Kettering Weather in August
Kettering in August
The short of it: Kettering in August averages a high of 30 °C (87 °F) and a low of 19 °C (66 °F), with 112 mm (4.4 in) of rain and about 13 h 40 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 87° · low 66° · rain 4.4 in. · daylight 13 h 40 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & October
Thirty years of records give Kettering an average August high of 87°, a low of 66° and some 4.4 in. of rain. Days run hot, near 87° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 4.4 in., the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 40 min in mid-August, 58 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 October.
Against its neighbours, Kettering runs about middling and wetter than most in August. Bowie, 6 mi to the NE, sees much the same highs.
August in Kettering, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° colder, 0.2 in. less rain
- Versus September
- 7° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 21°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 5 mph
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BowieMaryland | 6 mi NE | 86° | 66° | 4.5 in. |
| Suitland-Silver HillMaryland | 7 mi WSW | 87° | 67° | 4.3 in. |
| College ParkMaryland | 9 mi NW | 87° | 67° | 4.4 in. |
| ClintonMaryland | 9 mi SSW | 86° | 66° | 4.4 in. |
| Oxon Hill-GlassmanorMaryland | 11 mi SW | 87° | 67° | 4.3 in. |
| ChillumMaryland | 11 mi WNW | 87° | 67° | 4.3 in. |
| Downtown DCDistrict of Columbia | 11 mi W | 88° | 67° | 4.2 in. |
| Columbia HeightsDistrict of Columbia | 12 mi WNW | 87° | 67° | 4.3 in. |