Yakima County Weather in August
Average highs run from 92°F on August 1 to 85°F on August 31, and lows from 56°F to 49°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.21 in over about 2 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
- 89°F
- Average low
- 53°F
- Precipitation
- 0.21 in
- Record high
- 110°FAug 10, 1971
- Record low
- 35°FAug 22, 1960
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 14.2
- Daylight
- 14 h 50 min to 13 h 21 min
- Cloud cover
- 37%
- Humidity
- 51%
- Dew point
- 46°F
- Wind
- 6.5 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 92°F | 56°F | 105°F 1971 | 40°F 1987 | 7% | 0% |
| Aug 2 | 92°F | 56°F | 105°F 2024 | 39°F 1956 | 7% | 0% |
| Aug 3 | 91°F | 56°F | 103°F 1961 | 43°F 1996 | 7% | 0% |
| Aug 4 | 91°F | 56°F | 108°F 1961 | 41°F 1954 | 7% | 0% |
| Aug 5 | 91°F | 56°F | 102°F 1990 | 40°F 1969 | 7% | 0% |
| Aug 6 | 91°F | 56°F | 105°F 1972 | 38°F 2002 | 7% | 0% |
| Aug 7 | 91°F | 56°F | 106°F 1972 | 41°F 2002 | 7% | 0% |
| Aug 8 | 91°F | 55°F | 106°F 1972 | 41°F 1992 | 7% | 0% |
| Aug 9 | 90°F | 55°F | 108°F 1971 | 43°F 1985 | 7% | 0% |
| Aug 10 | 90°F | 55°F | 110°F 1971 | 41°F 1947 | 7% | 0% |
| Aug 11 | 90°F | 55°F | 108°F 1971 | 43°F 1957 | 7% | 0% |
| Aug 12 | 90°F | 55°F | 104°F 1971 | 44°F 1957 | 7% | 0% |
| Aug 13 | 89°F | 54°F | 103°F 1977 | 39°F 1995 | 7% | 0% |
| Aug 14 | 89°F | 54°F | 102°F 1992 | 41°F 2009 | 7% | 0% |
| Aug 15 | 89°F | 54°F | 105°F 2023 | 42°F 2009 | 7% | 0% |
| Aug 16 | 89°F | 54°F | 104°F 2023 | 40°F 1978 | 7% | 0% |
| Aug 17 | 88°F | 53°F | 103°F 2008 | 41°F 1976 | 7% | 0% |
| Aug 18 | 88°F | 53°F | 103°F 1977 | 38°F 1995 | 7% | 0% |
| Aug 19 | 88°F | 53°F | 99°F 1967 | 38°F 1947 | 7% | 0% |
| Aug 20 | 88°F | 53°F | 101°F 2009 | 41°F 2000 | 7% | 0% |
| Aug 21 | 87°F | 52°F | 100°F 1958 | 40°F 1985 | 8% | 0% |
| Aug 22 | 87°F | 52°F | 99°F 1956 | 35°F 1960 | 8% | 0% |
| Aug 23 | 87°F | 52°F | 98°F 1958 | 38°F 1992 | 8% | 0% |
| Aug 24 | 87°F | 51°F | 100°F 1958 | 37°F 1993 | 8% | 0% |
| Aug 25 | 86°F | 51°F | 100°F 1996 | 36°F 1993 | 8% | 0% |
| Aug 26 | 86°F | 51°F | 98°F 2025 | 38°F 1955 | 8% | 0% |
| Aug 27 | 86°F | 51°F | 100°F 1972 | 39°F 1960 | 8% | 0% |
| Aug 28 | 86°F | 50°F | 102°F 1972 | 37°F 1980 | 8% | 0% |
| Aug 29 | 85°F | 50°F | 99°F 2017 | 36°F 1980 | 8% | 0% |
| Aug 30 | 85°F | 50°F | 98°F 1967 | 38°F 1964 | 8% | 0% |
| Aug 31 | 85°F | 49°F | 98°F 2022 | 37°F 1999 | 8% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- August 1
- sunrise 5:44 AM, sunset 8:34 PM
- August 31
- sunrise 6:22 AM, sunset 7:43 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00024243 (Yakima Air Terminal), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024243, 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.