Alliance weather in August

In August, Alliance sees average daytime highs of 80°F and overnight lows near 62°F, with 3.5 in of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 80°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Alliance's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alliance's year-round climate.

Daytime high
80°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
62°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.5 in
11.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:39 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
56%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Alliance is city in Stark and Mahoning counties in the U.S. state of Ohio.

Density
950/km²
people per km²
Founded
1854

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 80°F through the month.

A typical August day in Alliance reaches about 80°F in the afternoon and slips back to 62°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 72°F and 88°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°F cooler than July and about 6°F warmer than September.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
18164
28164
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78163
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317860

How August really feels in Alliance

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Alliance weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 21°3.311.67.99.40.0
Feb38° / 23°2.6106.310.40.0
Mar47° / 30°3.712.34.511.71.5
Apr60° / 41°4.313.61.513.14.3
May70° / 51°4.213.6014.35.8
Jun78° / 60°4.212.8014.96.2
Jul82° / 64°3.912.8014.66.0
Aug80° / 62°3.511.1013.66.4
Sep74° / 55°3.69.8012.36.8
Oct62° / 44°3.310.90.210.95.0
Nov49° / 35°3.210.72.29.72.0
Dec39° / 27°3.211.15.49.10.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35446
45446
55446
65446
75446
85347
95446
105347
115446
125446
135446
145446
155446
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Alliance gets around 3.5 in of rain over 11.1 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
238
338
437
537
637
737
837
937
1037
1137
1237
1337
1438
1537
1637
1737
1837
1937
2037
2136
2236
2336
2435
2534
2634
2733
2833
2932
3032
3132

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 28% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 30% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1112332277
2112332277
3122432267
4122431267
5122431257
6132531257
7132530257
8132530247
9142629247
10142629247
11142628247
12142728247
13152728247
14152727246
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16152727246
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18152727255
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20162727255
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27212626243
28222625243
29232625233
30242525223
31252525223

Wind in August

Winds average 5 mph in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
15calm
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65calm
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306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:24 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 7:37 PM to 6:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:247:37
214.25:257:36
314.15:267:35
414.15:277:33
514.15:287:32
614.05:297:31
714.05:307:30
814.05:317:29
913.95:327:27
1013.95:337:26
1113.85:347:25
1213.85:357:23
1313.85:367:22
1413.75:377:21
1513.75:387:19
1613.65:397:18
1713.65:407:16
1813.65:417:15
1913.55:427:14
2013.55:437:12
2113.45:447:11
2213.45:457:09
2313.45:467:07
2413.35:477:06
2513.35:487:04
2613.25:497:03
2713.25:507:01
2813.15:516:59
2913.15:526:58
3013.05:536:56
3113.05:546:54

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Alliance?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Alliance for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Alliance in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Alliance sees daytime highs around 80°F and nights near 62°F. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Alliance in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alliance peaks around June 22 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 22UV 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Alliance in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Alliance is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1116 µg/m³Nov 137 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Good
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Alliance?

Alliance sits at 40.9°N, 81.1°W, 1,158 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is North Canton, 16 mi away.

Topography around Alliance

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Alliance.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Alliance has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 276 ft around an average of 1,138 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 397 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 883 ft.

The land around Alliance is covered by trees (51%) and grassland (27%) within 2 miles, trees (39%), cropland (30%) and grassland (27%) within 10 miles, and trees (62%) and grassland (22%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
276 ft
10 miles
397 ft
50 miles
883 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: North Canton 16 mi · Canton 16 mi · Green 20 mi · Kent 21 mi · Tallmadge 22 mi · Austintown 22 mi · Massillon 23 mi · Stow 24 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Alliance (40.9153°, -81.1059°, elevation 1,158 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).