Piqua weather in August

In August, Piqua sees average daytime highs of 81°F and overnight lows near 64°F, with 3.3 in of rain across 10 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 81°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 12 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Piqua's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Piqua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
81°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
64°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.3 in
10 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:53 AM – 7:29 PM
Cloud cover
55%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Piqua is city in Miami County, Ohio, United States.

Density
675/km²
people per km²
Founded
1807

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 Piqua reaches about 81°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 74°F and 88°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°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 Piqua

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.

Piqua 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
Jan35° / 21°3.110.35.49.50.0
Feb38° / 24°2.58.94.810.40.0
Mar49° / 32°3.6112.911.71.9
Apr62° / 42°4.512.60.8134.8
May71° / 53°4.313.6014.26.0
Jun80° / 62°4.012014.86.2
Jul83° / 65°3.411.4014.65.9
Aug81° / 64°3.310013.66.5
Sep76° / 56°2.87.8012.37.2
Oct63° / 45°2.98.70.210.95.7
Nov50° / 35°3.391.29.82.3
Dec39° / 26°3.1103.79.20.1

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 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25545
35644
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55644
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105446
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Piqua gets around 3.3 in of rain over 10 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 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
134
234
333
433
533
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733
833
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1234
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1534
1633
1733
1833
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2232
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2829
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3127

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 26% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 36% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11023282613
21124282512
31124282512
41124282412
51224282412
61224282412
71323282412
81323272412
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26182323287
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28202323277
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30222323266
31232323256

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
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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306calm
316calm

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 5:39 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 7:48 PM to 7:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:397:48
214.15:397:46
314.15:407:45
414.05:417:44
514.05:427:43
614.05:437:42
713.95:447:41
813.95:457:40
913.95:467:38
1013.85:477:37
1113.85:487:36
1213.85:497:35
1313.75:507:33
1413.75:517:32
1513.65:527:30
1613.65:537:29
1713.65:547:28
1813.55:557:26
1913.55:567:25
2013.45:577:23
2113.45:587:22
2213.45:597:20
2313.36:007:19
2413.36:017:17
2513.26:027:16
2613.26:037:14
2713.16:047:13
2813.16:057:11
2913.16:067:09
3013.06:077:08
3113.06:087:06

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.63 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Piqua?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Piqua in August

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

In August, Piqua sees daytime highs around 81°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 Piqua 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 Piqua peaks around June 21 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 21UV 9Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Piqua 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 Piqua is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (October, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1217 µg/m³Oct 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Piqua?

Piqua sits at 40.1°N, 84.2°W, 873 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Troy, 7.5 mi away.

Topography around Piqua

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Piqua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 ft around an average of 915 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 404 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 951 ft.

The land around Piqua is covered by artificial surfaces (27%), trees (25%) and cropland (23%) within 2 miles, cropland (65%) within 10 miles, and cropland (69%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
200 ft
10 miles
404 ft
50 miles
951 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Troy 7.5 mi · Sidney 11 mi · Vandalia 18 mi · Huber Heights 22 mi · Trotwood 24 mi · Fairborn 25 mi · Riverside 26 mi · Dayton 27 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 Piqua (40.1448°, -84.2424°, elevation 873 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).