Flint weather in August

In August, Flint sees average daytime highs of 79°F and overnight lows near 61°F, with 3.0 in of rain across 10.3 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 79°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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

Daytime high
79°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
61°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.0 in
10.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:46 AM – 7:32 PM
Cloud cover
56%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Flint is seat of Genesee County, Michigan, United States of America.

Density
1,115/km²
people per km²
Founded
1818

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 79°F through the month.

A typical August day in Flint reaches about 79°F in the afternoon and slips back to 61°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 71°F and 87°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°F cooler than July and about 7°F warmer than September.

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

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.

Flint weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 18°2.39.47.39.20.0
Feb33° / 19°1.97.86.610.20.0
Mar44° / 27°2.39.44.211.60.9
Apr57° / 38°3.511.21.713.13.8
May68° / 49°3.611.7014.46.0
Jun78° / 58°3.610.7015.16.6
Jul81° / 63°3.010.6014.86.4
Aug79° / 61°3.010.3013.86.7
Sep72° / 53°2.89.1012.36.8
Oct59° / 43°2.910.10.210.84.6
Nov46° / 33°2.59.32.19.51.2
Dec35° / 24°2.19.46.28.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25446
35446
45446
55347
65347
75248
85248
95248
105149
115149
125149
135149
145248
155248
165248
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275446
285446
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305545
315545

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Flint gets around 3.0 in of rain over 10.3 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 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
136
236
336
436
536
636
736
836
935
1035
1135
1235
1335
1434
1534
1633
1733
1833
1932
2032
2132
2231
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2430
2529
2629
2728
2828
2928
3028
3128

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 28% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 23% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1212827194
2212827194
3222927194
4222927194
5222926194
6222826194
7232825194
8232825204
9242825204
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11242824203
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29302821192
30312721192
31332720182

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
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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 5:29 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 7:52 PM to 7:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:297:52
214.35:307:51
314.35:317:50
414.35:327:49
514.25:337:48
614.25:357:46
714.25:367:45
814.15:377:44
914.15:387:42
1014.05:397:41
1114.05:407:39
1213.95:417:38
1313.95:427:37
1413.95:437:35
1513.85:457:34
1613.85:467:32
1713.75:477:31
1813.75:487:29
1913.65:497:27
2013.65:507:26
2113.55:517:24
2213.55:527:23
2313.55:537:21
2413.45:557:19
2513.45:567:18
2613.35:577:16
2713.35:587:14
2813.25:597:12
2913.26:007:11
3013.16:017:09
3113.16:027:07

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.35 kWh/m² to a high of 6.28 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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45.7Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
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155.3Bright
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205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Flint?

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
6.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Flint in August

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

In August, Flint sees daytime highs around 79°F and nights near 61°F. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Flint in August

The nearest coast averages about 72°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 44 mi away) is warmest in August at about 72°F and coldest in February near 33°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 12 to Sep 9 — about 2 months when the water holds above 68°F.

30°40°50°60°70°80°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan35Bracing
Feb33Bracing
Mar34Bracing
Apr39Bracing
May48Bracing
Jun60Cool
Jul70Refreshing
Aug72Refreshing
Sep67Cool
Oct55Bracing
Nov45Bracing
Dec39Bracing

UV index in Flint in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Flint peaks around June 19 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 19UV 9Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Flint?

Flint sits at 43.0°N, 83.7°W, 751 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Burton, 3.7 mi away.

Topography around Flint

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Flint has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 ft around an average of 758 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 400 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 705 ft.

The land around Flint is covered by trees (38%), artificial surfaces (38%) and grassland (20%) within 2 miles, trees (46%) and grassland (27%) within 10 miles, and trees (40%) and cropland (38%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
148 ft
10 miles
400 ft
50 miles
705 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Burton 3.7 mi · Waterford 26 mi · Saginaw 31 mi · Auburn Hills 32 mi · Pontiac 33 mi · West Bloomfield Township 34 mi · Saginaw Township North 35 mi · Rochester Hills 37 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 Flint (43.0125°, -83.6875°, 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. 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).