East Concord weather in August

In August, East Concord sees average daytime highs of 79°F and overnight lows near 60°F, with 3.4 in of rain across 9.6 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 80°F in the first days to 77°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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 East Concord's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see East Concord's year-round climate.

Daytime high
79°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
60°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.4 in
9.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
4:57 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
57%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

East Concord is human settlement in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States of America.

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 80°F in the first days to 77°F by the end.

A typical August day in East Concord reaches about 79°F in the afternoon and slips back to 60°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 70°F and 88°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°F cooler than July and about 8°F warmer than September.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
18162
28162
38062
48062
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68062
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317757

How August really feels in East Concord

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.

East Concord weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 15°3.09.16.89.20.0
Feb33° / 17°3.08.76.910.20.0
Mar42° / 25°3.910.46.111.60.4
Apr55° / 37°3.810.72.213.23.3
May66° / 47°3.210.90.114.55.7
Jun75° / 56°3.811.5015.16.4
Jul81° / 62°3.610.8014.96.3
Aug79° / 60°3.49.6013.86.7
Sep71° / 52°3.48.8012.36.8
Oct58° / 42°4.19.40.410.84.5
Nov46° / 32°3.59.529.51.3
Dec36° / 22°4.110.16.18.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 48%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
25050
35149
45149
55050
65050
75050
85050
94951
104951
114951
124951
134951
144951
154951
164951
175050
185149
195248
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215446
225446
235644
245644
255743
265743
275842
285842
295842
305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

East Concord gets around 3.4 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 36% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
136
236
335
435
534
634
734
834
934
1034
1134
1233
1333
1433
1533
1632
1732
1831
1930
2030
2129
2228
2328
2427
2526
2626
2726
2825
2925
3025
3125

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 15% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1232630183
2242629173
3242629173
4252629173
5252729163
6252729163
7262728163
8262728163
9262828162
10262828162
11262828152
12272928152
13272928151
14272928141
15283027141
16283027131
17293027131
18293027131
19303027121
20313026121
21333025121
22342925121
23352924111
24372823111
25382822111
26402821111
27412720111
28422720110
29432719110
30442718110
31452718110

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
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
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196calm
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236calm
246calm
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286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 4:40 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 6:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:407:04
214.44:417:03
314.34:427:02
414.34:437:01
514.34:446:59
614.24:456:58
714.24:476:57
814.14:486:56
914.14:496:54
1014.04:506:53
1114.04:516:51
1214.04:526:50
1313.94:536:48
1413.94:546:47
1513.84:556:45
1613.84:576:44
1713.74:586:42
1813.74:596:41
1913.75:006:39
2013.65:016:38
2113.65:026:36
2213.55:036:34
2313.55:056:33
2413.45:066:31
2513.45:076:29
2613.35:086:28
2713.35:096:26
2813.25:106:24
2913.25:116:22
3013.15:126:21
3113.15:146:19

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.53 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
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 East Concord?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for East Concord in August

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

In August, East Concord sees daytime highs around 79°F and nights near 60°F. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in East Concord in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in East Concord peaks around July 11 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighHighModerateLowJul 11UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug5Moderate
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is East Concord?

East Concord sits at 43.2°N, 71.5°W, 312 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Concord, 2.5 mi away.

Topography around East Concord

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around East Concord has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 587 ft around an average of 344 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,201 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,042 ft.

The land around East Concord is covered by trees (66%) within 2 miles, trees (84%) within 10 miles, and trees (89%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
587 ft
10 miles
1,201 ft
50 miles
4,042 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Concord 2.5 mi · Manchester 17 mi · Laconia 20 mi · Bedford 21 mi · Merrimack 26 mi · Derry Village 27 mi · Derry 27 mi · Rochester 29 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 East Concord (43.242°, -71.5381°, elevation 312 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).