Rochester, NY: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 69.8°F in Rochester, NY, the warmest August since 2024, tied 65th warmest of 154 (with 1972, 1930 and 1896).

August 2026

Mean temperature: 69.8°F; Warmest since 2024; 65th warmest of 154
Precipitation: 2.99 in; Wettest since 2024; 75th wettest of 155

A normal August in Rochester, NY (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 69.9°F, between 67°F and 72.8°F in eight years of ten and 3.13 in of precipitation, between 1.67 in and 5.13 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in Rochester, NY since 1872: 69.8°F in 2026; the highest is 75.9°F, in 2016.

Normal range, 67 to 72.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August in Rochester, NY from 1871 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	69.8	65	78.9	81	60.7	51	2.99	75	0
2025	68.7	95	79.8	58	57.6	122	1.65	131	0
2024	70.9	38	80.3	47	61.5	37	3.53	48	0
2023	68.6	98	77.2	121	60	65	5.44	12	0
2022	72.5	16	83.1	11	62	25	3.37	56	0
2021	73.8	7	82.9	13	64.8	5	2.55	97	0
2020	70.7	40	80.8	40	60.5	53	2.70	88	0
2019	70.1	56	80.9	38	59.4	84	1.74	126	0
2018	73.6	9	82.7	16	64.6	8	2.67	92	0
2017	68.6	98	78.5	91	58.7	96	3.20	64	0
2016	75.9	1	86.5	1	65.4	2	3.91	37	0
2015	69.5	72	79.1	74	59.9	68	4.67	22	0
2014	68.2	109	77.8	107	58.6	103	2.27	109	0
2013	69.3	76	79.2	71	59.3	87	2.70	88	0
2012	70.6	44	81.2	34	59.9	68	2.73	83	0
2011	69.6	70	79	77	60.3	57	5.61	9	0
2010	71	36	80.1	48	61.9	30	2.68	91	0
2009	69.3	76	78.4	98	60.2	62	1.63	133	0
2008	67.6	119	77.3	120	57.9	117	2.97	77	0
2007	71.7	27	82.2	23	61.2	43	0.81	150	0
2006	70.3	49	79.2	71	61.4	38	2.75	80	0
2005	72.8	14	82.6	19	62.9	17	5.10	17	0
2004	66.9	133	75	147	58.7	96	3.68	42	0
2003	70.7	40	80.1	48	61.3	39	4.13	33	0
2002	72.4	18	83.5	8	61.3	39	0.84	149	0
2001	72.2	19	82.8	14	61.6	35	4.30	27	0
2000	67.5	121	76.6	128	58.3	107	4.11	34	0
1999	67	129	75.9	140	58.2	110	5.71	6	0
1998	69.7	69	79.5	65	60	65	5.39	14	0
1997	66.2	145	76.6	128	55.9	149	4.22	31	0
1996	69.3	76	79.8	58	58.8	95	3.33	58	0
1995	73.2	12	83.4	10	63.1	16	3.05	70	0
1994	69.1	80	78.9	81	59.4	84	4.27	29	0
1993	71.3	32	82.4	21	60.3	57	1.67	129	0
1992	66.3	143	75.6	143	56.9	136	4.45	24	0
1991	70.3	49	80.6	41	60	65	1.80	124	0
1990	69.9	62	78.9	81	60.9	48	3.59	47	0
1989	68.5	104	79.1	74	57.9	117	2.46	102	0
1988	71	36	81.8	26	60.3	57	3.81	39	0
1987	67.3	125	77.5	117	57	134	3.92	36	0
1986	65.7	149	76.1	136	55.3	152	3.29	60	0
1985	68.7	95	80.1	48	57.3	131	1.11	147	0
1984	71.9	24	80.5	45	63.4	14	6.00	2	0
1983	70.7	40	80.1	48	61.3	39	5.43	13	0
1982	66.1	147	76.6	128	55.6	150	3.00	74	0
1981	69.4	73	78.5	91	60.3	57	4.44	25	0
1980	74.2	4	83.5	8	65	3	3.44	54	0
1979	67.1	128	76.9	125	57.3	131	2.05	113	0
1978	71.6	29	82.7	16	60.4	56	2.66	93	0
1977	68.6	98	79	77	58.3	107	5.65	8	0
1976	68.4	107	78.5	91	58.2	110	3.04	71	0
1975	70	58	79.9	55	60.1	64	2.31	104	0
1974	70.6	44	81.5	31	59.7	75	3.64	43	0
1973	73	13	83.9	5	62	25	1.94	117	0
1972	69.8	65	80.6	41	58.9	93	3.14	66	0
1971	68.8	91	81.1	35	56.5	142	3.18	65	0
1970	70	58	81.1	35	59	92	3.88	38	0
1969	72	22	83	12	61	46	1.82	122	0
1968	69.4	73	80.1	48	58.7	96	5.95	3	0
1967	67.5	121	77.5	117	57.6	122	4.64	23	0
1966	68.8	91	79.6	62	58.1	114	2.14	112	0
1965	68.4	107	79.3	69	57.5	126	2.94	78	0
1964	66.2	145	77.6	113	54.8	154	2.74	82	0
1963	65.5	150	76.1	136	54.9	153	3.26	61	0
1962	68.9	86	80	53	57.8	119	3.53	48	0
1961	69.9	62	79.3	69	60.5	53	3.09	69	0
1960	67.7	118	78.7	86	56.7	139	4.05	35	0
1959	74.5	3	84.9	3	64.1	10	2.30	107	0
1958	68.1	112	79.9	55	56.4	145	2.56	95	0
1957	66.6	138	77.8	107	55.4	151	0.96	148	0
1956	68.2	109	78	103	58.4	106	5.67	7	0
1955	73.9	6	83.8	6	64	11	5.27	15	0
1954	66.9	133	77	123	56.8	137	3.74	41	0
1953	69.6	70	81.1	35	58.2	110	4.15	32	0
1952	70.7	40	82.6	19	58.7	96	1.43	137	0
1951	67.9	115	79.4	67	56.4	145	0.76	151	0
1950	68.5	104	79.6	62	57.5	126	2.30	107	0
1949	72	22	84.4	4	59.6	79	2.93	79	0
1948	70.3	49	81.8	26	58.7	96	1.82	122	0
1947	75	2	85.6	2	64.5	9	2.42	103	0
1946	65.8	148	75.5	144	56.1	147	3.62	44	0
1945	69.3	76	79.7	60	58.9	93	1.43	137	0
1944	72.5	16	83.8	6	61.2	43	2.71	85	0
1943	68.5	104	78.2	99	58.7	96	3.31	59	0
1942	69.1	80	79	77	59.3	87	1.66	130	0
1941	67.4	124	78.7	86	56.1	147	2.04	115	0
1940	70	58	78	103	62	25	1.28	141	0
1939	73.5	11	82.1	25	64.8	5	1.65	131	0
1938	73.6	9	82.2	23	65	3	4.85	20	0
1937	74.1	5	82.8	14	65.5	1	4.71	21	0
1936	70.6	44	79.9	55	61.3	39	1.25	142	0
1935	70.3	49	78.5	91	62.1	23	2.75	80	0
1934	67.3	125	76.4	134	58.2	110	1.76	125	0
1933	70.3	49	78.7	86	61.9	30	3.76	40	0
1932	71.2	34	81.4	32	61.1	45	2.47	101	0
1931	70.9	38	79.1	74	62.6	18	1.84	120	0
1930	69.8	65	79.4	67	60.2	62	2.05	113	0
1929	66.4	140	76.1	136	56.7	139	1.31	140	0
1928	72.1	20	80.6	41	63.5	13	3.25	62	0
1927	65.1	154	73.6	152	56.5	142	2.69	90	0
1926	69.9	62	77.4	119	62.4	20	4.25	30	0
1925	70.2	55	79.6	62	60.8	50	1.12	145	0
1924	68.8	91	78.1	101	59.5	80	2.71	85	0
1923	67	129	77.2	121	56.7	139	1.33	139	0
1922	68.8	91	77.6	113	59.9	68	2.53	98	0
1921	68.9	86	77.9	106	59.8	72	2.60	94	0
1920	70.3	49	78.6	90	62.1	23	1.51	135	0
1919	67.8	116	76.3	135	59.4	84	3.60	46	0
1918	71.5	30	80.9	38	62	25	1.83	121	0
1917	69	84	77.8	107	60.3	57	2.51	100	0
1916	71.9	24	81.8	26	62	25	3.40	55	0
1915	67	129	74.2	150	59.9	68	4.34	26	0
1914	69.1	80	77.7	111	60.5	53	5.83	5	0
1913	68.9	86	78.1	101	59.7	75	3.37	56	0
1912	65.3	151	72.9	154	57.6	122	3.13	67	0
1911	70.4	48	78.9	81	61.8	33	4.29	28	0
1910	69.1	80	78.5	91	59.7	75	3.10	68	0
1909	69	84	78.5	91	59.5	80	1.70	128	0
1908	68.1	112	77.7	111	58.5	104	1.18	144	0
1907	66.7	136	76.5	131	57	134	1.25	142	0
1906	72.7	15	81.6	30	63.7	12	2.31	104	0
1905	68.6	98	78	103	59.1	90	5.26	16	0
1904	67.2	127	76.8	126	57.6	122	2.56	95	0
1903	65.3	151	73.5	153	57.1	133	3.48	51	0
1902	66.3	143	74.8	149	57.7	120	1.90	118	0
1901	70.1	56	78.5	91	61.7	34	2.19	111	0
1900	73.7	8	82.7	16	64.7	7	2.03	116	0
1899	71.3	32	81.7	29	60.9	48	0.56	154	0
1898	71.5	30	80.5	45	62.6	18	5.05	19	0
1897	66.6	138	75.9	140	57.4	129	1.72	127	0
1896	69.8	65	79.7	60	59.8	72	2.71	85	0
1895	69.4	73	79	77	59.7	75	3.45	53	0
1894	67.8	116	77.8	107	57.7	120	0.60	153	0
1893	68.9	86	78.7	86	59.1	90	5.61	9	0
1892	70	58	78.9	81	61	46	3.52	50	0
1891	68.9	86	78.2	99	59.5	80	3.01	72	0
1890	66.7	136	75.2	146	58.3	107	2.31	104	0
1889	66.4	140	76	139	56.8	137	1.12	145	0
1888	67.6	119	75.9	140	59.3	87	3.61	45	0
1887	66.4	140	75.4	145	57.4	129	1.59	134	0
1886	68.6	98	79.2	71	58.1	114	7.25	1	0
1885	65.2	153	74	151	56.5	142	2.20	110	0
1884	68.1	112	77.6	113	58.5	104	2.52	99	0
1882	68.7	95	76.7	127	60.7	51	2.73	83	0
1881	71.7	27	81.3	33	62.2	22	1.44	136	0
1880	68.6	98	77.6	113	59.5	80	5.53	11	0
1879	67	129	76.5	131	57.5	126	3.47	52	0
1878	70.5	47	79.5	65	61.6	35	3.24	63	0
1877	71.1	35	80	53	62.3	21	2.98	76	0
1876	72.1	20	82.4	21	61.9	30	0.36	155	0
1875	68.2	109	76.5	131	59.8	72	5.08	18	0
1874	67.5	121	77	123	58	116	0.76	151	0
1873	66.9	133	75	147	58.7	96	3.01	72	0
1872	71.9	24	80.6	41	63.2	15	1.89	119	0
1871							5.85	4	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2016	75.9
1947	75
1959	74.5
1980	74.2
1937	74.1
1955	73.9
2021	73.8
1900	73.7
2018	73.6
1938	73.6

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1927	65.1
1885	65.2
1912	65.3
1903	65.3
1963	65.5
1986	65.7
1946	65.8
1982	66.1
1997	66.2
1964	66.2

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1886	7.25
1984	6.00
1968	5.95
1871	5.85
1914	5.83
1999	5.71
1956	5.67
1977	5.65
2011	5.61
1893	5.61

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1876	0.36
1899	0.56
1894	0.60
1951	0.76
1874	0.76
2007	0.81
2002	0.84
1957	0.96
1985	1.11
1925	1.12
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 87°F; 6 August 2026, 5 August 2026
Coldest night: 49°F; 29 August 2026
Wettest day: 1.14 in; 31 August 2026

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August 2026 brought 2.99 in of precipitation in Rochester, NY, the wettest August since 2024, 75th wettest of 155.
The hottest day of August 2026 in Rochester, NY: 87°F on Thursday 6 August 2026 and Wednesday 5 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in Rochester, NY: a low of 49°F on Saturday 29 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in Rochester, NY: 1.14 in on Monday 31 August 2026.