Auburn weather in August

In August, Auburn sees average daytime highs of 77°F and overnight lows near 61°F, with 3.1 in of rain across 9 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 78°F in the first days to 75°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Auburn's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Auburn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
77°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
61°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.1 in
9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
4:50 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
56%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Auburn is city in Maine, USA.

Density
134/km²
people per km²
Founded
1842

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 78°F in the first days to 75°F by the end.

A typical August day in Auburn reaches about 77°F in the afternoon and slips back to 61°F overnight — a 16°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 70°F and 84°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 8°F warmer than September.

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

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.

Auburn weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 14°3.28.96.99.10.0
Feb32° / 16°3.08.66.710.20.0
Mar39° / 25°3.810.3611.60.2
Apr52° / 36°3.810.52.213.22.6
May62° / 46°3.110.50.114.55.2
Jun72° / 56°3.710.7015.26.4
Jul78° / 62°3.110.10156.7
Aug77° / 61°3.19013.87.1
Sep69° / 54°3.48.6012.36.7
Oct57° / 43°4.59.70.310.84.2
Nov46° / 33°3.69.529.41.2
Dec35° / 22°4.010.66.38.80.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
25050
35050
45149
55149
65149
75248
85248
95149
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155248
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Auburn gets around 3.1 in of rain over 9 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 29% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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531
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2128
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2327
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3126

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 29% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 20% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1132833233
2142832233
3142932233
4142931233
5143031232
6143031232
7143131222
8153130222
9153130222
10153130222
11163130211
12173130211
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18213030191
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20232929181
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23272828171
24292827161
25302826161
26312725161
27332724151
28342723151
29352723140
30362723140
31372722140

Wind in August

Winds average 6 mph in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:33 AM to 5:07 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 6:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.54:337:01
214.44:347:00
314.44:356:59
414.44:366:58
514.34:376:56
614.34:386:55
714.24:396:54
814.24:406:52
914.24:426:51
1014.14:436:49
1114.14:446:48
1214.04:456:47
1314.04:466:45
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2013.74:546:34
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2413.54:596:27
2513.45:006:25
2613.45:016:24
2713.35:036:22
2813.35:046:20
2913.25:056:18
3013.25:066:16
3113.15:076:15

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 1.48 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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275.1Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Auburn

In seasonPeak

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

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

Atlantic hurricane
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Auburn?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Auburn in August

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

In August, Auburn sees daytime highs around 77°F and nights near 61°F. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Auburn in August

The nearest coast averages about 63°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 33 mi away) is warmest in August at about 63°F and coldest in March near 38°F.

The water stays below 68°F all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

40°50°60°70°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan42Bracing
Feb39Bracing
Mar38Bracing
Apr42Bracing
May48Bracing
Jun55Bracing
Jul62Cool
Aug63Cool
Sep60Cool
Oct54Bracing
Nov49Bracing
Dec45Bracing

UV index in Auburn in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Auburn peaks around July 12 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateModerateLowJul 12UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Auburn?

Auburn sits at 44.1°N, 70.2°W, 190 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Lewiston, 0.6 mi away.

Topography around Auburn

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Auburn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 374 ft around an average of 269 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 840 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,783 ft.

The land around Auburn is covered by trees (59%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 2 miles, trees (77%) within 10 miles, and trees (75%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
374 ft
10 miles
840 ft
50 miles
4,783 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Lewiston 0.6 mi · Brunswick 18 mi · Augusta 27 mi · Westbrook 30 mi · Portland 30 mi · South Portland 32 mi · South Portland Gardens 32 mi · West Scarborough 37 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 Auburn (44.0979°, -70.2312°, elevation 190 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).