Golden Gate weather in August

In August, Golden Gate sees average daytime highs of 87°F and overnight lows near 78°F, with 5.8 in of rain across 21.5 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 87°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Golden Gate's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Golden Gate's year-round climate.

Daytime high
87°
1st warmest
Overnight low
78°
12th coldest
Rainfall
5.8 in
21.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:03 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
69%
12th clearest
Wind
6 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Golden Gate is community and census-designated place in Collier County, Florida, United States.

Density
2,250/km²
people per km²

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 87°F through the month.

A typical August day in Golden Gate reaches about 87°F in the afternoon and slips back to 78°F overnight — a 9°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 84°F and 90°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Golden Gate

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
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.

Golden Gate weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan72° / 59°1.74.910.57.7
Feb73° / 61°1.34.411.18.0
Mar76° / 64°1.54.611.88.1
Apr81° / 68°1.8612.67.4
May84° / 73°2.79.213.35.7
Jun86° / 77°6.219.113.63.9
Jul87° / 78°5.421.613.53.4
Aug87° / 78°5.821.512.93.4
Sep86° / 77°5.919.612.23.8
Oct83° / 73°3.19.211.46.0
Nov78° / 66°1.33.910.77.9
Dec74° / 62°1.24.210.48.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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23763
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Golden Gate gets around 5.8 in of rain over 21.5 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 70% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
106337
206238
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406139
506139
606040
706040
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Wind in August

Winds average 6 mph in August.

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
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:56 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:567:10
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513.25:587:08
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.63 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Golden Gate

In seasonPeak

In August, Golden Gate sits inside its atlantic hurricane and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Golden Gate sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Golden Gate's rainy season runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Golden Gate?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Golden Gate.

What to pack for Golden Gate in August

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

In August, Golden Gate sees daytime highs around 87°F and nights near 78°F. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Golden Gate in August

The nearest coast averages about 86°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 12 mi away) is warmest in August at about 86°F and coldest in January near 68°F.

The water stays above 68°F all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

70°80°90°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan68Refreshing
Feb68Refreshing
Mar71Refreshing
Apr76Warm
May80Warm
Jun84Tropical
Jul86Tropical
Aug86Tropical
Sep85Tropical
Oct82Warm
Nov76Warm
Dec71Refreshing

UV index in Golden Gate in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Golden Gate peaks around July 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 5 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 17UV 12Dec 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr10Very high
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Golden Gate 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 Golden Gate is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1819 µg/m³Dec 147 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar12Good
Apr10Good
May11Good
Jun15Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Golden Gate?

Golden Gate sits at 26.2°N, 81.7°W, 10 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is East Naples, 5.6 mi away.

Topography around Golden Gate

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Golden Gate has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 ft around an average of 23 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 ft.

The land around Golden Gate is covered by trees (52%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 2 miles, trees (43%) within 10 miles, and water (37%) and trees (25%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
66 ft
10 miles
102 ft
50 miles
148 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: East Naples 5.6 mi · Naples 6.8 mi · Bonita Springs 12 mi · Marco Island 17 mi · Estero 19 mi · San Carlos Park 21 mi · Immokalee 24 mi · Iona 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 Golden Gate (26.1879°, -81.6951°, elevation 10 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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. 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).