Hackensack Weather in August
Hackensack in August
The short of it: Hackensack in August averages a high of 30 °C (85 °F) and a low of 19 °C (65 °F), with 105 mm (4.1 in) of rain and about 13 h 47 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 85° · low 65° · rain 4.1 in. · daylight 13 h 47 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Hackensack an average August high of 85°, a low of 65° and some 4.1 in. of rain. Much like July: highs about 85°, nights near 65°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 4.1 in., the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 47 min in mid-August, 62 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 May and September.
Against its neighbours, Hackensack runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Passaic, 5 mi to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
August in Hackensack, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° colder, 0.5 in. less rain
- Versus September
- 7° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 20°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 7 mph
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PassaicNew Jersey | 5 mi WSW | 85° | 65° | 4.2 in. |
| North BergenNew Jersey | 6 mi SSE | 84° | 66° | 4.3 in. |
| Washington HeightsNew York | 6 mi ESE | 83° | 66° | 4.2 in. |
| CliftonNew Jersey | 7 mi WSW | 85° | 65° | 4.2 in. |
| PatersonNew Jersey | 7 mi WNW | 84° | 63° | 4.1 in. |
| Kings BridgeNew York | 7 mi E | 83° | 65° | 4.2 in. |
| Union CityNew Jersey | 7 mi S | 83° | 66° | 4.3 in. |
| HarlemNew York | 7 mi SE | 84° | 66° | 4.3 in. |