Laurel weather in August: Laurel, Maryland: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August
Laurel in August has a normal high of 87°F and a normal low of 68°F, a daily mean of 78°F, falling from 88°F on the 1st to 85°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 8 days in a normal August, 3.80 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 31°C and low of 20°C, 97 mm of precipitation in August.
- NOAA stationLaurel (3 mi W)
- Station IDUSC00185111
- Location39.08°N 76.90°W
- Elevation400 ft (122 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population30,238
- Jan 43° 26°
- Feb 46° 28°
- Mar 55° 35°
- Apr 67° 45°
- May 76° 55°
- Jun 84° 65°
- Jul 89° 69°
- Aug 87° 68°
- Sep 80° 61°
- Oct 69° 50°
- Nov 57° 39°
- Dec 47° 31°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Laurel in August?
The normal high is 87°F and the normal low 68°F, for a daily mean of 77.5°F. August is 1.5°F cooler than July and 6.9°F warmer than September. August is the 2nd warmest month of the year in Laurel and the 8th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 3°F, from 88°F on August 1 to 85°F on August 31. From one year to the next August's mean temperature typically moves about 2.0°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Augusts in three average between 76°F and 80°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 31%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 88°F | 69°F | 31% | 21% |
| August 8 | 88°F | 69°F | 29% | 20% |
| August 15 | 87°F | 68°F | 28% | 19% |
| August 22 | 87°F | 67°F | 27% | 19% |
| August 31 | 85°F | 66°F | 26% | 19% |
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 | 88°F | 69°F | 31% | 21% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 2 | 88°F | 69°F | 30% | 21% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 3 | 88°F | 69°F | 30% | 20% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 4 | 88°F | 69°F | 30% | 20% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 5 | 88°F | 69°F | 30% | 20% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 6 | 88°F | 69°F | 30% | 20% | 14 h |
| August 7 | 88°F | 69°F | 30% | 20% | 14 h |
| August 8 | 88°F | 69°F | 29% | 20% | 14 h |
| August 9 | 88°F | 69°F | 29% | 20% | 14 h |
| August 10 | 88°F | 69°F | 29% | 20% | 14 h |
| August 11 | 88°F | 69°F | 29% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 12 | 88°F | 69°F | 29% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 13 | 88°F | 68°F | 28% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 14 | 88°F | 68°F | 28% | 19% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 15 | 87°F | 68°F | 28% | 19% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 16 | 87°F | 68°F | 28% | 19% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 17 | 87°F | 68°F | 28% | 19% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 18 | 87°F | 68°F | 27% | 19% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 19 | 87°F | 68°F | 27% | 19% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 20 | 87°F | 68°F | 27% | 19% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 21 | 87°F | 67°F | 27% | 19% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 22 | 87°F | 67°F | 27% | 19% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 23 | 87°F | 67°F | 27% | 18% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 24 | 86°F | 67°F | 26% | 18% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 25 | 86°F | 67°F | 26% | 18% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 26 | 86°F | 67°F | 26% | 18% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 27 | 86°F | 67°F | 26% | 18% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 28 | 86°F | 66°F | 26% | 18% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 29 | 85°F | 66°F | 26% | 18% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 30 | 85°F | 66°F | 26% | 19% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 31 | 85°F | 66°F | 26% | 19% | 13 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 87°FAugust average
- Normal low
- 68°FAugust average
- Precipitation
- 3.80 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 80.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 10
- Daylight
- 14 h 10 min to 13 h 10 minAugust 1 to August 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 31
- Days at 80°F or more
- 28
- Sunshine
- 80%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00185111; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Laurel in August?
On a given August day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 28% on average, highest around August 1 (31%). In all, 3.80 in falls on 8 days of a normal August, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal August in Laurel, 10 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00185111.
What are the records for August in Laurel?
The warmest August temperature on this station's record (since 1895) is 104°F, on August 5, 1930; the coldest is 45°F, on August 5, 1929. The wettest August brought 12.38 in (1928).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00185111. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does August in Laurel compare across Maryland?
Across the 26 places PlainClimate covers in Maryland, August normal highs run from 78°F in Frostburg to 88°F in Vienna; Laurel's is 87°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.