Port Townsend weather in August: Port Townsend, Washington: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August
Port Townsend in August has a normal high of 73°F and a normal low of 54°F, a daily mean of 63°F, falling from 74°F on the 1st to 72°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 6 days in a normal August, 0.54 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 23°C and low of 12°C, 14 mm of precipitation in August.
- NOAA stationPort Townsend
- Station IDUSC00456678
- Location48.12°N 122.76°W
- Elevation100 ft (31 m)
- Population10,649
- Jan 46° 38°
- Feb 49° 38°
- Mar 52° 40°
- Apr 58° 43°
- May 63° 47°
- Jun 68° 51°
- Jul 73° 53°
- Aug 73° 54°
- Sep 68° 51°
- Oct 58° 46°
- Nov 50° 41°
- Dec 45° 38°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Port Townsend in August?
The normal high is 73°F and the normal low 54°F, for a daily mean of 63.3°F. August is 0.5°F warmer than July and 3.8°F warmer than September. August is the warmest month of the year in Port Townsend and the 12th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 2°F, from 74°F on August 1 to 72°F on August 31. From one year to the next August's mean temperature typically moves about 1.3°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Augusts in three average between 62°F and 65°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 22%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 74°F | 54°F | 16% | 6% |
| August 8 | 74°F | 54°F | 17% | 6% |
| August 15 | 73°F | 54°F | 18% | 7% |
| August 22 | 73°F | 53°F | 19% | 7% |
| August 31 | 72°F | 53°F | 22% | 8% |
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 | 74°F | 54°F | 16% | 6% | 15 h |
| August 2 | 74°F | 54°F | 17% | 6% | 15 h |
| August 3 | 74°F | 54°F | 17% | 6% | 15 h |
| August 4 | 74°F | 54°F | 17% | 6% | 15 h |
| August 5 | 74°F | 54°F | 17% | 6% | 14 h 50 min |
| August 6 | 74°F | 54°F | 17% | 6% | 14 h 50 min |
| August 7 | 74°F | 54°F | 17% | 6% | 14 h 50 min |
| August 8 | 74°F | 54°F | 17% | 6% | 14 h 40 min |
| August 9 | 74°F | 54°F | 17% | 6% | 14 h 40 min |
| August 10 | 74°F | 54°F | 18% | 6% | 14 h 40 min |
| August 11 | 74°F | 54°F | 18% | 6% | 14 h 40 min |
| August 12 | 74°F | 54°F | 18% | 6% | 14 h 30 min |
| August 13 | 74°F | 54°F | 18% | 6% | 14 h 30 min |
| August 14 | 74°F | 54°F | 18% | 7% | 14 h 30 min |
| August 15 | 73°F | 54°F | 18% | 7% | 14 h 20 min |
| August 16 | 73°F | 54°F | 18% | 7% | 14 h 20 min |
| August 17 | 73°F | 54°F | 18% | 7% | 14 h 20 min |
| August 18 | 73°F | 54°F | 18% | 7% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 19 | 73°F | 54°F | 19% | 7% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 20 | 73°F | 54°F | 19% | 7% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 21 | 73°F | 53°F | 19% | 7% | 14 h |
| August 22 | 73°F | 53°F | 19% | 7% | 14 h |
| August 23 | 73°F | 53°F | 20% | 7% | 14 h |
| August 24 | 73°F | 53°F | 20% | 7% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 25 | 72°F | 53°F | 20% | 7% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 26 | 72°F | 53°F | 21% | 8% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 27 | 72°F | 53°F | 21% | 8% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 28 | 72°F | 53°F | 21% | 8% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 29 | 72°F | 53°F | 22% | 8% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 30 | 72°F | 53°F | 22% | 8% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 31 | 72°F | 53°F | 22% | 8% | 13 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 73°FAugust average
- Normal low
- 54°FAugust average
- Precipitation
- 0.54 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 60.01 inch or more
- Daylight
- 15 h to 13 h 30 minAugust 1 to August 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 22
- Days at 80°F or more
- 3
- Sunshine
- 81%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00456678; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Port Townsend in August?
On a given August day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 19% on average, highest around August 31 (22%). In all, 0.54 in falls on 6 days of a normal August.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00456678.
What are the records for August in Port Townsend?
The warmest August temperature on this station's record (since 1891) is 96°F, on August 9, 1960; the coldest is 40°F, on August 21, 1947. The wettest August brought 2.80 in (1975).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00456678. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does August in Port Townsend 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; Port Townsend's is 73°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Port Townsend in July73°F by day, 53°F at night
- Port Townsend in September68°F by day, 51°F at night
- Port Townsend through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Washington in AugustThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Pasco: Washington's warmest Augustnormal high 91°F