Gardner weather in August

In August, Gardner sees average daytime highs of 79°F and overnight lows near 61°F, with 3.6 in of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 81°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 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Gardner's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gardner's year-round climate.

Daytime high
79°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
61°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.6 in
10.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:00 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
58%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Gardner is city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.

Density
341/km²
people per km²
Founded
1764

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 81°F in the first days to 77°F by the end.

A typical August day in Gardner 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 8°F warmer than September.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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68063
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How August really feels in Gardner

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.

Gardner weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°3.49.66.69.20.0
Feb35° / 19°3.18.66.110.30.0
Mar43° / 27°4.110.95.711.60.6
Apr55° / 38°3.811.31.813.13.5
May66° / 48°3.411.40.114.45.7
Jun76° / 57°3.911.7015.16.4
Jul81° / 63°3.610.7014.86.3
Aug79° / 61°3.610.4013.76.6
Sep71° / 54°3.78.7012.36.8
Oct59° / 43°4.09.70.410.84.7
Nov47° / 33°3.49.61.69.61.6
Dec37° / 24°4.310.55.88.90.0

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 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34852
44852
54852
64852
74753
84753
94654
104555
114555
124654
134654
144654
154753
164753
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205149
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275446
285446
295545
305446
315446

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Gardner gets around 3.6 in of rain over 10.4 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 37% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
537
637
737
837
937
1037
1137
1237
1337
1436
1536
1635
1735
1834
1933
2032
2132
2231
2330
2429
2528
2628
2727
2827
2927
3026
3126

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 30% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 21% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1222626214
2232626214
3232625214
4242625215
5242625215
6242625215
7242625205
8242625205
9252625204
10252625204
11252625204
12262625204
13262625203
14262625203
15272725193
16272724192
17282724182
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20302823172
21312823171
22322722171
23342722161
24352721161
25362721151
26372720151
27382620141
28392619141
29402619131
30412619131
31422519131

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
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116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 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 72 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:44 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:447:04
214.34:457:03
314.34:467:02
414.24:477:01
514.24:487:00
614.24:496:58
714.14:506:57
814.14:516:56
914.04:526:55
1014.04:536:53
1114.04:546:52
1213.94:556:50
1313.94:566:49
1413.84:576:47
1513.84:596:46
1613.75:006:44
1713.75:016:43
1813.75:026:41
1913.65:036:40
2013.65:046:38
2113.55:056:37
2213.55:066:35
2313.45:076:33
2413.45:086:32
2513.35:106:30
2613.35:116:28
2713.25:126:27
2813.25:136:25
2913.25:146:23
3013.15:156:22
3113.15:166:20

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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45.5Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.2Bright
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155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Gardner?

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

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

What to pack for Gardner in August

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

In August, Gardner 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

UV index in Gardner 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 Gardner peaks around July 10 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 23 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 highHighModerateLowJul 10UV 7Dec 23UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug5High
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gardner?

Gardner sits at 42.6°N, 72.0°W, 1,063 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Fitchburg, 9.9 mi away.

Topography around Gardner

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Gardner has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 407 ft around an average of 1,063 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,545 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,094 ft.

The land around Gardner is covered by trees (73%) within 2 miles, trees (90%) within 10 miles, and trees (91%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
407 ft
10 miles
1,545 ft
50 miles
3,094 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Fitchburg 9.9 mi · Leominster 12 mi · Holden 17 mi · Worcester 24 mi · Shrewsbury 24 mi · Auburn 27 mi · Marlborough 28 mi · Westford 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 Gardner (42.5751°, -71.9981°, elevation 1,063 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).