Frederick Weather in August
Frederick in August
The short of it: Frederick in August averages a high of 30 °C (87 °F) and a low of 18 °C (65 °F), with 95 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 13 h 42 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 87° · low 65° · rain 3.7 in. · daylight 13 h 42 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & May
Thirty years of records give Frederick an average August high of 87°, a low of 65° and some 3.7 in. of rain. Days run hot, near 87° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 3.7 in., the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 42 min in mid-August, 59 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 October and May.
Against its neighbours, Frederick runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Germantown, 18 mi to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
August in Frederick, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° colder, 0.04 in. more rain
- Versus September
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 22°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 4 mph
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GermantownMaryland | 18 mi SSE | 86° | 65° | 3.9 in. |
| Montgomery VillageMaryland | 20 mi SE | 86° | 64° | 4.0 in. |
| GaithersburgMaryland | 22 mi SSE | 86° | 65° | 4.0 in. |
| LeesburgVirginia | 22 mi SSW | 86° | 64° | 3.7 in. |
| HagerstownMaryland | 23 mi NW | 86° | 64° | 3.1 in. |
| EldersburgMaryland | 25 mi E | 85° | 64° | 4.1 in. |
| OlneyMaryland | 26 mi SE | 85° | 64° | 4.2 in. |
| AshburnVirginia | 26 mi S | 87° | 65° | 3.8 in. |