Lake City weather in August: Lake City, Florida: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August
Lake City in August has a normal high of 89°F and a normal low of 70°F, a daily mean of 80°F, falling from 90°F on the 1st to 88°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 17 days in a normal August, 7.28 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 32°C and low of 21°C, 185 mm of precipitation in August.
- NOAA stationLake City (2 mi E)
- Station IDUSC00084731
- Location30.19°N 82.59°W
- Elevation195 ft (59 m)
- Population12,783
- Jan 63° 41°
- Feb 67° 44°
- Mar 73° 49°
- Apr 79° 55°
- May 85° 62°
- Jun 88° 68°
- Jul 90° 70°
- Aug 89° 70°
- Sep 86° 67°
- Oct 79° 59°
- Nov 71° 49°
- Dec 66° 44°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Lake City in August?
The normal high is 89°F and the normal low 70°F, for a daily mean of 79.6°F. August is 0.4°F cooler than July and 3.0°F warmer than September. August is the 2nd warmest month of the year in Lake City and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 2°F, from 90°F on August 1 to 88°F on August 31. From one year to the next August's mean temperature typically moves about 1.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Augusts in three average between 79°F and 81°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 55%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 90°F | 71°F | 55% | 33% |
| August 8 | 89°F | 71°F | 55% | 33% |
| August 15 | 89°F | 71°F | 54% | 32% |
| August 22 | 89°F | 70°F | 51% | 31% |
| August 31 | 88°F | 70°F | 47% | 29% |
Every day of August: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon August 1, coldest night August 31)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 90°F | 71°F | 55% | 33% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 2 | 90°F | 71°F | 55% | 33% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 3 | 90°F | 71°F | 55% | 33% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 4 | 90°F | 71°F | 55% | 33% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 5 | 89°F | 71°F | 55% | 33% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 6 | 89°F | 71°F | 55% | 33% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 7 | 89°F | 71°F | 55% | 33% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 8 | 89°F | 71°F | 55% | 33% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 9 | 89°F | 71°F | 55% | 33% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 10 | 89°F | 71°F | 55% | 33% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 11 | 89°F | 71°F | 54% | 33% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 12 | 89°F | 71°F | 54% | 33% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 13 | 89°F | 71°F | 54% | 32% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 14 | 89°F | 71°F | 54% | 32% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 15 | 89°F | 71°F | 54% | 32% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 16 | 89°F | 71°F | 53% | 32% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 17 | 89°F | 71°F | 53% | 32% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 18 | 89°F | 71°F | 53% | 32% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 19 | 89°F | 70°F | 52% | 32% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 20 | 89°F | 70°F | 52% | 31% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 21 | 89°F | 70°F | 52% | 31% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 22 | 89°F | 70°F | 51% | 31% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 23 | 88°F | 70°F | 51% | 31% | 13 h |
| August 24 | 88°F | 70°F | 50% | 30% | 13 h |
| August 25 | 88°F | 70°F | 50% | 30% | 13 h |
| August 26 | 88°F | 70°F | 49% | 30% | 13 h |
| August 27 | 88°F | 70°F | 49% | 30% | 13 h |
| August 28 | 88°F | 70°F | 49% | 30% | 12 h 50 min |
| August 29 | 88°F | 70°F | 48% | 29% | 12 h 50 min |
| August 30 | 88°F | 70°F | 48% | 29% | 12 h 50 min |
| August 31 | 88°F | 70°F | 47% | 29% | 12 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 89°FAugust average
- Normal low
- 70°FAugust average
- Precipitation
- 7.28 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 170.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 20
- Daylight
- 13 h 40 min to 12 h 50 minAugust 1 to August 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 31
- Days at 80°F or more
- 31
- Sunshine
- 77%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00084731; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Lake City in August?
On a given August day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 52% on average, highest around August 6 (55%). In all, 7.28 in falls on 17 days of a normal August, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal August in Lake City, 20 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00084731.
What are the records for August in Lake City?
The warmest August temperature on this station's record (since 1892) is 104°F, on August 28, 1983; the coldest is 59°F, on August 25, 1957. The wettest August brought 16.08 in (1988).
The August mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 79.6°F: 2021 80.2°F (+0.6), 2022 82.0°F (+2.4), 2023 84.2°F (+4.6), 2025 81.0°F (+1.4). 4 of 4 ran warmer than normal.
| August | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 80.2°F | +0.6°F | 14.68 in |
| 2022 | 82.0°F | +2.4°F | 10.49 in |
| 2023 | 84.2°F | +4.6°F | 4.57 in |
| 2025 | 81.0°F | +1.4°F | 7.33 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00084731; recent months: ACIS, station USC00084731. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does August in Lake City compare across Florida?
Across the 106 places PlainClimate covers in Florida, August normal highs run from 88°F in Palm Coast to 94°F in Plant City; Lake City's is 89°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.