Worcester, MA: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 70.7°F in Worcester, MA, the warmest August since 2022, tied 29th warmest of 130 (with 2015, 2003 and 1959).

August 2026

Mean temperature: 70.7°F; Warmest since 2022; 29th warmest of 130
Precipitation: 2.71 in; Driest since 2025; 43rd driest of 131

A normal August in Worcester, MA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 69.4°F, between 67.2°F and 72.2°F in eight years of ten and 3.84 in of precipitation, between 1.90 in and 6.79 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in Worcester, MA since 1892: 70.7°F in 2026; the highest is 73.8°F, in 2022.

Normal range, 67.2 to 72.2°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August in Worcester, MA from 1892 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	70.7	29	78.5	49	62.9	17	2.71	89	0
2025	67.8	85	76.9	83	58.7	86	1.94	113	0
2024	69.6	49	77.7	72	61.5	35	3.98	52	0
2023	68.9	55	76.3	96	61.5	35	5.88	17	0
2022	73.8	1	83	3	64.7	2	2.91	82	0
2021	72.5	4	79.7	29	65.3	1	5.42	24	0
2020	72.2	8	81.2	10	63.1	15	4.55	38	0
2019	69.3	53	78.1	61	60.5	51	3.71	60	0
2018	72	12	79.5	34	64.5	4	5.90	16	0
2017	68.1	76	76.5	90	59.8	65	1.59	119	0
2016	72.2	8	80.8	15	63.5	12	3.96	53	0
2015	70.7	29	78.8	43	62.5	22	3.21	75	0
2014	67.2	106	75.6	113	58.8	84	6.00	15	0
2013	67.7	87	75.8	106	59.6	70	3.18	78	0
2012	71.9	15	80.2	22	63.6	11	6.70	11	0
2011	69.5	50	77.6	74	61.4	40	12.21	2	0
2010	70	40	78.4	52	61.7	30	4.36	39	0
2009	70.3	34	78.4	52	62.3	23	2.81	85	0
2008	68.1	76	76.3	96	59.9	60	3.53	63	0
2007	70.1	38	79.3	36	60.9	44	1.01	130	0
2006	68.7	61	76.9	83	60.5	51	4.07	50	0
2005	72.5	4	80.9	13	64.1	5	2.64	93	0
2004	68.8	57	76.8	86	60.9	44	5.07	28	0
2003	70.7	29	78.1	61	63.2	14	5.34	25	0
2002	71.1	26	80	25	62.2	25	2.94	80	0
2001	72.2	8	80.3	19	64	8	2.31	99	0
2000	66.8	113	74.2	126	59.5	73	2.09	108	0
1999	68.5	64	77.2	76	59.7	67	1.87	116	0
1998	70.3	34	78.8	43	61.8	27	2.38	97	0
1997	67.6	92	75.5	116	59.7	67	4.34	40	0
1996	68.9	55	76.7	89	61	43	3.99	51	0
1995	68.4	68	77.8	71	59	81	2.02	110	2
1994	66.3	119	75.6	113	57	114	7.64	6	0
1993	69.9	42	79.6	33	60.3	56	1.90	115	0
1992	65.5	124	74.2	126	56.7	117	4.83	32	0
1991	69	54	78.2	58	59.9	60	8.01	5	0
1990	68.8	57	77.1	80	60.5	51	6.84	10	0
1989	67.3	102	76	101	58.6	88	5.65	21	0
1988	72.3	7	81.9	8	62.6	21	2.19	105	0
1987	66.6	117	76	101	57.2	111	4.61	36	0
1986	66.7	116	75.1	123	58.4	95	3.20	77	0
1985	67.9	84	75.8	106	59.9	60	3.74	59	0
1984	71.4	22	79.9	26	62.9	17	1.17	126	0
1983	70.2	37	79.8	28	60.6	49	6.26	13	0
1982	65.9	122	75.2	121	56.5	118	3.36	69	0
1981	67.4	97	77.1	80	57.7	108	1.03	129	0
1980	69.9	42	78	65	61.8	27	1.95	111	0
1979	67.6	92	75.4	118	59.9	60	7.39	7	0
1978	68	81	75.8	106	60.3	56	5.00	29	0
1977	68.5	64	77.7	72	59.4	74	2.73	88	0
1976	67.2	106	76.2	100	58.1	103	5.72	20	0
1975	67.5	95	75.9	105	59	81	4.59	37	0
1974	69.7	47	78.6	48	60.8	47	3.50	65	0
1973	71.7	16	80.3	19	63.1	15	4.29	42	0
1972	66.9	111	76	101	57.8	107	2.89	84	0
1971	68.1	76	77.9	67	58.4	95	4.67	35	0
1970	70.1	38	80.1	23	60.1	59	5.86	18	0
1969	70.4	33	79.7	29	61.1	42	3.34	70	0
1968	68	81	77.9	67	58.1	103	1.25	124	0
1967	67.7	87	76.3	96	59.2	78	3.47	67	0
1966	68.1	76	77.2	76	58.9	83	1.95	111	0
1965	67.4	97	76.4	94	58.3	99	3.40	68	0
1964	63.4	130	72.5	132	54.3	126	2.93	81	0
1963	65.7	123	75.4	118	56.1	122	2.65	91	0
1962	66.1	120	75	124	57.2	111	4.15	47	0
1961	67.8	85	76.4	94	59.1	79	4.90	31	0
1960	67.2	106	75.7	110	58.8	84	3.58	62	0
1959	70.7	29	79.3	36	62.1	26	4.32	41	0
1958	67.4	97	76.3	96	58.5	90	3.88	55	0
1957	65.3	125	75.5	116	55.2	123	2.49	96	0
1956	68.3	69	78.1	61	58.5	90	1.08	127	0
1955	71.2	24	79.7	29	62.7	20	18.68	1	0
1954	65	126	73.3	130	56.8	116	9.16	3	0
1953	68.8	57	78.5	49	59.1	79	2.06	109	0
1952	68.8	57	77.9	67	59.6	70	6.67	12	0
1951	67.3	102	76	101	58.6	88	4.12	48	0
1950	67.4	97	76.5	90	58.3	99	4.76	34	0
1949	71.7	16	81.7	9	61.8	27	2.90	83	0
1948	71	27	80.3	19	61.7	30	2.21	104	0
1947	70.8	28	82.2	6	59.4	74	1.07	128	0
1946	64.4	128	73.7	128	55.1	124	7.01	9	0
1945	67.7	87	78.9	40	56.4	119	3.78	58	0
1944	72	12	84.4	1	59.6	70	0.90	131	0
1943	68.2	73	79.1	39	57.2	111	1.93	114	0
1942	68.1	76	78.3	54	58	105	2.70	90	0
1941	66.8	113	79.7	29	53.9	130	2.22	103	2
1940	66.1	120	78.2	58	54	128	1.39	122	0
1939	72.1	11	82.6	4	61.5	35	4.29	42	0
1938	71.7	16	82.6	4	60.8	47	2.54	95	0
1937	72.7	3	83.1	2	62.3	23	4.22	44	0
1936	69.4	51	80.8	15	58	105	5.61	22	0
1935	68.3	69	80.4	18	56.2	121	3.94	54	0
1934	65	126	75.8	106	54.3	126	3.25	74	0
1933	68.5	64	78.3	54	58.4	95	5.15	27	1
1932			81.1	11			4.96	30	5
1931	68.7	61	78.8	43	58.5	90	6.22	14	0
1930	67.4	97	78.5	49	56.3	120	1.43	121	0
1929	66.4	118	78.7	47	54	128	1.24	125	0
1928	70.3	34	79.9	26	60.6	49	4.08	49	0
1927	63.7	129	73.5	129	53.8	131	8.70	4	0
1926	67.6	92	76.9	83	58.3	99	2.76	86	0
1925	66.9	111	79.3	36	54.6	125	2.33	98	0
1924	69.9	42	78.3	54	61.5	35	4.21	45	0
1923	67.3	102	77.2	76	57.5	110	2.24	102	0
1922	68	81	75.6	113	60.5	51	3.51	64	2
1921	66.8	113	75.4	118	58.3	99	1.87	116	0
1920	72.5	4	80.9	13	64.1	5	1.71	118	0
1919	67.3	102	75.2	121	59.4	74	3.49	66	0
1918	71.2	24	78.9	40	63.5	12	2.31	99	0
1917	71.7	16	78.8	43	64.7	2	5.55	23	0
1916	72	12	80.1	23	63.8	10	2.65	91	0
1915	68.2	73	75	124	61.4	40	5.84	19	0
1914	71.5	21	78.9	40	64.1	5	4.17	46	0
1913	71.7	16	80.6	17	62.8	19	3.00	79	0
1912	67	110	75.7	110	58.4	95	3.88	55	0
1911	69.9	42	78.3	54	61.5	35	4.77	33	0
1910	68.5	64	76.8	86	60.2	58	3.61	61	0
1909	68.2	73	77.2	76	59.3	77	2.29	101	0
1908	68.3	69	76.8	86	59.9	60	7.05	8	0
1907	68.3	69	78.1	61	58.5	90	1.28	123	0
1906	72.9	2	82	7	63.9	9	2.14	107	0
1905	67.5	95	76.5	90	58.7	86	2.15	106	1
1904	67.7	87	77	82	58.5	90	3.84	57	0
1903			72.6	131			3.31	72	9
1902					56.9	115			10
1901	71.4	22	81	12	61.7	30	3.34	70	0
1900	69.7	47	79.5	34	60.5	51	2.76	86	2
1899									24
1897	67.7	87	75.7	110	59.7	67	3.21	75	0
1896	69.8	46	78	65	61.6	34	2.56	94	0
1895	69.4	51	77.9	67	60.9	44	5.19	26	0
1894	67.1	109	76.5	90	57.7	108	1.47	120	0
1893	68.7	61	77.6	74	59.8	65	3.27	73	0
1892	70	40	78.2	58	61.7	30			1

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2022	73.8
1906	72.9
1937	72.7
2021	72.5
2005	72.5
1920	72.5
1988	72.3
2020	72.2
2016	72.2
2001	72.2

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1964	63.4
1927	63.7
1946	64.4
1954	65
1934	65
1957	65.3
1992	65.5
1963	65.7
1982	65.9
1962	66.1
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1955	18.68
2011	12.21
1954	9.16
1927	8.70
1991	8.01
1994	7.64
1979	7.39
1908	7.05
1946	7.01
1990	6.84

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1944	0.90
2007	1.01
1981	1.03
1947	1.07
1956	1.08
1984	1.17
1929	1.24
1968	1.25
1907	1.28
1940	1.39

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 87°F; 8 August 2026, 7 August 2026, 6 August 2026
Coldest night: 57°F; 25 August 2026
Wettest day: 1.55 in; 3 August 2026

Every month, season and year

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Worcester, MA the day's answers

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Every answer in words

August 2026 brought 2.71 in of precipitation in Worcester, MA, the driest August since 2025, 43rd driest of 131.
The hottest day of August 2026 in Worcester, MA: 87°F on Saturday 8 August 2026, Friday 7 August 2026 and Thursday 6 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in Worcester, MA: a low of 57°F on Tuesday 25 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in Worcester, MA: 1.55 in on Monday 3 August 2026.