F 198752°F 196330%0%
Aug 2886°F65°F97°F 198751°F 196830%0%
Aug 2986°F65°F96°F 197047°F 198629%0%
Aug 3086°F65°F99°F 201045°F 198629%0%
Aug 3186°F65°F97°F 201045°F 197629%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at West Point, 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 6:11 AM, sunset 8:15 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 7:38 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00449025 (W Pt 2 Nw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00449025, 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.