Ithaca Weather in August
Ithaca in August
The short of it: Ithaca in August averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 14 °C (58 °F), with 82 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 13 h 57 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 81° · low 58° · rain 3.2 in. · daylight 13 h 57 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & September
August in Ithaca brings afternoons near 81° and nights around 58°, with about 3.2 in. of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 81°, nights near 58°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 3.2 in., the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 57 min in mid-August, 68 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 July and September.
Against its neighbours, Ithaca runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Alma, 7 mi to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
August in Ithaca, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° colder, 0.5 in. more rain
- Versus September
- 7° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 23°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 6 mph
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaMichigan | 7 mi NNW | 81° | 58° | 3.2 in. |
| Saint LouisMichigan | 8 mi N | 81° | 58° | 3.2 in. |
| Saint JohnsMichigan | 20 mi S | 81° | 58° | 3.3 in. |
| Mount PleasantMichigan | 23 mi NNW | 81° | 57° | 3.0 in. |
| ChesaningMichigan | 26 mi ESE | 80° | 58° | 3.1 in. |
| New HavenMichigan | 27 mi ESE | 80° | 58° | 3.1 in. |
| MidlandMichigan | 29 mi NE | 81° | 58° | 3.0 in. |
| ShieldsMichigan | 29 mi ENE | 80° | 59° | 3.0 in. |