Philadelphia, PA: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 79.2°F in Philadelphia, PA, the warmest August since 2022, tied 8th warmest of 153 (with 2021 and 1900).

August 2026

Mean temperature: 79.2°F; Warmest since 2022; 8th warmest of 153
Precipitation: 7.44 in; Wettest since 2020; 17th wettest of 155

A normal August in Philadelphia, PA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 78.1°F, between 74.5°F and 79.6°F in eight years of ten and 3.71 in of precipitation, between 1.25 in and 6.30 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in Philadelphia, PA since 1874: 79.2°F in 2026; the highest is 81.3°F, in 2022.

Normal range, 74.5 to 79.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August in Philadelphia, PA from 1872 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	79.2	8	87.3	16	71.2	7	7.44	17	0
2025	74.8	84	83.7	76	65.9	100	1.73	135	0
2024	77	36	85.5	44	68.5	40	5.07	53	0
2023	76.8	41	84.6	58	68.9	36	3.25	102	0
2022	81.3	1	90.1	1	72.6	1	2.70	114	0
2021	79.2	8	87.1	20	71.3	5	6.18	32	0
2020	78.1	23	85.6	42	70.6	10	8.53	14	0
2019	77.8	27	86.2	28	69.5	29	2.78	111	0
2018	79	12	86.8	22	71.2	7	4.11	67	0
2017	75.3	72	83.2	87	67.3	61	6.05	33	0
2016	81	2	89.7	2	72.4	2	1.70	137	0
2015	79	12	88	8	70	21	0.98	145	0
2014	74.7	89	83.2	87	66.1	94	3.55	89	0
2013	74.6	91	82	115	67.3	61	5.91	40	0
2012	78.6	18	86.9	21	70.4	11	5.37	47	0
2011	76.1	54	84.4	62	67.8	50	19.31	1	0
2010	79	12	87.6	13	70.4	11	2.19	128	0
2009	78.2	20	86	32	70.3	17	10.29	4	0
2008	74.6	91	83.6	78	65.6	110	2.44	121	0
2007	77	36	85.7	38	68.3	43	2.94	107	0
2006	78.1	23	86.5	25	69.7	24	3.93	75	0
2005	79.6	6	88	8	71.3	5	2.57	116	0
2004	75	80	82.8	97	67.1	65	4.17	66	0
2003	78.2	20	86.1	30	70.4	11	3.26	100	0
2002	79.5	7	88.6	4	70.4	11	2.47	119	0
2001	79.8	4	88.5	5	71.2	7	0.97	147	0
2000	74	107	81.4	126	66.7	76	2.90	108	0
1999	77.4	33	86	32	68.8	37	5.32	48	0
1998	78	26	87.5	14	68.4	42	1.26	141	0
1997	73.8	111	83	91	64.7	130	4.56	56	0
1996	74.5	94	82.9	95	66.1	94	4.29	61	0
1995	79.8	4	89.7	2	70	21	1.15	144	0
1994	74.8	84	83.4	82	66.3	87	4.54	57	0
1993	78.8	16	88.2	7	69.5	29	5.18	49	0
1992	73.4	121	81.9	118	65	122	2.00	133	0
1991	78.9	15	88	8	69.9	23	3.86	77	0
1990	75.8	60	84.3	66	67.3	61	4.07	70	0
1989	75.5	67	83.6	78	67.5	57	3.92	76	0
1988	78.2	20	87.3	16	69.2	32	3.16	105	0
1987	75.4	69	85.2	47	65.6	110	3.72	85	0
1986	74	107	83.7	76	64.2	140	3.70	86	0
1985	74.1	104	82.5	102	65.6	110	2.82	109	0
1984	75.1	77	83.3	84	67	69	3.28	99	0
1983	77	36	87.2	19	66.9	72	2.57	116	0
1982	73.5	117	82.4	108	64.6	134	2.20	127	0
1981	74.9	82	83.3	84	66.5	79	5.11	51	0
1980	79.9	3	88.4	6	71.5	3	0.80	150	0
1979	75.4	69	83.8	72	67.1	65	5.95	38	0
1978	79.1	11	86.8	22	71.5	3	6.04	34	0
1977	76.2	51	85.3	46	67.1	65	8.70	13	0
1976	74.8	84	84.1	70	65.5	114	2.17	129	0
1975	77	36	86.2	28	67.9	49	2.21	126	0
1974	76.7	43	86	32	67.5	57	3.83	78	0
1973	78.7	17	87.4	15	70.1	20	2.03	131	0
1972	75.9	59	85.7	38	66.2	91	3.76	82	0
1971	75.2	75	84.4	62	66.1	94	9.61	7	0
1970	76.7	43	85.5	44	67.8	50	3.99	72	0
1969	75.2	75	84.4	62	66	99	2.66	115	0
1968	77.7	29	87.7	12	67.8	50	1.24	142	0
1967	75.1	77	83	91	67.2	64	7.08	21	0
1966	74.8	84	86.1	30	63.4	143	1.63	138	0
1965	73.1	132	82.7	99	63.4	143	4.05	71	0
1964	72.1	146	82.8	97	61.5	151	0.49	154	0
1963	71.2	149	81.9	118	60.5	153	3.35	95	0
1962	72	147	81.8	121	62.2	148	6.58	26	0
1961	73.5	117	82.4	108	64.5	135	3.42	91	0
1960	74.5	94	82.9	95	66.1	94	3.19	104	0
1959	76.5	47	84.7	57	68.2	45	3.73	84	0
1958	73.4	121	82.1	113	64.7	130	6.20	30	0
1957	73.2	129	83.8	72	62.6	147	3.38	93	0
1956	74.1	104	83.2	87	64.9	124	2.79	110	0
1955	78.1	23	86.5	25	69.7	24	9.70	6	0
1954	73.5	117	82.5	102	64.5	135	4.86	54	0
1953	75.3	72	85.7	38	64.9	124	2.47	119	0
1952	75.1	77	83.8	72	66.5	79	6.32	29	0
1951	74.9	82	84.9	50	64.9	124	0.89	149	0
1950	73.7	113	83	91	64.4	139	4.29	61	0
1949	76.2	51	85.9	36	66.5	79	4.53	58	0
1948	74.6	91	83.9	71	65.3	117	5.95	38	0
1947	75.8	60	84.8	51	66.8	75	3.65	87	0
1946	70.7	151	79.6	149	61.8	149	3.26	100	0
1945	74.1	104	82.5	102	65.7	108	3.75	83	0
1944	75.4	69	85.7	38	65.1	120	2.78	111	0
1943	76.4	49	87.3	16	65.5	114	0.65	152	0
1942	73	134	81.9	118	64.2	140	8.93	12	0
1941	73	134	84.8	51	61.3	152	3.95	73	0
1940	70.7	151	79.6	149	61.8	149	7.75	16	0
1939	77.8	27	85.2	47	70.4	11	6.90	23	0
1938	78.3	19	86.4	27	70.3	17	4.10	68	0
1937	77.2	34	84.8	51	69.6	27	4.10	68	0
1936	76	56	84.5	61	67.6	54	3.30	98	0
1935	75.3	72	83	91	67.6	54	3.34	97	0
1934	73.2	129	80.5	142	65.9	100	4.29	61	0
1933	76	56	83.3	84	68.8	37	9.84	5	0
1932	77.7	29	86	32	69.4	31	3.07	106	0
1931	76.3	50	83.5	80	69.1	35	6.00	36	0
1930	75.7	63	84.3	66	67.1	65	1.51	139	0
1929	73.3	126	81.8	121	64.7	130	3.22	103	0
1928	77.2	34	84.6	58	69.7	24	5.47	45	0
1927	70.2	153	77.6	153	62.7	146	7.27	19	0
1926	75.5	67	82.7	99	68.2	45	5.99	37	0
1925	74.7	89	83.4	82	66.1	94	2.01	132	0
1924	75	80	83.1	90	66.9	72	3.77	81	0
1923	73.8	111	82	115	65.5	114	4.26	64	0
1922	72.9	140	80.6	141	65.3	117	2.56	118	0
1921	72.7	143	80.5	142	64.9	124	6.01	35	0
1920	74.3	101	80.9	133	67.7	53	7.31	18	0
1919	73.3	126	80.8	136	65.8	105	6.19	31	0
1918	77.6	31	85.9	36	69.2	32	3.35	95	0
1917	76.7	43	84.8	51	68.6	39	3.82	80	0
1916	76.5	47	84.6	58	68.3	43	0.94	148	0
1915	73.1	132	80.3	145	65.9	100	6.84	24	0
1914	76.1	54	84.2	68	68.1	47	2.31	124	0
1913	74.5	94	82.7	99	66.4	85	4.61	55	0
1912	73	134	80.7	140	65.3	117	1.71	136	0
1911	74.5	94	82.3	110	66.7	76	12.10	2	0
1910	73.2	129	80	146	66.3	87	5.72	42	0
1909	73	134	81.2	130	64.9	124	1.95	134	0
1908	73.4	121	80.5	142	66.3	87	5.41	46	0
1907	73.4	121	80.8	136	65.9	100	3.59	88	0
1906	76.2	51	82.3	110	70.2	19	9.56	9	0
1905	73.5	117	80.8	136	66.3	87	9.57	8	0
1904	73.4	121	81	131	65.9	100	4.43	59	0
1903	70.9	150	77.7	152	64.2	140	5.57	44	0
1902	73	134	81.4	126	64.5	135	2.34	123	0
1901	76.9	40	84.2	68	69.6	27	9.42	10	0
1900	79.2	8	88	8	70.4	11	3.95	73	0
1899	74.8	84	82.5	102	67	69	5.18	49	0
1898	76.8	41	84.4	62	69.2	32	9.06	11	0
1897	74.4	99	82.5	102	66.2	91	3.52	90	0
1896	76.6	46	85.6	42	67.6	54	0.46	155	0
1895	77.5	32	86.8	22	68.1	47	0.59	153	0
1894	73	134	81.4	126	64.5	135	2.15	130	0
1893	75.7	63	84.8	51	66.5	79	2.43	122	0
1892	75.6	66	83.8	72	67.5	57	2.74	113	0
1891	74.2	102	82	115	66.5	79	4.22	65	0
1890	73.6	116	81.3	129	65.8	105	3.36	94	0
1889	72.8	142	80.9	133	64.7	130	7.07	22	0
1888	75.8	60	85	49	66.7	76	5.86	41	0
1887	74	107	82.1	113	65.8	105	2.31	124	0
1886	74.4	99	82.5	102	66.2	91	1.38	140	0
1885	73.3	126	81.6	124	65	122	6.80	25	0
1884	73.7	113	81.8	121	65.6	110	4.30	60	0
1883	72.4	145	79.7	147	65.1	120	3.40	92	0
1882	74.2	102	81	131	67.4	60	6.40	28	0
1881	75.7	63	84.8	51	66.5	79	1.18	143	0
1880	73.7	113	81.6	124	65.7	108	5.09	52	0
1879	72.9	140	80.9	133	64.9	124	7.13	20	0
1878	73.9	110	80.8	136	67	69	3.83	78	0
1877	76	56	83.5	80	68.5	40	0.66	151	0
1876	74.5	94	82.2	112	66.9	72	0.98	145	0
1875	72.5	144	78.6	151	66.4	85	6.42	27	0
1874	71.3	148	79.7	147	62.9	145	5.65	43	0
1873							11.49	3	31
1872							7.81	15	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2022	81.3
2016	81
1980	79.9
2001	79.8
1995	79.8
2005	79.6
2002	79.5
2026	79.2
2021	79.2
1900	79.2

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1927	70.2
1946	70.7
1940	70.7
1903	70.9
1963	71.2
1874	71.3
1962	72
1964	72.1
1883	72.4
1875	72.5

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2011	19.31
1911	12.10
1873	11.49
2009	10.29
1933	9.84
1955	9.70
1971	9.61
1905	9.57
1906	9.56
1901	9.42

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1896	0.46
1964	0.49
1895	0.59
1943	0.65
1877	0.66
1980	0.80
1951	0.89
1916	0.94
2001	0.97
2015	0.98
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 94°F; 7 August 2026
Coldest night: 64°F; 30 August 2026
Wettest day: 2.33 in; 27 August 2026

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August 2026 brought 7.44 in of precipitation in Philadelphia, PA, the wettest August since 2020, 17th wettest of 155.
The hottest day of August 2026 in Philadelphia, PA: 94°F on Friday 7 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in Philadelphia, PA: a low of 64°F on Sunday 30 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in Philadelphia, PA: 2.33 in on Thursday 27 August 2026.