Anacortes weather in August: Anacortes, Washington: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August
Anacortes in August has a normal high of 75°F and a normal low of 54°F, a daily mean of 65°F, falling from 76°F on the 1st to 73°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 5 days in a normal August, 1.38 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 24°C and low of 12°C, 35 mm of precipitation in August.
- NOAA stationAnacortes
- Station IDUSC00450176
- Location48.51°N 122.61°W
- Elevation20 ft (6 m)
- Population18,148
- Jan 48° 37°
- Feb 51° 37°
- Mar 54° 40°
- Apr 59° 43°
- May 66° 48°
- Jun 70° 52°
- Jul 75° 54°
- Aug 75° 54°
- Sep 70° 51°
- Oct 61° 46°
- Nov 53° 40°
- Dec 47° 37°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Anacortes in August?
The normal high is 75°F and the normal low 54°F, for a daily mean of 64.7°F. August is 0.2°F warmer than July and 4.0°F warmer than September. August is the warmest month of the year in Anacortes and the 11th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 3°F, from 76°F on August 1 to 73°F on August 31. From one year to the next August's mean temperature typically moves about 1.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Augusts in three average between 64°F and 66°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 21%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 76°F | 55°F | 13% | 8% |
| August 8 | 76°F | 55°F | 14% | 8% |
| August 15 | 75°F | 54°F | 15% | 8% |
| August 22 | 75°F | 54°F | 17% | 9% |
| August 31 | 73°F | 54°F | 21% | 11% |
Every day of August: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon August 1, coldest night August 30)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 76°F | 55°F | 13% | 8% | 15 h 10 min |
| August 2 | 76°F | 55°F | 13% | 8% | 15 h |
| August 3 | 76°F | 55°F | 14% | 8% | 15 h |
| August 4 | 76°F | 55°F | 14% | 8% | 15 h |
| August 5 | 76°F | 55°F | 14% | 8% | 15 h |
| August 6 | 76°F | 55°F | 14% | 8% | 14 h 50 min |
| August 7 | 76°F | 55°F | 14% | 8% | 14 h 50 min |
| August 8 | 76°F | 55°F | 14% | 8% | 14 h 50 min |
| August 9 | 76°F | 55°F | 14% | 8% | 14 h 40 min |
| August 10 | 76°F | 55°F | 14% | 8% | 14 h 40 min |
| August 11 | 76°F | 55°F | 14% | 8% | 14 h 40 min |
| August 12 | 76°F | 55°F | 15% | 8% | 14 h 30 min |
| August 13 | 75°F | 55°F | 15% | 8% | 14 h 30 min |
| August 14 | 75°F | 55°F | 15% | 8% | 14 h 30 min |
| August 15 | 75°F | 54°F | 15% | 8% | 14 h 20 min |
| August 16 | 75°F | 54°F | 15% | 8% | 14 h 20 min |
| August 17 | 75°F | 54°F | 16% | 8% | 14 h 20 min |
| August 18 | 75°F | 54°F | 16% | 8% | 14 h 20 min |
| August 19 | 75°F | 54°F | 16% | 8% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 20 | 75°F | 54°F | 17% | 9% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 21 | 75°F | 54°F | 17% | 9% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 22 | 75°F | 54°F | 17% | 9% | 14 h |
| August 23 | 74°F | 54°F | 18% | 9% | 14 h |
| August 24 | 74°F | 54°F | 18% | 9% | 14 h |
| August 25 | 74°F | 54°F | 18% | 9% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 26 | 74°F | 54°F | 19% | 10% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 27 | 74°F | 54°F | 19% | 10% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 28 | 74°F | 54°F | 19% | 10% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 29 | 74°F | 54°F | 20% | 10% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 30 | 74°F | 54°F | 20% | 10% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 31 | 73°F | 54°F | 21% | 11% | 13 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 75°FAugust average
- Normal low
- 54°FAugust average
- Precipitation
- 1.38 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 50.01 inch or more
- Daylight
- 15 h 10 min to 13 h 30 minAugust 1 to August 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 26
- Days at 80°F or more
- 4
- Sunshine
- 81%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00450176; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Anacortes in August?
On a given August day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 16% on average, highest around August 31 (21%). In all, 1.38 in falls on 5 days of a normal August.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00450176.
What are the records for August in Anacortes?
The warmest August temperature on this station's record (since 1905) is 95°F, on August 10, 1931; the coldest is 33°F, on August 13, 1913. The wettest August brought 4.31 in (1990).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00450176. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does August in Anacortes compare across Washington?
Across the 96 places PlainClimate covers in Washington, August normal highs run from 67°F in Long Beach to 91°F in Pasco; Anacortes's is 75°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.