Elkhart weather in August

In August, Elkhart sees average daytime highs of 80°F and overnight lows near 62°F, with 3.8 in of rain across 10.6 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 80°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Elkhart's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Elkhart's year-round climate.

Daytime high
80°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
62°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.8 in
10.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:57 AM – 7:39 PM
Cloud cover
55%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Elkhart is city in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States.

Density
762/km²
people per km²
Founded
1832

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 80°F through the month.

A typical August day in Elkhart reaches about 80°F in the afternoon and slips back to 62°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 72°F and 87°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 Elkhart

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.

Elkhart weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 20°2.710.58.99.30.0
Feb35° / 21°2.185.810.30.0
Mar46° / 29°2.910.53.911.71.3
Apr59° / 40°4.012.41.113.14.1
May69° / 51°4.313014.36.0
Jun79° / 61°4.111.70156.4
Jul82° / 64°4.011.9014.76.2
Aug80° / 62°3.810.6013.76.6
Sep74° / 55°3.19.6012.36.8
Oct61° / 44°3.310.20.110.95.0
Nov48° / 34°2.99.92.49.61.6
Dec37° / 25°2.410.26.190.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
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55842
65842
75842
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Elkhart gets around 3.8 in of rain over 10.6 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 34% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
137
236
335
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534
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734
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1234
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2035
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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 26% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 35% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11026272413
21026262413
31126262313
41127262313
51127262313
61127252313
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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 7 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
26calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 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 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:42 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 7:58 PM to 7:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:427:58
214.25:437:57
314.25:447:56
414.25:457:55
514.15:467:54
614.15:477:52
714.15:487:51
814.05:497:50
914.05:507:48
1013.95:517:47
1113.95:527:46
1213.95:537:44
1313.85:547:43
1413.85:557:42
1513.75:567:40
1613.75:577:39
1713.65:587:37
1813.65:597:36
1913.66:007:34
2013.56:017:33
2113.56:037:31
2213.46:047:30
2313.46:057:28
2413.36:067:26
2513.36:077:25
2613.36:087:23
2713.26:097:22
2813.26:107:20
2913.16:117:18
3013.16:127:16
3113.06:137:15

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.33 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Elkhart?

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

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

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

What to pack for Elkhart in August

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

In August, Elkhart sees daytime highs around 80°F and nights near 62°F. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Elkhart in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Elkhart peaks around June 20 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 20UV 9Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Elkhart 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 Elkhart is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (October, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1316 µg/m³Oct 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Elkhart?

Elkhart sits at 41.7°N, 86.0°W, 751 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Granger, 8.7 mi away.

Topography around Elkhart

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Elkhart has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 ft around an average of 755 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 325 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 614 ft.

The land around Elkhart is covered by trees (39%) and artificial surfaces (39%) within 2 miles, cropland (35%), trees (33%) and grassland (20%) within 10 miles, and cropland (48%) and trees (32%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
121 ft
10 miles
325 ft
50 miles
614 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Granger 8.7 mi · Mishawaka 9.3 mi · Goshen 9.9 mi · South Bend 14 mi · La Porte 39 mi · Portage 41 mi · Kalamazoo 47 mi · Michigan City 47 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 Elkhart (41.682°, -85.9767°, elevation 751 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).