Pittsfield weather in August

In August, Pittsfield sees average daytime highs of 77°F and overnight lows near 59°F, with 3.7 in of rain across 10.7 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 78°F in the first days to 75°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Pittsfield's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pittsfield's year-round climate.

Daytime high
77°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
59°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.7 in
10.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:05 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
57%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Pittsfield is city and county seat of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States.

Density
394/km²
people per km²
Founded
1752

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 78°F in the first days to 75°F by the end.

A typical August day in Pittsfield reaches about 77°F in the afternoon and slips back to 59°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 69°F and 84°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°F cooler than July and about 7°F warmer than September.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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27861
37861
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How August really feels in Pittsfield

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.

Pittsfield weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 15°3.510.27.99.20.0
Feb32° / 16°3.19.97.910.30.0
Mar40° / 24°4.112.26.811.60.3
Apr54° / 36°4.012.42.413.13.0
May64° / 47°3.912.70.214.45.4
Jun73° / 56°4.012.60156.3
Jul78° / 61°3.811.3014.86.5
Aug77° / 59°3.710.7013.76.8
Sep69° / 52°3.99.5012.36.5
Oct57° / 41°4.610.70.710.84.0
Nov45° / 31°3.610.32.99.61.0
Dec35° / 21°4.311.67.18.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25149
35149
45149
55149
65149
75050
85050
94951
104951
114852
124852
134951
144852
154852
164951
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205149
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225347
235446
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255446
265545
275644
285644
295644
305545
315545

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pittsfield gets around 3.7 in of rain over 10.7 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 38% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
438
538
638
738
838
938
1038
1138
1238
1338
1437
1537
1636
1736
1835
1934
2033
2132
2231
2331
2430
2529
2629
2728
2828
2928
3028
3128

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 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1282729161
2282728161
3292728161
4302727161
5302727161
6302726161
7302726161
8312726161
9312725161
10312725161
11322725151
12322725151
13332824141
14342824141
15342824131
16352824131
17352824121
18362824111
19372823110
20382823100
21392823100
22402723100
2341272290
2442272290
2543262190
2644262190
2745262090
2846252090
2947252090
3047251990
3148241980

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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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:49 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 6:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:497:09
214.34:507:08
314.34:517:07
414.24:527:06
514.24:537:04
614.24:547:03
714.14:557:02
814.14:567:01
914.04:576:59
1014.04:586:58
1114.04:596:56
1213.95:016:55
1313.95:026:54
1413.85:036:52
1513.85:046:51
1613.75:056:49
1713.75:066:48
1813.75:076:46
1913.65:086:45
2013.65:096:43
2113.55:106:41
2213.55:116:40
2313.45:136:38
2413.45:146:37
2513.35:156:35
2613.35:166:33
2713.25:176:32
2813.25:186:30
2913.25:196:28
3013.15:206:26
3113.15:216:25

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.4Bright
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85.4Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Pittsfield?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pittsfield in August

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

In August, Pittsfield sees daytime highs around 77°F and nights near 59°F. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pittsfield in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pittsfield peaks around July 11 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 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 11UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug5High
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pittsfield?

Pittsfield sits at 42.5°N, 73.2°W, 1,004 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Albany, 30 mi away.

Topography around Pittsfield

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Pittsfield has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 387 ft around an average of 1,050 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,955 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,970 ft.

The land around Pittsfield is covered by trees (64%) within 2 miles, trees (86%) within 10 miles, and trees (87%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
387 ft
10 miles
1,955 ft
50 miles
3,970 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Albany 30 mi · Troy 30 mi · West Albany 32 mi · Northampton 32 mi · Easthampton 32 mi · Cohoes 32 mi · Latham 33 mi · Westfield 34 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 Pittsfield (42.4501°, -73.2454°, elevation 1,004 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).