Kings Park weather in August

In August, Kings Park sees average daytime highs of 80°F and overnight lows near 69°F, with 4.0 in of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 81°F in the first days to 78°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 Kings Park's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kings Park's year-round climate.

Daytime high
80°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
69°
11th coldest
Rainfall
4.0 in
10.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:08 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
55%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Kings Park is census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York.

Density
1,012/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

Highs ease over the month, from about 81°F in the first days to 78°F by the end.

A typical August day in Kings Park reaches about 80°F in the afternoon and slips back to 69°F overnight — a 11°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 74°F and 86°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 Kings Park

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.

Kings Park weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan38° / 27°3.49.14.49.40.0
Feb39° / 28°3.18.8410.40.0
Mar46° / 34°4.210.33.411.71.2
Apr56° / 44°3.610.50.413.13.7
May66° / 53°3.311014.35.8
Jun76° / 64°3.610.6014.96.6
Jul81° / 70°3.410.3014.66.4
Aug80° / 69°4.010.4013.66.6
Sep73° / 62°3.69012.37.0
Oct63° / 52°4.08.90.110.95.6
Nov52° / 42°3.38.60.49.73.0
Dec43° / 34°4.29.92.79.10.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 47%.

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

Any precipitation

Kings Park gets around 4.0 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 34% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
135
235
335
435
535
636
736
837
937
1037
1138
1238
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1537
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1836
1935
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2133
2232
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3027
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 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 50% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1412253623
2413253623
3413253523
4413253523
5413253423
6513253423
7513253423
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9513263422
10514253322
11514253322
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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
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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 4:53 AM to 5:23 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 6:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.24:537:05
214.24:547:04
314.14:557:03
414.14:567:02
514.14:577:01
614.04:587:00
714.04:596:58
814.05:006:57
913.95:016:56
1013.95:026:55
1113.85:036:53
1213.85:046:52
1313.85:056:51
1413.75:066:49
1513.75:076:48
1613.65:086:46
1713.65:096:45
1813.65:106:44
1913.55:116:42
2013.55:126:41
2113.45:136:39
2213.45:146:38
2313.45:156:36
2413.35:166:34
2513.35:176:33
2613.25:186:31
2713.25:196:30
2813.15:206:28
2913.15:216:26
3013.05:226:25
3113.05:236:23

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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295.1Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Kings Park

In seasonPeak

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

Kings Park sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

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

Is August a good time to visit Kings Park?

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
6.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kings Park in August

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

In August, Kings Park sees daytime highs around 80°F and nights near 69°F. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kings Park in August

The nearest coast averages about 74°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 17 mi away) is warmest in August at about 74°F and coldest in February near 35°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 30 to Sep 30 — about 3.1 months when the water holds above 68°F.

30°40°50°60°70°80°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan39Bracing
Feb35Bracing
Mar37Bracing
Apr44Bracing
May55Bracing
Jun65Cool
Jul72Refreshing
Aug74Refreshing
Sep71Refreshing
Oct64Cool
Nov55Bracing
Dec46Bracing

UV index in Kings Park in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kings Park peaks around July 11 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 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 11UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Kings Park 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 Kings Park is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJul 1220 µg/m³Nov 1612 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kings Park?

Kings Park sits at 40.9°N, 73.3°W, 174 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Commack, 3.7 mi away.

Topography around Kings Park

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Kings Park has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 269 ft around an average of 131 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 427 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,565 ft.

The land around Kings Park is covered by trees (71%) within 2 miles, trees (48%) and water (34%) within 10 miles, and water (47%) and trees (40%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
269 ft
10 miles
427 ft
50 miles
1,565 ft
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Commack 3.7 mi · East Northport 3.7 mi · Smithtown 3.7 mi · Hauppauge 5.0 mi · Dix Hills 6.8 mi · Central Islip 7.5 mi · Brentwood 7.5 mi · Lake Ronkonkoma 7.5 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 Kings Park (40.8862°, -73.2573°, elevation 174 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).