Peekskill Weather in August
Peekskill in August
The short of it: Peekskill in August averages a high of 29 °C (84 °F) and a low of 17 °C (62 °F), with 96 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 13 h 49 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 84° · low 62° · rain 3.8 in. · daylight 13 h 49 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Peekskill an average August high of 84°, a low of 62° and some 3.8 in. of rain. Much like July: highs about 84°, nights near 62°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 3.8 in., the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 49 min in mid-August, 63 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and September.
Against its neighbours, Peekskill runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Greenburgh, 18 mi to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
August in Peekskill, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° colder, 0.6 in. less rain
- Versus September
- 7° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 22°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 49 min
- Average wind
- 5 mph
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GreenburghNew York | 18 mi SSE | 83° | 63° | 4.1 in. |
| North StamfordConnecticut | 22 mi ESE | 82° | 62° | 4.0 in. |
| YonkersNew York | 25 mi S | 84° | 65° | 4.1 in. |
| DanburyConnecticut | 25 mi ENE | 82° | 61° | 3.7 in. |
| StamfordConnecticut | 26 mi SE | 83° | 64° | 4.0 in. |
| Mount VernonNew York | 26 mi S | 84° | 65° | 4.2 in. |
| New RochelleNew York | 27 mi SSE | 83° | 65° | 4.1 in. |
| Kings BridgeNew York | 28 mi S | 83° | 65° | 4.2 in. |