New Philadelphia weather in August

In August, New Philadelphia sees average daytime highs of 81°F and overnight lows near 63°F, with 3.1 in of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 81°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 New Philadelphia's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see New Philadelphia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
81°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
63°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.1 in
10.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:41 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
55%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

New Philadelphia is city in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States.

Density
805/km²
people per km²
Founded
1833

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 81°F through the month.

A typical August day in New Philadelphia reaches about 81°F in the afternoon and slips back to 63°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 74°F and 89°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 New Philadelphia

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.

New Philadelphia weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan36° / 22°3.310.76.49.40.0
Feb39° / 24°2.79.35.110.40.1
Mar49° / 32°3.811.83.411.71.9
Apr61° / 42°4.313.31134.7
May71° / 52°4.313.4014.25.9
Jun79° / 61°4.013.1014.86.1
Jul83° / 65°3.612.4014.65.6
Aug81° / 63°3.110.2013.66.4
Sep75° / 56°3.49.2012.37.0
Oct63° / 45°3.2100.110.95.4
Nov50° / 35°3.29.91.59.72.3
Dec40° / 28°3.210.44.29.20.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
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55446
65446
75446
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

New Philadelphia gets around 3.1 in of rain over 10.2 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 34% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
137
236
335
435
534
634
734
834
935
1035
1135
1236
1336
1436
1536
1636
1736
1835
1935
2034
2134
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3129

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 28% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 33% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1112130299
2122130298
3122130288
4132130288
5132130278
6142130279
7142030269
8152030269
9152030259
10162030259
11162130249
12162130249
13162129249
14162130248
15162229258
16162229258
17162328258
18162328257
19162327267
20162427267
21162427267
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26182624266
27192624266
28202623256
29212623256
30222623245
31222623235

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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315calm

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 5:27 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 7:37 PM to 6:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:277:37
214.15:277:36
314.15:287:35
414.15:297:34
514.05:307:33
614.05:317:32
714.05:327:30
813.95:337:29
913.95:347:28
1013.95:357:27
1113.85:367:25
1213.85:377:24
1313.75:387:23
1413.75:397:21
1513.75:407:20
1613.65:417:19
1713.65:427:17
1813.55:437:16
1913.55:447:14
2013.55:457:13
2113.45:467:11
2213.45:477:10
2313.35:487:08
2413.35:497:07
2513.25:507:05
2613.25:517:03
2713.25:527:02
2813.15:537:00
2913.15:546:59
3013.05:556:57
3113.05:566:55

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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205.3Bright
215.2Bright
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235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit New Philadelphia?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for New Philadelphia in August

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

In August, New Philadelphia sees daytime highs around 81°F and nights near 63°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in New Philadelphia in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in New Philadelphia peaks around June 21 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 21UV 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in New Philadelphia 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 New Philadelphia is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1216 µg/m³Nov 127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is New Philadelphia?

New Philadelphia sits at 40.5°N, 81.4°W, 906 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Massillon, 22 mi away.

Topography around New Philadelphia

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around New Philadelphia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 397 ft around an average of 928 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 574 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 827 ft.

The land around New Philadelphia is covered by trees (43%), grassland (28%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 2 miles, trees (60%) and grassland (26%) within 10 miles, and trees (61%) and grassland (23%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
397 ft
10 miles
574 ft
50 miles
827 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Massillon 22 mi · Canton 22 mi · North Canton 27 mi · Green 32 mi · Wooster 34 mi · Alliance 34 mi · Barberton 37 mi · Wadsworth 40 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 New Philadelphia (40.4898°, -81.4457°, elevation 906 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).