August is one of the warmer months of the year in Utica, with average highs near 23.8°C and lows around 13.4°C (mean 18.6°C). It is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 108 mm of rainfall and 81% relative humidity across the period.
August is one of the warmer months of the year in Utica. Across 45 years of records, the warmest August in Utica was 2021 — when the month averaged 21.1°C — while the coldest was 1982 at 16°C. Typical August days reach 23.8°C with nights near 13.4°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.4°C per decade.
August is a relatively wet time of year in Utica, averaging 108 mm of rainfall. The wettest August on record was 2011 with 207 mm, while the driest was 1999 at 56 mm.
Relative humidity in Utica during August averages 81%. The most humid August was 2018 at 86%, and the least humid was 1995 at 71%.
August receives about 5.1 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Utica. The sunniest Augusts were 1984, 1996 and 2025 at 5.6 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 2004, 2023 and 2024 at 4.5.
Average wind speed in Utica during August is 0.1 m/s. The windiest Augusts were 2023, 2024 and 2025, among others at 0.1 m/s, while the calmest were 2004, 2006 and 2018 at 0 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 17.8°C | 18.3°C | 18.9°C | 18.9°C | 19.3°C | +1.5°C |
| Avg High | 23.2°C | 23.7°C | 24.1°C | 24.0°C | 24.3°C | +1.1°C |
| Avg Low | 12.3°C | 12.9°C | 13.8°C | 13.8°C | 14.3°C | +2°C |
| Avg Rain | 99 mm | 95 mm | 108 mm | 116 mm | 130 mm | +31 mm |
August temperatures in Utica have risen by about 1.4°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
August has ranged from a record low of 1.6°C (1982) to a record high of 32.4°C (2002).
Rainfall in August is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 108 mm, with a wettest year of 207 mm.
Daytime highs and overnight lows have shifted differently — highs rose about 0.2°C per decade while lows rose 0.5°C per decade, narrowing the gap between day and night.
One of the best times to visit Utica
August is one of the best times to visit Utica. Expect days averaging 23.8°C and nights around 13.4°C (mean 18.6°C) — warmer than Utica's yearly average — with higher rainfall (108 mm), so conditions are generally comfortable for sightseeing and outdoor plans.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23.7°C | 17.9°C | 12.2°C | 30.8°C | 5.5°C | 57 mm | 79% | 0.1 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2024 | 23.7°C | 18.9°C | 14.1°C | 29.9°C | 9.4°C | 164 mm | 85% | 0.1 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2023 | 23.1°C | 18.3°C | 13.6°C | 26.9°C | 8.7°C | 166 mm | 84% | 0.1 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2022 | 25.2°C | 20.2°C | 15.2°C | 30.2°C | 10.3°C | 100 mm | 81% | 0.1 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2021 🔥 | 25.8°C | 21.1°C | 16.4°C | 31.3°C | 9.5°C | 153 mm | 84% | 0.1 m/s | 5 |
| 2020 | 24.3°C | 19.3°C | 14.2°C | 28.4°C | 9.2°C | 139 mm | 82% | 0.1 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2019 | 23.6°C | 18.6°C | 13.5°C | 26.8°C | 7.6°C | 119 mm | 84% | 0.1 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2018 | 25.0°C | 20.7°C | 16.4°C | 29.4°C | 9.8°C | 139 mm | 86% | 0 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2017 | 23.0°C | 17.9°C | 12.9°C | 26.9°C | 7.1°C | 73 mm | 82% | 0.1 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2016 | 25.5°C | 20.4°C | 15.4°C | 29.6°C | 9.2°C | 125 mm | 81% | 0.1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2015 | 24.0°C | 18.7°C | 13.3°C | 29.2°C | 9.8°C | 69 mm | 81% | 0.1 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2014 | 22.6°C | 17.5°C | 12.5°C | 26.3°C | 8.0°C | 96 mm | 83% | 0.1 m/s | 5 |
| 2013 | 23.0°C | 17.7°C | 12.5°C | 32.2°C | 7.4°C | 101 mm | 82% | 0.1 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2012 | 25.1°C | 19.6°C | 14.0°C | 30.0°C | 7.8°C | 84 mm | 77% | 0.1 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2011 🌧️ | 23.5°C | 18.7°C | 13.9°C | 28.6°C | 8.6°C | 207 mm | 84% | 0.1 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2010 | 24.2°C | 19.1°C | 13.9°C | 32.0°C | 8.7°C | 151 mm | 81% | 0.1 m/s | 5 |
| 2009 | 23.9°C | 19.2°C | 14.4°C | 28.9°C | 7.4°C | 138 mm | 84% | 0.1 m/s | 5 |
| 2008 | 22.5°C | 17.5°C | 12.4°C | 26.0°C | 6.4°C | 98 mm | 83% | 0.1 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2007 | 24.0°C | 18.7°C | 13.4°C | 29.9°C | 8.1°C | 74 mm | 82% | 0.1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2006 | 22.7°C | 18.0°C | 13.2°C | 30.6°C | 7.0°C | 116 mm | 84% | 0 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2005 | 25.8°C | 20.5°C | 15.1°C | 32.1°C | 9.7°C | 125 mm | 80% | 0.1 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2004 | 23.1°C | 18.0°C | 13.0°C | 27.5°C | 7.6°C | 161 mm | 86% | 0 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2003 | 24.9°C | 19.7°C | 14.5°C | 31.1°C | 6.2°C | 112 mm | 84% | 0.1 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2002 | 25.5°C | 19.8°C | 14.1°C | 32.4°C | 9.0°C | 75 mm | 73% | 0.1 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2001 | 25.7°C | 20.1°C | 14.5°C | 29.4°C | 8.3°C | 70 mm | 77% | 0.1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2000 | 22.7°C | 17.8°C | 12.9°C | 27.2°C | 6.7°C | 113 mm | 84% | 0.1 m/s | 5 |
| 1999 | 24.5°C | 18.6°C | 12.6°C | 28.9°C | 7.4°C | 56 mm | 73% | 0.1 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1998 | 23.8°C | 18.9°C | 14.0°C | 27.0°C | 7.2°C | 92 mm | 83% | 0.1 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1997 | 22.5°C | 17.2°C | 11.9°C | 30.4°C | 7.1°C | 105 mm | 81% | 0.1 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1996 | 23.8°C | 18.2°C | 12.7°C | 28.2°C | 7.6°C | 68 mm | 81% | 0.1 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1995 | 26.3°C | 19.9°C | 13.5°C | 30.7°C | 6.9°C | 61 mm | 71% | 0.1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1994 | 22.2°C | 16.9°C | 11.7°C | 27.4°C | 4.7°C | 147 mm | 84% | 0.1 m/s | 5 |
| 1993 | 24.3°C | 19.0°C | 13.6°C | 29.3°C | 6.9°C | 93 mm | 82% | 0.1 m/s | 5 |
| 1992 | 21.9°C | 16.9°C | 11.8°C | 28.7°C | 6.1°C | 95 mm | 83% | 0.1 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1991 | 23.9°C | 18.6°C | 13.3°C | 28.8°C | 9.6°C | 112 mm | 81% | 0.1 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1990 | 23.4°C | 18.4°C | 13.5°C | 30.3°C | 9.7°C | 123 mm | 83% | 0.1 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1989 | 22.5°C | 17.3°C | 12.1°C | 27.7°C | 4.5°C | 93 mm | 81% | 0.1 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1988 | 25.4°C | 19.9°C | 14.3°C | 31.5°C | 5.8°C | 129 mm | 75% | 0.1 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1987 | 22.4°C | 16.8°C | 11.2°C | 30.6°C | 5.9°C | 103 mm | 81% | 0.1 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1986 | 21.8°C | 16.9°C | 11.9°C | 26.0°C | 3.3°C | 121 mm | 82% | 0.1 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1985 | 23.4°C | 17.6°C | 11.9°C | 28.5°C | 7.3°C | 69 mm | 77% | 0.1 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1984 | 24.3°C | 19.2°C | 14.0°C | 32.1°C | 6.7°C | 100 mm | 83% | 0.1 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1983 | 24.0°C | 18.5°C | 13.1°C | 28.2°C | 6.8°C | 129 mm | 81% | 0.1 m/s | — |
| 1982 ❄️ | 21.7°C | 16.0°C | 10.2°C | 26.2°C | 1.6°C | 65 mm | 79% | 0.1 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 23.6°C | 18.0°C | 12.3°C | 26.4°C | 7.1°C | 78 mm | 79% | 0.1 m/s | — |
Actual recorded August data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in August is around 23.8°C with lows near 13.4°C (mean 18.6°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
August averages 108 mm of rainfall in Utica, a relatively wet time of year. The wettest on record was 207 mm in 2011.
The hottest August reached 32.4°C in 2002. The coldest dipped to 1.6°C in 1982.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average August temperatures have risen by about 1.4°C. Daytime highs moved from 23.4°C to 24.3°C and overnight lows from 12.3°C to 14.3°C over the same span.
August is one of the warmer months of the year in Utica and a relatively wet time of year, so plan for around 23.8°C daytime highs and 13.4°C at night.
Not quite — August is the 11th coolest month in Utica, averaging 18.6°C.
For August in Utica, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 23.8°C and lows of 13.4°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in August averages 81% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in August is 0.1 m/s. The windiest August on record averaged 0.1 m/s (1981).
The wettest August on record was 2011 with 207 mm. On average, August sees 108 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Utica behaves each August, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for August specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
