Mansfield weather in August

In August, Mansfield sees average daytime highs of 80°F and overnight lows near 63°F, with 3.3 in of rain across 10.3 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 80°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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

Daytime high
80°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
63°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.3 in
10.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:45 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover
55%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Mansfield is city in and county seat of Richland County, Ohio, United States.

Density
585/km²
people per km²
Founded
1808

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 80°F through the month.

A typical August day in Mansfield reaches about 80°F in the afternoon and slips back to 63°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 72°F and 87°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 Mansfield

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.

Mansfield weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 21°3.211.47.39.40.0
Feb37° / 23°2.69.65.710.40.0
Mar47° / 31°3.611.73.911.71.4
Apr60° / 41°4.5131.313.14.3
May69° / 51°4.413.8014.25.8
Jun78° / 61°4.212.7014.96.2
Jul81° / 64°3.611.3014.66.3
Aug80° / 63°3.310.3013.66.6
Sep74° / 55°3.09.4012.36.9
Oct62° / 44°3.19.80.210.95.2
Nov49° / 34°3.110.229.71.9
Dec38° / 26°3.210.45.19.10.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35545
45644
55644
65545
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mansfield gets around 3.3 in of rain over 10.3 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 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 27% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 31% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1132331277
2142330267
3142330267
4142330267
5152330257
6152330257
7162330257
8162329257
9162329257
10172328257
11172327257
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31262424223

Wind in August

Winds average 6 mph in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
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66calm
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116calm
126calm
136calm
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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 5:30 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 7:42 PM to 7:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:307:42
214.25:317:41
314.15:327:40
414.15:337:39
514.15:347:38
614.05:357:36
714.05:367:35
813.95:377:34
913.95:387:33
1013.95:397:31
1113.85:407:30
1213.85:417:29
1313.85:427:27
1413.75:437:26
1513.75:447:25
1613.65:457:23
1713.65:467:22
1813.65:477:20
1913.55:487:19
2013.55:497:17
2113.45:507:16
2213.45:517:14
2313.35:527:13
2413.35:537:11
2513.35:547:10
2613.25:557:08
2713.25:567:07
2813.15:577:05
2913.15:587:03
3013.05:597:02
3113.06:007:00

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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215.3Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Mansfield?

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 Mansfield for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Mansfield in August

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

In August, Mansfield sees daytime highs around 80°F and nights near 63°F. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mansfield in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mansfield peaks around June 20 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 20UV 9Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Mansfield 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 Mansfield is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (October, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1216 µg/m³Oct 247 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mansfield?

Mansfield sits at 40.8°N, 82.5°W, 1,243 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Ashland, 13 mi away.

Topography around Mansfield

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Mansfield has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 397 ft around an average of 1,266 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 600 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,102 ft.

The land around Mansfield is covered by trees (51%), artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (22%) within 2 miles, trees (49%), cropland (24%) and grassland (22%) within 10 miles, and cropland (46%) and trees (34%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
397 ft
10 miles
600 ft
50 miles
1,102 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Ashland 13 mi · Mount Vernon 25 mi · Wooster 30 mi · Norwalk 34 mi · Marion 34 mi · Tiffin 42 mi · Medina 43 mi · Delaware 43 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 Mansfield (40.7584°, -82.5155°, elevation 1,243 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).