Fernley weather in August

In August, Fernley sees average daytime highs of 92°F and overnight lows near 62°F, with 0.1 in of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 93°F in the first days to 89°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Fernley's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fernley's year-round climate.

Daytime high
92°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
62°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0.1 in
1.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:14 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
21%
1st clearest
Wind
5 mph
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Fernley is city in Lyon County, Nevada, United States.

Density
1,113/km²
people per km²
Founded
1904

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 93°F in the first days to 89°F by the end.

A typical August day in Fernley reaches about 92°F in the afternoon and slips back to 62°F overnight — a 29°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 84°F and 98°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°F cooler than July and about 9°F warmer than September.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 28 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
28
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.

Fernley weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan44° / 25°1.464.19.50.8
Feb50° / 29°1.163.710.42.4
Mar58° / 35°1.16.12.811.74.7
Apr64° / 40°0.74.91.1136.5
May73° / 49°0.850.214.17.7
Jun84° / 57°0.42.40.114.76.9
Jul93° / 64°0.21.5014.53.9
Aug92° / 62°0.11.5013.64.5
Sep82° / 54°0.31.7012.37.7
Oct69° / 43°0.62.90.310.97.9
Nov54° / 32°0.74.11.29.83.8
Dec43° / 25°1.25.83.69.30.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18713
28713
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48713
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68911
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Fernley gets around 0.1 in of rain over 1.5 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 5% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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31000
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Wind in August

Winds average 5 mph in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
15calm
25calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 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 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:00 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.15:007:06
214.15:017:05
314.05:027:04
414.05:037:03
514.05:047:02
613.95:047:01
713.95:057:00
813.95:066:59
913.85:076:57
1013.85:086:56
1113.85:096:55
1213.75:106:54
1313.75:116:52
1413.65:126:51
1513.65:136:50
1613.65:146:48
1713.55:156:47
1813.55:166:45
1913.55:176:44
2013.45:186:43
2113.45:196:41
2213.35:206:40
2313.35:216:38
2413.25:226:37
2513.25:236:35
2613.25:246:34
2713.15:256:32
2813.15:266:30
2913.05:266:29
3013.05:276:27
3113.05:286:26

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.38 kWh/m² to a high of 8.27 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.8Intense
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287.0Intense
296.9Intense
306.9Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Fernley?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Fernley in August

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

In August, Fernley sees daytime highs around 92°F and nights near 62°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Fernley 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 Fernley peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 11Dec 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Fernley 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 Fernley is worst in July — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.5× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 2027 µg/m³Dec 185 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul28Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov7Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Fernley?

Fernley sits at 39.6°N, 119.3°W, 4,160 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Spanish Springs, 24 mi away.

Topography around Fernley

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Fernley has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 686 ft around an average of 4,180 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,307 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,896 ft.

The land around Fernley is covered by bare terrain (56%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 2 miles, grassland (48%) and bare terrain (39%) within 10 miles, and grassland (40%) and bare terrain (34%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
686 ft
10 miles
3,307 ft
50 miles
6,896 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Spanish Springs 24 mi · Sparks 27 mi · Sun Valley 28 mi · Reno 30 mi · Carson City 41 mi · Truckee 53 mi · Lake Tahoe 61 mi · Susanville 93 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 Fernley (39.608°, -119.2518°, elevation 4,160 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).