Benton County climate

Benton County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Prosser, 19.5 km from Benton County

Average highs run from 92°F on August 1 to 85°F on August 31, and lows from 61°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.16 in over about 2 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 Benton County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
89°F
Average low
58°F
Precipitation
0.16 in
Record high
113°FAug 5, 1961
Record low
39°FAug 19, 1973
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
17.3
Daylight
14 h 48 min to 13 h 21 min
Cloud cover
31%
Humidity
42%
Dew point
47°F
Wind
8.1 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Aug 192°F61°F108°F 194949°F 20025%
Aug 292°F61°F107°F 194950°F 19605%
Aug 392°F61°F105°F 196152°F 19465%
Aug 492°F60°F106°F 196150°F 19545%
Aug 592°F60°F113°F 196147°F 19695%
Aug 692°F60°F106°F 194548°F 19695%
Aug 792°F60°F104°F 195547°F 19465%
Aug 891°F60°F106°F 197252°F 19695%
Aug 991°F60°F106°F 197251°F 19465%
Aug 1091°F59°F104°F 197151°F 20075%
Aug 1191°F59°F107°F 195851°F 20075%
Aug 1290°F59°F105°F 195851°F 19465%
Aug 1390°F59°F105°F 197151°F 19495%
Aug 1490°F58°F105°F 195648°F 19495%
Aug 1590°F58°F104°F 194549°F 19705%
Aug 1689°F58°F111°F 202050°F 19486%
Aug 1789°F58°F112°F 202044°F 19696%
Aug 1889°F57°F110°F 202046°F 19696%
Aug 1989°F57°F104°F 196739°F 19736%
Aug 2088°F57°F107°F 194641°F 19736%
Aug 2188°F57°F105°F 195045°F 19926%
Aug 2288°F56°F107°F 194642°F 19926%
Aug 2388°F56°F105°F 195644°F 19926%
Aug 2487°F56°F105°F 195844°F 19926%
Aug 2587°F56°F106°F 195841°F 19736%
Aug 2687°F55°F107°F 195846°F 19697%
Aug 2786°F55°F99°F 202045°F 19457%
Aug 2886°F55°F100°F 197246°F 19697%
Aug 2986°F55°F102°F 197245°F 19697%
Aug 3086°F54°F100°F 194946°F 19657%
Aug 3185°F54°F102°F 195544°F 19847%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Benton County, in percent.024681102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:40 AM, sunset 8:28 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:17 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 USC00456768 (Prosser), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00457015, 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.