Pataskala weather in August

In August, Pataskala sees average daytime highs of 82°F and overnight lows near 64°F, with 2.9 in of rain across 9.5 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 82°F through the month. 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 06 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Pataskala's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pataskala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
82°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
64°
11th coldest
Rainfall
2.9 in
9.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:47 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover
54%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Pataskala is city in Licking County, Ohio, United States.

Density
205/km²
people per km²
Founded
1851

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 82°F through the month.

A typical August day in Pataskala reaches about 82°F in the afternoon and slips back to 64°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 75°F and 89°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 6°F warmer than September.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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318062

How August really feels in Pataskala

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.

Pataskala weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan37° / 22°3.611.25.89.50.0
Feb40° / 24°3.09.64.410.40.1
Mar50° / 33°4.111.52.711.72.1
Apr62° / 43°4.712.60.5134.9
May71° / 53°4.613.4014.26.1
Jun80° / 62°4.212.1014.86.1
Jul83° / 66°3.611.6014.55.6
Aug82° / 64°2.99.5013.66.4
Sep76° / 56°3.18.3012.37.1
Oct64° / 45°3.09.20.210.95.7
Nov51° / 35°3.39.519.82.5
Dec40° / 28°3.610.53.59.20.2

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 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35644
45743
55743
65743
75644
85644
95644
105545
115545
125545
135545
145545
155644
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pataskala gets around 2.9 in of rain over 9.5 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
134
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531
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1732
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1932
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2132
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3128

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 27% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 37% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11022263012
21022263011
31123262911
41123262911
51223262811
61223262811
71323262711
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27192422277
28202422277
29212422277
30222422267
31232421256

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

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
15calm
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266calm
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306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 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 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:33 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 7:41 PM to 7:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.15:337:41
214.15:347:40
314.15:347:39
414.05:357:38
514.05:367:37
614.05:377:35
713.95:387:34
813.95:397:33
913.95:407:32
1013.85:417:31
1113.85:427:29
1213.75:437:28
1313.75:447:27
1413.75:457:25
1513.65:467:24
1613.65:477:23
1713.65:487:21
1813.55:497:20
1913.55:507:18
2013.45:517:17
2113.45:527:15
2213.45:537:14
2313.35:547:12
2413.35:557:11
2513.25:567:09
2613.25:577:08
2713.15:587:06
2813.15:597:05
2913.16:007:03
3013.06:017:01
3113.06:027:00

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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155.5Bright
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205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Pataskala?

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
6.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pataskala in August

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

In August, Pataskala sees daytime highs around 82°F and nights near 64°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pataskala 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 Pataskala peaks around June 21 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 21UV 9Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Pataskala 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 Pataskala is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (October, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1117 µg/m³Oct 247 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pataskala?

Pataskala sits at 40.0°N, 82.7°W, 1,001 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Reynoldsburg, 8.1 mi away.

Topography around Pataskala

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Pataskala has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 289 ft around an average of 1,043 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 551 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 997 ft.

The land around Pataskala is covered by trees (38%), cropland (35%) and grassland (21%) within 2 miles, trees (36%), cropland (32%) and grassland (25%) within 10 miles, and trees (45%) and cropland (36%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
289 ft
10 miles
551 ft
50 miles
997 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Reynoldsburg 8.1 mi · Pickerington 8.7 mi · Gahanna 11 mi · Whitehall 11 mi · Newark 15 mi · Westerville 16 mi · Columbus 17 mi · Lancaster 20 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 Pataskala (39.9956°, -82.6743°, elevation 1,001 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).