Wheaton Weather in August
Wheaton in August
The short of it: Wheaton in August averages a high of 30 °C (86 °F) and a low of 19 °C (66 °F), with 107 mm (4.2 in) of rain and about 13 h 41 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 86° · low 66° · rain 4.2 in. · daylight 13 h 41 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & October
Thirty years of records give Wheaton an average August high of 86°, a low of 66° and some 4.2 in. of rain. Days run hot, near 86° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 4.2 in., the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 41 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, Wheaton runs about middling and wetter than most in August. Aspen Hill, 3 mi to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
August in Wheaton, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° colder, 0.2 in. less rain
- Versus September
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 21°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 41 min
- Average wind
- 5 mph
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspen HillMaryland | 3 mi NNW | 86° | 65° | 4.2 in. |
| North BethesdaMaryland | 3 mi W | 87° | 65° | 4.2 in. |
| Silver SpringMaryland | 4 mi SSE | 87° | 66° | 4.3 in. |
| BethesdaMaryland | 5 mi SSW | 86° | 66° | 4.2 in. |
| RockvilleMaryland | 6 mi WNW | 86° | 65° | 4.1 in. |
| ChillumMaryland | 6 mi SSE | 87° | 67° | 4.3 in. |
| College ParkMaryland | 8 mi ESE | 87° | 67° | 4.4 in. |
| Mount PleasantDistrict of Columbia | 8 mi S | 87° | 67° | 4.3 in. |