Ansonia weather in August

In August, Ansonia sees average daytime highs of 77°F and overnight lows near 68°F, with 4.0 in of rain across 9.6 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 77°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Ansonia's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ansonia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
77°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
68°
11th coldest
Rainfall
4.0 in
9.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:06 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
54%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Ansonia is city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States.

Density
1,177/km²
people per km²
Founded
1889

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 77°F through the month.

A typical August day in Ansonia reaches about 77°F in the afternoon and slips back to 68°F overnight — a 9°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 72°F and 83°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 6°F warmer than September.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How August really feels in Ansonia

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.

Ansonia weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan37° / 27°4.310.14.99.40.0
Feb37° / 27°3.89.14.310.30.0
Mar43° / 33°5.110.93.411.70.5
Apr53° / 42°4.611.50.513.12.8
May62° / 52°3.911.6014.35.1
Jun72° / 62°3.910.5014.96.5
Jul78° / 68°3.29.5014.76.9
Aug77° / 68°4.09.6013.77.0
Sep72° / 62°4.38.9012.36.9
Oct62° / 52°5.110.10.110.95.3
Nov51° / 42°4.39.50.69.72.6
Dec42° / 34°5.411.23.39.10.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ansonia gets around 4.0 in of rain over 9.6 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 31% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 48% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1414253918
2414253818
3414253818
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6515263718
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281323272711
291423262710
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Wind in August

Winds average 8 mph in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 8 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
18light breeze
28light breeze
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68light breeze
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318light breeze

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 4:51 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 6:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.24:517:06
214.24:527:05
314.24:537:04
414.14:547:02
514.14:557:01
614.14:567:00
714.04:576:59
814.04:586:57
914.04:596:56
1013.95:006:55
1113.95:016:54
1213.85:026:52
1313.85:036:51
1413.85:046:49
1513.75:056:48
1613.75:066:47
1713.65:076:45
1813.65:086:44
1913.55:096:42
2013.55:106:41
2113.55:116:39
2213.45:126:38
2313.45:146:36
2413.35:156:34
2513.35:166:33
2613.25:176:31
2713.25:186:30
2813.25:196:28
2913.15:206:26
3013.15:216:25
3113.05:226:23

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.1Bright
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305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ansonia

In seasonPeak

In August, Ansonia sits inside its atlantic hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ansonia sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane
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May
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Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is August a good time to visit Ansonia?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Ansonia for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ansonia in August

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

In August, Ansonia sees daytime highs around 77°F and nights near 68°F. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ansonia in August

The nearest coast averages about 74°F in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 mi away) is warmest in August at about 74°F and coldest in February near 35°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 1 to Sep 30 — about 3 months when the water holds above 68°F.

30°40°50°60°70°80°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan39Bracing
Feb35Bracing
Mar37Bracing
Apr44Bracing
May54Bracing
Jun65Cool
Jul72Refreshing
Aug74Refreshing
Sep71Refreshing
Oct64Cool
Nov55Bracing
Dec46Bracing

UV index in Ansonia in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ansonia peaks around July 11 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 8Dec 23UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Ansonia 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 Ansonia is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1120 µg/m³Nov 188 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ansonia?

Ansonia sits at 41.3°N, 73.1°W, 85 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Shelton, 2.5 mi away.

Topography around Ansonia

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Ansonia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 646 ft around an average of 269 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 915 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,156 ft.

The land around Ansonia is covered by trees (74%) within 2 miles, trees (79%) within 10 miles, and trees (66%) and water (24%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
646 ft
10 miles
915 ft
50 miles
2,156 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Shelton 2.5 mi · Seymour 3.7 mi · New Haven 8.1 mi · City of Milford (balance) 8.7 mi · West Haven 8.7 mi · Milford 8.7 mi · Trumbull 9.3 mi · Naugatuck 9.9 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 Ansonia (41.3462°, -73.079°, elevation 85 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).