Prescott Weather in August
Prescott in August
The short of it: Prescott in August averages a high of 25 °C (78 °F) and a low of 15 °C (58 °F), with 93 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 14 h 2 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 25° · low 15° · rain 93 mm · daylight 14 h 2 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Prescott an average August high of 25°, a low of 15° and some 93 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 25°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 93 mm.
The sun is up for about 14 h 2 min in mid-August, 72 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Prescott runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Ogdensburg, 3 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
August in Prescott, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OgdensburgNew York | 3 km SE | 26° | 15° | 93 mm |
| BrockvilleOntario | 19 km SW | 25° | 15° | 94 mm |
| CantonNew York | 31 km ESE | 26° | 14° | 97 mm |
| MorrisburgOntario | 33 km NE | 26° | 14° | 92 mm |
| NorwoodNew York | 41 km E | 26° | 14° | 94 mm |
| GouverneurNew York | 42 km S | 26° | 14° | 98 mm |
| NorfolkNew York | 42 km ENE | 26° | 14° | 92 mm |
| PotsdamNew York | 43 km E | 26° | 14° | 96 mm |