Florida Weather in August
Florida in August
The short of it: Florida in August averages a high of 33 °C (91 °F) and a low of 24 °C (74 °F), with 173 mm (6.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 52 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 33° · low 24° · rain 173 mm · daylight 12 h 52 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
August in Florida brings afternoons near 33° and nights around 24°, with about 173 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 33° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 173 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 52 min in mid-August, 28 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Florida runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Vertientes, 31 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
August in Florida, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 25 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VertientesCamagüey | 31 km SSE | 33° | 24° | 189 mm |
| CamagüeyCamagüey | 36 km ESE | 33° | 23° | 161 mm |
| EsmeraldaCamagüey | 38 km NNE | 33° | 24° | 122 mm |
| BaraguáCiego de Ávila Province | 45 km WNW | 33° | 24° | 153 mm |
| Primero de EneroCiego de Ávila Province | 51 km NNW | 33° | 24° | 158 mm |
| JimaguayúCamagüey | 52 km SE | 33° | 23° | 166 mm |
| VenezuelaCiego de Ávila Province | 63 km WNW | 33° | 24° | 163 mm |
| MinasCamagüey | 64 km E | 33° | 24° | 131 mm |