Canton weather in August

In August, Canton sees average daytime highs of 81°F and overnight lows near 63°F, with 3.2 in of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 81°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 Canton's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Canton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
81°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
63°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.2 in
10.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:40 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
55%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Canton is city in Stark County, Ohio, United States.

Density
1,089/km²
people per km²
Founded
1805

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 81°F through the month.

A typical August day in Canton reaches about 81°F in the afternoon and slips back to 63°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 73°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)
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How August really feels in Canton

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.

Canton 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
Jan35° / 22°3.211.379.40.0
Feb38° / 23°2.69.55.410.40.0
Mar48° / 31°3.7123.911.71.6
Apr61° / 42°4.213.31.313.14.5
May70° / 52°4.113.6014.25.9
Jun79° / 61°4.012.8014.96.2
Jul82° / 65°3.411.9014.66.0
Aug81° / 63°3.210.4013.66.5
Sep74° / 56°3.49.6012.36.9
Oct62° / 45°3.210.10.110.95.2
Nov49° / 35°3.1101.79.72.1
Dec39° / 27°3.210.44.79.10.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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

Any precipitation

Canton gets around 3.2 in of rain over 10.4 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
235
334
434
533
633
733
833
934
1034
1134
1235
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1436
1536
1636
1736
1836
1936
2036
2135
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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 27% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 31% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1122230287
2132230287
3132330277
4132331277
5142330267
6142330267
7142330257
8152430257
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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
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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 5:26 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 7:38 PM to 6:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:267:38
214.25:267:37
314.15:277:35
414.15:287:34
514.15:297:33
614.05:307:32
714.05:317:31
814.05:327:30
913.95:337:28
1013.95:347:27
1113.85:357:26
1213.85:367:24
1313.85:377:23
1413.75:387:22
1513.75:397:20
1613.65:407:19
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1813.65:427:16
1913.55:437:14
2013.55:447:13
2113.45:467:11
2213.45:477:10
2313.35:487:08
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2513.35:507:05
2613.25:517:04
2713.25:527:02
2813.15:537:00
2913.15:546:59
3013.05:556:57
3113.05:566:55

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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265.1Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Canton?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Canton in August

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

In August, Canton sees daytime highs around 81°F and nights near 63°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Canton 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 Canton 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 Canton 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 Canton is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1216 µg/m³Nov 127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Canton?

Canton sits at 40.8°N, 81.4°W, 1,060 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is North Canton, 5.6 mi away.

Topography around Canton

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Canton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 ft around an average of 1,073 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 472 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 879 ft.

The land around Canton is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and trees (32%) within 2 miles, trees (46%) and grassland (31%) within 10 miles, and trees (60%) and grassland (22%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
210 ft
10 miles
472 ft
50 miles
879 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: North Canton 5.6 mi · Massillon 7.5 mi · Green 12 mi · Alliance 16 mi · Barberton 19 mi · Akron 21 mi · Tallmadge 21 mi · New Philadelphia 22 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 Canton (40.7989°, -81.3785°, elevation 1,060 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).