Findlay weather in August

In August, Findlay sees average daytime highs of 81°F and overnight lows near 63°F, with 3.2 in of rain across 9.7 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-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 34% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Findlay's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Findlay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
81°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
63°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.2 in
9.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:49 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
55%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Findlay is city in Ohio, United States.

Density
825/km²
people per km²
Founded
1887

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 Findlay 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 Findlay

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.

Findlay weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 21°2.910.469.40.0
Feb37° / 22°2.48.8510.40.0
Mar48° / 30°3.411.13.511.71.7
Apr61° / 41°4.212.30.813.14.6
May71° / 52°4.213.5014.36.0
Jun79° / 61°4.112014.96.2
Jul83° / 65°3.411.4014.65.9
Aug81° / 63°3.29.7013.66.6
Sep75° / 56°2.68.2012.37.1
Oct63° / 45°2.89.30.210.95.6
Nov50° / 35°3.091.59.72.3
Dec39° / 26°2.89.849.10.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Findlay gets around 3.2 in of rain over 9.7 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 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3128

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 26% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 34% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11025282710
21125282710
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Wind in August

Winds average 7 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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66calm
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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 5:34 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 7:47 PM to 7:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:347:47
214.25:357:46
314.25:367:45
414.15:377:44
514.15:387:43
614.05:397:42
714.05:407:40
814.05:417:39
913.95:427:38
1013.95:437:37
1113.95:447:35
1213.85:457:34
1313.85:467:33
1413.75:477:31
1513.75:487:30
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1713.65:507:27
1813.65:517:25
1913.55:527:24
2013.55:537:22
2113.45:547:21
2213.45:557:19
2313.45:567:18
2413.35:577:16
2513.35:587:15
2613.25:597:13
2713.26:007:11
2813.16:017:10
2913.16:027:08
3013.16:037:06
3113.06:047:05

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Findlay?

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
6.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Findlay in August

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

In August, Findlay 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 Findlay 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 Findlay peaks around June 18 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 18UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Findlay 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 Findlay is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (October, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1316 µg/m³Oct 228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct8Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Findlay?

Findlay sits at 41.0°N, 83.6°W, 778 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Bowling Green, 23 mi away.

Topography around Findlay

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Findlay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 ft around an average of 787 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,030 ft.

The land around Findlay is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), grassland (33%) and trees (26%) within 2 miles, cropland (72%) within 10 miles, and cropland (76%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
125 ft
10 miles
243 ft
50 miles
1,030 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Bowling Green 23 mi · Tiffin 25 mi · Lima 32 mi · Fremont 35 mi · Perrysburg 35 mi · Defiance 40 mi · Marion 42 mi · Oregon 42 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 Findlay (41.0442°, -83.6499°, elevation 778 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).