DeLand weather in August

In August, DeLand sees average daytime highs of 90°F and overnight lows near 75°F, with 7.3 in of rain across 24 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 90°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is DeLand's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see DeLand's year-round climate.

Daytime high
90°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
75°
12th coldest
Rainfall
7.3 in
24 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:58 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
71%
12th clearest
Wind
5 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

DeLand is county seat of Volusia County, Florida, United States.

Density
656/km²
people per km²
Founded
1876

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 90°F through the month.

A typical August day in DeLand reaches about 90°F in the afternoon and slips back to 75°F overnight — a 15°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 86°F and 94°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°F warmer than September.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

DeLand weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan69° / 50°2.26.410.47.0
Feb72° / 52°2.17117.1
Mar76° / 56°2.46.711.87.5
Apr81° / 62°2.47.412.76.8
May86° / 68°3.210.113.45.1
Jun89° / 73°6.420.413.83.1
Jul90° / 75°6.723.713.72.6
Aug90° / 75°7.324132.7
Sep87° / 73°5.819.212.23.6
Oct82° / 67°3.010.511.36.1
Nov76° / 58°1.46.310.57.5
Dec71° / 53°2.16.110.27.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
43070
53070
63070
73070
83169
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113268
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

DeLand gets around 7.3 in of rain over 24 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 77% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1028018
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Wind in August

Winds average 5 mph in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
14calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:49 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:497:13
213.45:507:13
313.45:507:12
413.35:517:11
513.35:517:10
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.89 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for DeLand

In seasonPeak

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

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

DeLand's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit DeLand?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in DeLand.

What to pack for DeLand in August

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

In August, DeLand sees daytime highs around 90°F and nights near 75°F. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near DeLand in August

The nearest coast averages about 82°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 27 mi away) is warmest in September at about 82°F and coldest in February near 67°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Mar 15 to Jan 17 — about 10.2 months when the water holds above 68°F.

65°70°75°80°85°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan68Refreshing
Feb67Cool
Mar68Refreshing
Apr71Refreshing
May76Warm
Jun80Warm
Jul82Warm
Aug82Warm
Sep82Warm
Oct79Warm
Nov74Refreshing
Dec70Refreshing

UV index in DeLand in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in DeLand peaks around July 12 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr7Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in DeLand 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 DeLand is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodJun 2117 µg/m³Dec 186 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar17Moderate
Apr10Good
May11Good
Jun17Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is DeLand?

DeLand sits at 29.0°N, 81.3°W, 39 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Deltona, 9.3 mi away.

Topography around DeLand

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around DeLand has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 ft around an average of 79 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 322 ft.

The land around DeLand is covered by trees (65%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 2 miles, trees (75%) within 10 miles, and trees (55%) and water (27%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
131 ft
10 miles
144 ft
50 miles
322 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Deltona 9.3 mi · DeBary 9.9 mi · Sanford 16 mi · Lake Mary 19 mi · Port Orange 20 mi · Daytona Beach 21 mi · New Smyrna Beach 23 mi · Winter Springs 23 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 DeLand (29.0283°, -81.3031°, elevation 39 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).