Average Temperatures for Large US Cities in August

Average temperatures for the month of August in the largest US cities are listed below in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.

The tables give the normals for maximum and minimum temperatures based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020 by the US National Centers for Environmental Information.

Hot weather descends in August upon many of America's large cities where daily temperatures average highs of 80 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit (27 to 32 degrees Celsius). The hottest, Phoenix and Las Vegas, usually get over 100 °F (38 °C) each day. The coolest cities during August are along the Pacific coast, notably Seattle, San Francisco and San Diego.

Average August temperatures for US cities.
High °F Low °F City High °C Low °C
89 71 Atlanta, Georgia 32 22
98 75 Austin, Texas 37 24
87 66 Baltimore, Maryland 30 19
91 71 Birmingham, Alabama 33 22
80 65 Boston, Massachusetts 27 18
79 62 Buffalo, New York 26 17
89 69 Charlotte, North Carolina 31 20
83 67 Chicago, Illinois 28 19
85 65 Cincinnati, Ohio 30 18
82 64 Cleveland, Ohio 28 18
84 64 Columbus, Ohio 29 18
97 77 Dallas, Texas 36 25
88 57 Denver, Colorado 31 14
81 63 Detroit, Michigan 27 17
97 68 Fresno, California 36 20
81 61 Grand Rapids, Michigan 27 16
83 62 Hartford, Connecticut 29 17
89 76 Honolulu, Hawaii 32 24
94 77 Houston, Texas 34 25
High °F Low °F City High °C Low °C
84 65 Indianapolis, Indiana 29 18
91 76 Jacksonville, Florida 33 25
87 66 Kansas City, Missouri 31 19
103 81 Las Vegas, Nevada 39 27
84 65 Los Angeles, California 29 19
88 70 Louisville, Kentucky 31 21
92 73 Memphis, Tennessee 33 23
91 78 Miami, Florida 33 25
80 64 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 27 18
81 63 Minneapolis, Minnesota 27 17
90 69 Nashville, Tennessee 32 21
91 77 New Orleans, Louisiana 33 25
83 69 New York, New York 29 21
92 69 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 33 21
92 75 Orlando, Florida 33 24
86 68 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 30 20
105 84 Phoenix, Arizona 41 29
82 62 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 28 17
High °F Low °F City High °C Low °C
82 57 Portland, Oregon 28 14
82 64 Providence, Rhode Island 28 18
89 69 Raleigh, North Carolina 32 21
88 68 Richmond, Virginia 31 20
95 65 Riverside, California 35 18
81 61 Rochester, New York 27 16
94 61 Sacramento, California 34 16
92 67 Salt Lake City, Utah 33 19
96 75 San Antonio, Texas 36 24
77 68 San Diego, California 25 20
68 56 San Francisco, California 20 13
81 59 San Jose, California 27 15
78 57 Seattle, Washington 25 14
88 69 St. Louis, Missouri 31 21
91 77 Tampa, Florida 33 25
99 75 Tucson, Arizona 37 24
93 72 Tulsa, Oklahoma 34 22
87 72 Virginia Beach, Virginia 31 22
88 71 Washington, DC 31 22
Reference

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.

US City Temperatures
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