Latham weather in August

In August, Latham sees average daytime highs of 80°F and overnight lows near 62°F, with 3.6 in of rain across 10.1 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-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 31% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Latham's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Latham's year-round climate.

Daytime high
80°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
62°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.6 in
10.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:06 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
57%
1st clearest
Wind
5 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Latham is hamlet in Albany County, New York, United States.

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 Latham reaches about 80°F in the afternoon and slips back to 62°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 72°F and 88°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°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 Latham

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.

Latham 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
Jan32° / 18°3.09.66.89.20.0
Feb35° / 19°2.89.26.510.30.0
Mar44° / 28°3.710.8511.60.8
Apr57° / 39°3.811.71.513.13.9
May68° / 49°3.711.90.114.45.9
Jun77° / 58°4.212.3015.16.4
Jul81° / 63°3.811.3014.86.2
Aug80° / 62°3.610.1013.76.6
Sep73° / 54°3.99.4012.36.8
Oct60° / 43°4.410.70.410.84.7
Nov48° / 33°3.39.81.99.61.7
Dec37° / 24°3.710.868.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25347
35347
45347
55347
65347
75347
85347
95248
105248
115248
125149
135149
145248
155149
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Latham gets around 3.6 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 36% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
136
236
336
436
535
635
735
835
935
1035
1134
1234
1334
1433
1533
1632
1732
1831
1931
2030
2130
2230
2329
2429
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2629
2728
2828
2928
3028
3128

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 26% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 26% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1132630265
2132629265
3142629265
4142628265
5152728265
6152727265
7152727265
8162627255
9172627255
10172627255
11182627255
12182627254
13192527244
14202527244
15202527243
16212528233
17212528233
18222528223
19232528222
20242527222
21252527212
22252527212
23262526202
24272625192
25282625192
26292724183
27302724173
28302723163
29312723163
30322822153
31332722153

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 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
15calm
25calm
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65calm
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115calm
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135calm
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315calm

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 4:50 AM to 5:23 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:507:12
214.34:517:11
314.34:527:10
414.34:537:08
514.24:547:07
614.24:557:06
714.14:577:05
814.14:587:03
914.14:597:02
1014.05:007:01
1114.05:016:59
1213.95:026:58
1313.95:036:56
1413.85:046:55
1513.85:056:53
1613.85:066:52
1713.75:086:50
1813.75:096:49
1913.65:106:47
2013.65:116:46
2113.55:126:44
2213.55:136:42
2313.45:146:41
2413.45:156:39
2513.45:166:37
2613.35:176:36
2713.35:196:34
2813.25:206:32
2913.25:216:31
3013.15:226:29
3113.15:236:27

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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55.5Bright
65.4Bright
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95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
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135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Latham?

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
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Latham in August

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

In August, Latham sees daytime highs around 80°F and nights near 62°F. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Latham 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 Latham peaks around July 12 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 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 12UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug5Moderate
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Latham?

Latham sits at 42.7°N, 73.8°W, 354 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Cohoes, 3.7 mi away.

Topography around Latham

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Latham has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 256 ft around an average of 312 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,214 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,058 ft.

The land around Latham is covered by trees (58%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 2 miles, trees (67%) within 10 miles, and trees (84%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
256 ft
10 miles
1,214 ft
50 miles
4,058 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Cohoes 3.7 mi · Troy 3.7 mi · West Albany 4.3 mi · Albany 6.2 mi · Clifton Park 8.1 mi · Schenectady 11 mi · Rotterdam 11 mi · Glenville 19 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 Latham (42.747°, -73.759°, elevation 354 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).