Kettering weather in August

In August, Kettering sees average daytime highs of 82°F and overnight lows near 65°F, with 3.2 in of rain across 10.1 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 82°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Kettering's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kettering's year-round climate.

Daytime high
82°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
65°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.2 in
10.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:54 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
54%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Kettering is city in Montgomery and Greene counties, Ohio, United States.

Density
1,144/km²
people per km²
Founded
1955

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 82°F through the month.

A typical August day in Kettering reaches about 82°F in the afternoon and slips back to 65°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 75°F and 89°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with 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 Kettering

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.

Kettering weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan37° / 23°3.29.84.69.50.0
Feb40° / 25°2.79.24.110.40.2
Mar50° / 33°3.911.12.311.72.2
Apr63° / 44°4.612.70.5135.0
May72° / 54°4.613.3014.26.1
Jun80° / 63°4.212.6014.86.0
Jul83° / 66°3.411.6014.55.6
Aug82° / 65°3.210.1013.66.3
Sep76° / 57°2.77.8012.37.2
Oct64° / 46°2.98.40.210.95.9
Nov51° / 36°3.2919.82.6
Dec41° / 28°3.49.73.39.20.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
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45644
55644
65644
75644
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95545
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135644
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kettering gets around 3.2 in of rain over 10.1 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 35% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
434
534
634
734
834
934
1034
1134
1234
1334
1434
1534
1633
1733
1833
1932
2032
2132
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2730
2829
2928
3028
3127

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 27% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 39% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1822272715
2922282715
3922282615
41022282614
51022282614
61022282514
71123282514
81123272514
91123272514
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261523242810
271623242810
281623242710
29172324279
30182323269
31192323269

Wind in August

Winds average 5 mph in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
15calm
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306calm
316calm

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 5:39 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 7:46 PM to 7:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.15:397:46
214.15:407:45
314.05:417:44
414.05:427:43
514.05:437:42
613.95:447:41
713.95:457:40
813.95:467:38
913.85:477:37
1013.85:487:36
1113.85:497:35
1213.75:507:33
1313.75:517:32
1413.75:527:31
1513.65:537:29
1613.65:547:28
1713.55:547:27
1813.55:557:25
1913.55:567:24
2013.45:577:22
2113.45:587:21
2213.35:597:19
2313.36:007:18
2413.36:017:16
2513.26:027:15
2613.26:037:13
2713.16:047:12
2813.16:057:10
2913.06:067:09
3013.06:077:07
3113.06:087:05

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kettering?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kettering in August

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

In August, Kettering sees daytime highs around 82°F and nights near 65°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kettering in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kettering peaks around June 20 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Kettering 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 Kettering is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (October, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1117 µg/m³Oct 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar12Good
Apr12Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kettering?

Kettering sits at 39.7°N, 84.2°W, 1,007 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Centerville, 4.3 mi away.

Topography around Kettering

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Kettering has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 344 ft around an average of 965 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 459 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,024 ft.

The land around Kettering is covered by trees (53%), grassland (25%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 2 miles, trees (42%) and grassland (28%) within 10 miles, and cropland (55%) and trees (27%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
344 ft
10 miles
459 ft
50 miles
1,024 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Centerville 4.3 mi · Dayton 5.0 mi · Beavercreek 5.6 mi · Riverside 6.8 mi · Miamisburg 6.8 mi · Springboro 9.9 mi · Trotwood 11 mi · Huber Heights 11 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 Kettering (39.6895°, -84.1688°, elevation 1,007 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).