Florida Weather in August
Florida in August
The short of it: Florida in August averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 106 mm (4.2 in) of rain and about 10 h 52 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 7° · rain 106 mm · daylight 10 h 52 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & October
Thirty years of records give Florida an average August high of 17°, a low of 7° and some 106 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 17°, nights near 7°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 106 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 52 min in mid-August, 47 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and October.
Against its neighbours, Florida runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. 25 de Mayo, 15 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
August in Florida, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° warmer, 11 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 de MayoFlorida | 15 km SW | 17° | 7° | 104 mm |
| CardalFlorida | 27 km SW | 17° | 7° | 103 mm |
| San RamónCanelones | 32 km SE | 17° | 7° | 107 mm |
| 25 de AgostoFlorida | 39 km SSW | 17° | 7° | 100 mm |
| ItuzaingóSan José Department | 40 km SSW | 17° | 7° | 100 mm |
| San AntonioCanelones | 41 km SSE | 17° | 7° | 105 mm |
| Sarandí GrandeFlorida | 42 km NNW | 18° | 6° | 107 mm |
| Santa LucíaCanelones | 42 km SSW | 17° | 7° | 100 mm |