Lewiston Orchards weather in August

In August, Lewiston Orchards sees average daytime highs of 85°F and overnight lows near 59°F, with 0.4 in of rain across 2 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 88°F in the first days to 82°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 42 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Lewiston Orchards's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lewiston Orchards's year-round climate.

Daytime high
85°
1st warmest
Overnight low
59°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0.4 in
2 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
4:52 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
29%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Lewiston Orchards is human settlement in Nez Perce County, Idaho, United States of America.

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 88°F in the first days to 82°F by the end.

A typical August day in Lewiston Orchards reaches about 85°F in the afternoon and slips back to 59°F overnight — a 26°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 74°F and 95°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 10°F warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Lewiston Orchards

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.

Lewiston Orchards weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan38° / 25°2.412.56.48.80.0
Feb43° / 28°2.010.54.4100.5
Mar52° / 33°2.411.82.511.62.5
Apr59° / 39°2.010.20.413.34.4
May67° / 46°1.98.7014.76.3
Jun74° / 52°1.25.7015.57.5
Jul85° / 59°0.42015.26.8
Aug85° / 59°0.420146.8
Sep75° / 51°0.73.6012.48.1
Oct61° / 41°1.78.10.110.75.3
Nov46° / 32°2.511.92.89.21.2
Dec37° / 25°2.713.37.48.50.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28614
38515
48515
58416
68317
78317
88317
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Lewiston Orchards gets around 0.4 in of rain over 2 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 6% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
35
45
55
65
75
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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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1937
2937
3937
4937
5946
6946
7946
8955
9955
10955
11955
12964
13964
14964
15964
16973
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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
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 90 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:33 AM to 5:12 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.74:337:15
214.74:347:13
314.64:367:12
414.64:377:11
514.54:387:09
614.54:397:08
714.44:407:06
814.44:427:05
914.34:437:03
1014.34:447:02
1114.24:467:00
1214.24:476:59
1314.14:486:57
1414.14:496:55
1514.14:516:54
1614.04:526:52
1714.04:536:50
1813.94:556:49
1913.84:566:47
2013.84:576:45
2113.74:586:43
2213.75:006:41
2313.65:016:40
2413.65:026:38
2513.55:046:36
2613.55:056:34
2713.45:066:32
2813.45:086:30
2913.35:096:28
3013.35:106:26
3113.25:126:24

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.27 kWh/m² to a high of 7.69 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.68 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
116.9Intense
126.9Intense
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276.1Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Bright
305.9Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Lewiston Orchards?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lewiston Orchards in August

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

In August, Lewiston Orchards sees daytime highs around 85°F and nights near 59°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Lewiston Orchards 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 Lewiston Orchards peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 15UV 9Dec 16UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7High
Jul9Very high
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct4Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Lewiston Orchards 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 Lewiston Orchards is worst in August — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodAug 1627 µg/m³Dec 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May11Good
Jun10Good
Jul25Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lewiston Orchards?

Lewiston Orchards sits at 46.4°N, 117.0°W, 1,440 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Lewiston, 3.1 mi away.

Topography around Lewiston Orchards

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Lewiston Orchards has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 728 ft around an average of 1,339 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,316 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,728 ft.

The land around Lewiston Orchards is covered by grassland (38%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 2 miles, grassland (53%) and cropland (35%) within 10 miles, and grassland (39%), trees (31%) and cropland (29%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
728 ft
10 miles
2,316 ft
50 miles
5,728 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Lewiston 3.1 mi · Moscow 24 mi · Pullman 26 mi · Walla Walla 69 mi · Opportunity 89 mi · Coeur d'Alene 90 mi · Spokane Valley 90 mi · Spokane 91 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 Lewiston Orchards (46.3804°, -116.9754°, elevation 1,440 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).