Newark, NJ: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 77.3°F in Newark, NJ, the warmest August since 2022, tied 22nd warmest of 174 (with 2006, 1984 and 1969).

August 2026

Mean temperature: 77.3°F; Warmest since 2022; 22nd warmest of 174
Precipitation: 10.19 in; Wettest since 2011; 11th wettest of 181

A normal August in Newark, NJ (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 77.1°F, between 74°F and 79.2°F in eight years of ten and 3.29 in of precipitation, between 1.35 in and 6.08 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in Newark, NJ since 1844: 77.3°F in 2026; the highest is 80.5°F, in 2022.

Normal range, 74 to 79.2°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August in Newark, NJ from 1843 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	77.3	22	85.6	29	69.1	21	10.19	11	0
2025	74.5	77	83.8	70	65.3	94	2.20	149	0
2024	77	28	85.7	26	68.2	35	6.69	35	0
2023	76.7	32	84.5	55	68.8	27	4.27	80	0
2022	80.5	1	89.5	1	71.4	5	1.92	157	0
2021	80	3	87.9	7	72	3	7.19	29	0
2020	77.7	14	86	22	69.4	14	3.19	109	0
2019	76.2	42	84.1	63	68.4	32	5.94	48	0
2018	79.2	7	87	14	71.3	6	5.87	49	0
2017	74	90	81.9	107	66	79	5.49	55	0
2016	79.9	4	88.5	2	71.2	7	0.93	174	0
2015	78.7	10	88.2	5	69.2	17	1.40	168	0
2014	74.5	77	83.2	82	65.7	86	1.76	161	0
2013	74.7	72	82.8	90	66.5	59	4.57	73	0
2012	77.6	18	86.2	20	69	22	2.56	135	0
2011	76.9	30	85.2	39	68.5	30	18.79	2	0
2010	77.7	14	85.8	23	69.5	13	2.44	140	0
2009	77.2	26	85.3	37	69.2	17	4.14	86	0
2008	74.1	87	83.4	78	64.8	101	2.80	124	0
2007	75.3	58	83.4	78	67.2	49	7.32	27	0
2006	77.3	22	85.5	33	69	22	2.82	123	0
2005	80.4	2	88.5	2	72.2	1	0.51	177	0
2004	74.5	77	82	105	67.1	53	3.70	98	0
2003	77.6	18	85.3	37	69.9	12	8.21	16	0
2002	77.9	13	86.6	16	69.2	17	4.05	90	0
2001	79	9	87.6	10	70.5	10	1.97	155	0
2000	73.3	103	80.4	139	66.2	69	4.73	68	0
1999	76.2	42	84.4	59	68	38	5.51	54	0
1998	77	28	85.6	29	68.4	32	3.20	107	0
1997	73.6	97	82.3	96	64.9	99	2.89	119	0
1996	74	90	81.8	109	66.2	69	2.39	142	0
1995	78.5	11	88.3	4	68.6	29	0.36	179	0
1994	75.7	52	84.9	44	66.4	63	5.01	62	0
1993	79.2	7	87.7	9	70.6	8	2.84	122	0
1992	75.1	61	84	66	66.2	69	3.37	101	0
1991	77.7	14	87.1	11	68.3	34	5.63	52	0
1990	76.5	36	85	41	68.1	37	7.71	23	0
1989	76.2	42	84.7	48	67.8	42	7.03	31	0
1988	79.7	5	88	6	71.5	4	1.82	160	0
1987	75.3	58	84.1	63	66.5	59	5.26	59	0
1986	74.2	85	82.6	93	65.7	86	4.16	84	0
1985	75.5	55	83.1	83	68	38	2.58	133	0
1984	77.3	22	84.5	55	70	11	1.74	162	0
1983	77.6	18	85.8	23	69.3	16	3.46	100	0
1982	72.5	122	81.3	122	63.6	127	2.78	125	0
1981	75.1	61	83.1	83	67.1	53	0.57	176	0
1980	78.5	11	86.5	17	70.6	8	0.92	175	0
1979	76.6	33	84.2	61	69	22	4.38	75	0
1978	76.6	33	83.9	69	69.4	14	7.30	28	0
1977	75.1	61	83	87	67.2	49	4.29	79	0
1976	74.4	82	83	87	65.8	85	2.98	115	0
1975	75	66	82.9	89	67.2	49	4.36	76	0
1974	76.4	39	84.7	48	68.2	35	7.17	30	0
1973	79.6	6	87.1	11	72.1	2	3.36	102	0
1972	75.9	48	84	66	67.8	42	2.30	145	0
1971	76	47	84.6	52	67.4	47	10.63	7	0
1970	77.2	26	85.6	29	68.9	25	3.91	94	0
1969	77.3	22	85.7	26	68.9	25	2.24	148	0
1968	76.9	30	85.7	26	68	38	2.41	141	0
1967	73.4	100	80.5	136	66.4	63	5.53	53	0
1966	76.4	39	85.4	36	67.5	46	3.08	111	0
1965	74.5	77	83.5	75	65.5	90	2.87	121	0
1964	73.9	93	83.4	78	64.4	111	0.50	178	0
1963	73.9	93	83.1	83	64.8	101	1.93	156	0
1962	72.8	113	80.9	126	64.8	101	5.73	50	0
1961	75.8	49	83.6	73	68	38	4.22	81	0
1960	75.1	61	84	66	66.2	69	4.61	71	0
1959	77.6	18	86.5	17	68.7	28	6.94	32	0
1958	74.9	67	83.8	70	66	79	2.39	142	0
1957	73	111	82.7	91	63.2	133	2.64	129	0
1956	73.7	95	82.4	95	65	97	3.08	111	0
1955	77.7	14	86.2	20	69.2	17	11.84	5	0
1954	72.3	128	81.8	109	62.8	139	6.37	40	0
1953	74.8	69	84.8	46	64.7	106	1.91	159	0
1952	74.1	87	82.3	96	65.9	82	6.68	36	0
1951	74.1	87	83.3	81	65	97	2.56	135	0
1950	72.8	113	82.1	104	63.5	130	6.05	45	0
1949	76.3	41	86.4	19	66.1	75	2.66	128	0
1948	74.7	72	83.7	72	65.7	86	4.40	74	0
1947	75.5	55	84.7	48	66.4	63	4.82	66	0
1946	70.7	153	79.7	146	61.8	155	5.21	60	0
1945	72.4	125	82.3	96	62.4	146	2.62	131	0
1944	76.1	46	87.9	7	64.4	111	2.29	147	0
1943	74.5	77	85	41	64	120	3.89	95	0
1942	72.6	118	81.2	123	64	120	8.46	15	0
1941	71.9	134	81.8	109	62	153	6.20	44	0
1940	70.1	162	78.8	157	61.3	164	4.36	76	0
1939	76.5	36	85.2	39	67.8	42	3.83	97	0
1938	76.6	33	86.8	15	66.4	63	1.92	157	0
1937	75.8	49	84.8	46	66.7	57	6.72	34	0
1936	74.2	85	84.1	63	64.3	114	3.52	99	0
1935	73	111	81.8	109	64.1	118	2.15	150	0
1934	70.2	160	79.3	151	61	166	2.03	153	0
1933	73.2	108	81.7	115	64.7	106	7.48	24	0
1932	74.4	82	84.9	44	63.9	122	2.58	133	0
1931	73.5	98	82.6	93	64.5	108	2.63	130	0
1930	72.4	125	84.6	52	60.2	171	3.00	114	0
1929	71.3	142	84.2	61	58.5	176	3.20	107	1
1928							6.33	41	11
1927	66.6	174	77.2	167	56.8	177	10.27	10	3
1926	74.6	76	84.7	48	64.3	114	7.46	25	3
1925							1.64	164	9
1924			87.1	11	60.2	171	6.03	46	5
1923	72.6	118	82.7	91	62.5	144	2.59	132	0
1922	72.6	118	80.7	129	64.4	111	2.30	145	0
1921	71.7	139	80.6	131	62.8	139	4.11	88	0
1920	73.3	103	80.5	136	66.1	75	4.36	76	0
1919	70.2	160	78.2	160	62.2	151	6.82	33	0
1918	76.2	42	85.6	29	66.7	57	2.94	116	0
1917	75.4	57	84.4	59	66.3	68	1.27	170	0
1916	74.7	72	85	41	64.5	108	0.27	181	0
1915	71.8	137	80.7	129	62.9	138	7.77	20	0
1914	74.7	72	84.6	52	64.9	99	2.34	144	0
1913	74	90	83.5	75	64.5	108	1.27	170	0
1912	72.3	128	81.5	117	63.1	136	3.30	104	0
1911	72.7	115	82.3	96	63.1	136	8.71	12	0
1910	70.9	149	80.3	140	61.6	158	2.73	126	0
1909	71	147	80.6	131	61.4	162	6.57	38	0
1908	72.7	115	82	105	63.5	130	7.74	21	0
1907	71.5	140	82.2	102	60.8	167	3.32	103	0
1906	75.1	61	83.6	73	66.5	59	2.46	137	0
1905	71	147	79.7	146	62.3	149	5.14	61	0
1904	70.7	153	79.6	148	61.8	155	7.46	25	0
1903	67.8	172	75.6	175	60	173	14.54	3	0
1902	70.3	158	80.1	141	60.6	169	2.00	154	0
1901	72.6	118	81.5	117	63.7	126	11.94	4	0
1900	75.7	52	85.5	33	65.9	82	2.88	120	0
1899	71.8	137	81.1	124	62.4	146	4.92	64	0
1898	75.7	52	84.5	55	67	55	4.06	89	0
1897	72.2	132	80.9	126	63.4	132	8.69	13	0
1896	74.8	69	83.5	75	66.1	75	2.91	117	0
1895	75.3	58	84.5	55	66	79	2.73	126	0
1894	71.9	134	82.2	102	61.5	160	2.05	152	0
1893	72.7	115	81.8	109	63.6	127	6.56	39	0
1892							3.87	96	31
1891							4.61	71	31
1887	73.1	110	80.1	141	66.2	69	3.23	105	0
1886	73.3	103	80.5	136	66.2	69	1.57	165	0
1885	73.4	100	80.8	128	65.9	82	5.98	47	0
1884	71.4	141	79.1	155	63.8	124	5.39	56	0
1883	71.1	144	81.8	109	60.5	170	2.46	137	0
1882	73.4	100	83.1	83	63.8	124	1.31	169	0
1881	75.8	49	85.5	33	66.1	75	0.28	180	0
1880	72.5	122	81.1	124	63.9	122	4.68	70	0
1879	72.1	133	80.1	141	64.1	118	8.51	14	0
1878	73.2	108	81.6	116	64.8	101	8.07	18	0
1877	76.5	36	85.8	23	67.2	49	7.73	22	0
1876	74.4	82	82.3	96	66.5	59	2.45	139	0
1875	71.1	144	77.1	168	65.2	95	10.44	9	0
1874	69.3	170	77.3	166	61.4	162	1.65	163	0
1873	70.7	153	77.1	168	64.3	114	7.78	19	0
1872	74.9	67	81.4	120	68.5	30	6.64	37	0
1871	73.3	103	79.2	153	67.3	48	5.31	58	0
1870	73.5	98	80.6	131	66.4	63	3.10	110	0
1869	70.4	157	78.2	160	62.7	141	1.56	166	0
1868	72.4	125	79.2	153	65.5	90	4.69	69	0
1867	70.9	149	76.4	173	65.4	92	10.62	8	0
1866	67.5	173	75.9	174	59	175	5.35	57	0
1865	70	163	77.8	163	62.1	152	3.94	93	0
1864	74.8	69	81.9	107	67.7	45	3.21	106	0
1863	73.7	95	80.6	131	66.8	56	4.98	63	0
1862	71.3	142	79.8	144	62.7	141	3.02	113	0
1861	70	163	76.9	170	63.2	133	3.98	92	0
1860	70.9	149	78.6	158	63.2	133	6.24	43	0
1859	68.9	171	76.9	170	60.8	167	6.28	42	0
1858	69.6	167	76.5	172	62.6	143	4.22	81	0
1857	70	163	77.7	164	62.4	146	4.02	91	0
1856	70.3	158	78	162	62.5	144	5.71	51	0
1855	69.5	169	77.4	165	61.7	157	4.16	84	0
1854	71.9	134	82.3	96	61.5	160	1.13	172	0
1853	73.3	103	81.5	117	65.1	96	11.23	6	0
1852	69.9	166	78.6	158	61.1	165	4.18	83	0
1851	69.6	167	79.5	149	59.6	174	1.53	167	0
1850	72.5	122	81.4	120	63.6	127	4.75	67	0
1849	72.3	128	79.8	144	64.8	101	8.11	17	0
1848	71.1	144	80.6	131	61.6	158	0.96	173	0
1847	70.7	153	79.3	151	62.3	149	2.90	118	2
1846	72.3	128	78.9	156	65.7	86	4.13	87	0
1845					65.4	92	4.83	65	5
1844	70.9	149	79.5	149	61.9	154	2.09	151	3
1843					64.2	117	22.48	1	7

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2022	80.5
2005	80.4
2021	80
2016	79.9
1988	79.7
1973	79.6
2018	79.2
1993	79.2
2001	79
2015	78.7

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1927	66.6
1866	67.5
1903	67.8
1859	68.9
1874	69.3
1855	69.5
1858	69.6
1851	69.6
1852	69.9
1865	70
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1843	22.48
2011	18.79
1903	14.54
1901	11.94
1955	11.84
1853	11.23
1971	10.63
1867	10.62
1875	10.44
1927	10.27

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1916	0.27
1881	0.28
1995	0.36
1964	0.50
2005	0.51
1981	0.57
1980	0.92
2016	0.93
1848	0.96
1854	1.13

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 95°F; 7 August 2026
Coldest night: 63°F; 30 August 2026, 29 August 2026, 24 August 2026
Wettest day: 2.32 in; 27 August 2026

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August 2026 brought 10.19 in of precipitation in Newark, NJ, the wettest August since 2011, 11th wettest of 181.
The hottest day of August 2026 in Newark, NJ: 95°F on Friday 7 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in Newark, NJ: a low of 63°F on Sunday 30 August 2026, Saturday 29 August 2026 and Monday 24 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in Newark, NJ: 2.32 in on Thursday 27 August 2026.