Whitefish weather in August: Whitefish, Montana: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August
Whitefish in August has a normal high of 80°F and a normal low of 48°F, a daily mean of 64°F, falling from 84°F on the 1st to 75°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 6 days in a normal August, 0.89 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 27°C and low of 9°C, 23 mm of precipitation in August.
- NOAA stationWhitefish
- Station IDUSC00248902
- Location48.41°N 114.36°W
- Elevation3,100 ft (945 m)
- Population9,256
- Jan 29° 16°
- Feb 34° 16°
- Mar 43° 23°
- Apr 53° 30°
- May 64° 39°
- Jun 70° 45°
- Jul 81° 50°
- Aug 80° 48°
- Sep 69° 40°
- Oct 53° 31°
- Nov 38° 24°
- Dec 29° 18°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Whitefish in August?
The normal high is 80°F and the normal low 48°F, for a daily mean of 64.1°F. August is 1.3°F cooler than July and 9.7°F warmer than September. August is the 2nd warmest month of the year in Whitefish and the 12th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 9°F, from 84°F on August 1 to 75°F on August 31. From one year to the next August's mean temperature typically moves about 2.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Augusts in three average between 62°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 23%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 84°F | 51°F | 20% | 11% |
| August 8 | 83°F | 50°F | 20% | 11% |
| August 15 | 81°F | 49°F | 21% | 11% |
| August 22 | 78°F | 47°F | 22% | 11% |
| August 31 | 75°F | 44°F | 23% | 12% |
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 | 84°F | 51°F | 20% | 11% | 15 h 10 min |
| August 2 | 84°F | 51°F | 20% | 11% | 15 h |
| August 3 | 83°F | 51°F | 20% | 11% | 15 h |
| August 4 | 83°F | 51°F | 20% | 11% | 15 h |
| August 5 | 83°F | 51°F | 20% | 11% | 14 h 50 min |
| August 6 | 83°F | 51°F | 20% | 11% | 14 h 50 min |
| August 7 | 83°F | 50°F | 20% | 11% | 14 h 50 min |
| August 8 | 83°F | 50°F | 20% | 11% | 14 h 50 min |
| August 9 | 82°F | 50°F | 21% | 11% | 14 h 40 min |
| August 10 | 82°F | 50°F | 21% | 11% | 14 h 40 min |
| August 11 | 82°F | 50°F | 21% | 11% | 14 h 40 min |
| August 12 | 82°F | 49°F | 21% | 11% | 14 h 30 min |
| August 13 | 81°F | 49°F | 21% | 11% | 14 h 30 min |
| August 14 | 81°F | 49°F | 21% | 11% | 14 h 30 min |
| August 15 | 81°F | 49°F | 21% | 11% | 14 h 20 min |
| August 16 | 80°F | 48°F | 22% | 11% | 14 h 20 min |
| August 17 | 80°F | 48°F | 22% | 11% | 14 h 20 min |
| August 18 | 80°F | 48°F | 22% | 11% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 19 | 79°F | 48°F | 22% | 11% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 20 | 79°F | 47°F | 22% | 11% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 21 | 79°F | 47°F | 22% | 11% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 22 | 78°F | 47°F | 22% | 11% | 14 h |
| August 23 | 78°F | 47°F | 22% | 11% | 14 h |
| August 24 | 78°F | 46°F | 22% | 11% | 14 h |
| August 25 | 77°F | 46°F | 23% | 12% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 26 | 77°F | 46°F | 23% | 12% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 27 | 77°F | 46°F | 23% | 12% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 28 | 76°F | 45°F | 23% | 12% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 29 | 76°F | 45°F | 23% | 12% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 30 | 75°F | 45°F | 23% | 12% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 31 | 75°F | 44°F | 23% | 12% | 13 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 80°FAugust average
- Normal low
- 48°FAugust average
- Precipitation
- 0.89 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 60.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 5
- Daylight
- 15 h 10 min to 13 h 30 minAugust 1 to August 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 28
- Days at 80°F or more
- 20
- Sunshine
- 83%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00248902; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Whitefish in August?
On a given August day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 21% on average, highest around August 31 (23%). In all, 0.89 in falls on 6 days of a normal August.
In a normal August in Whitefish, 5 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00248902.
How does August in Whitefish compare across Montana?
Across the 141 places PlainClimate covers in Montana, August normal highs run from 71°F in Cooke City to 90°F in Hardin; Whitefish's is 80°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.