Brighton weather in August

In August, Brighton sees average daytime highs of 76°F and overnight lows near 65°F, with 3.2 in of rain across 11.7 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 76°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Brighton's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brighton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
76°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
65°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.2 in
11.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:21 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover
51%
1st clearest
Wind
8 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Brighton is town in Monroe County, New York, USA.

Founded
1814

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 76°F through the month.

A typical August day in Brighton reaches about 76°F in the afternoon and slips back to 65°F overnight — a 12°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 70°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 Brighton

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.

Brighton 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
Jan33° / 22°3.415.5149.20.0
Feb33° / 21°2.610.99.310.20.0
Mar39° / 28°3.111.75.911.60.1
Apr50° / 38°3.911.82.213.12.1
May60° / 48°3.211.4014.44.5
Jun70° / 58°3.511.5015.16.3
Jul77° / 65°3.511.1014.96.8
Aug76° / 65°3.211.7013.86.8
Sep71° / 58°3.410.7012.36.5
Oct59° / 48°4.313.30.110.84.1
Nov47° / 37°3.7143.99.51.4
Dec38° / 29°3.715.810.68.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
36040
46139
56139
66139
76139
86139
96139
106139
116139
126139
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146139
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Brighton gets around 3.2 in of rain over 11.7 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 37% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
141
241
341
441
540
640
740
840
940
1040
1139
1239
1339
1439
1539
1638
1738
1838
1937
2037
2136
2236
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3133

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 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 28% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
182334295
292334295
392434295
492433295
592433285
6102433285
7102433285
8112433275
9112433275
10122432265
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28212630213
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31232728193

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
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 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 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:04 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 7:28 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:047:28
214.45:057:27
314.35:067:26
414.35:087:25
514.25:097:23
614.25:107:22
714.25:117:21
814.15:127:19
914.15:137:18
1014.05:147:17
1114.05:157:15
1214.05:167:14
1313.95:177:12
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1513.85:207:09
1613.85:217:08
1713.75:227:06
1813.75:237:05
1913.65:247:03
2013.65:257:01
2113.65:267:00
2213.55:286:58
2313.55:296:57
2413.45:306:55
2513.45:316:53
2613.35:326:51
2713.35:336:50
2813.25:346:48
2913.25:356:46
3013.15:376:45
3113.15:386:43

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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245.1Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Brighton?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Brighton in August

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

In August, Brighton sees daytime highs around 76°F and nights near 65°F. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Brighton in August

The nearest coast averages about 72°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 72°F and coldest in March near 37°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 16 to Sep 11 — about 1.9 months when the water holds above 68°F.

30°40°50°60°70°80°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan39Bracing
Feb37Bracing
Mar37Bracing
Apr38Bracing
May42Bracing
Jun56Bracing
Jul69Refreshing
Aug72Refreshing
Sep67Cool
Oct58Bracing
Nov49Bracing
Dec43Bracing

UV index in Brighton 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 Brighton peaks around June 23 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Brighton?

Brighton sits at 43.1°N, 77.6°W, 446 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Rochester, 3.1 mi away.

Topography around Brighton

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Brighton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 515 ft around an average of 453 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 699 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,067 ft.

The land around Brighton is covered by trees (67%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 2 miles, trees (54%) within 10 miles, and water (37%) and trees (36%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
515 ft
10 miles
699 ft
50 miles
2,067 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Rochester 3.1 mi · Irondequoit 5.0 mi · Henrietta 6.8 mi · Gates-North Gates 7.5 mi · Batavia 34 mi · Auburn 52 mi · Oswego 57 mi · Lockport 57 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 Brighton (43.1476°, -77.5506°, elevation 446 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. 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).