Riverview weather in August

In August, Riverview sees average daytime highs of 89°F and overnight lows near 75°F, with 7.6 in of rain across 24.3 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 89°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Riverview's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Riverview's year-round climate.

Daytime high
89°
1st warmest
Overnight low
75°
12th coldest
Rainfall
7.6 in
24.3 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:03 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
70%
11th clearest
Wind
5 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Riverview is census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States.

Density
572/km²
people per km²

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 89°F through the month.

A typical August day in Riverview reaches about 89°F in the afternoon and slips back to 75°F overnight — a 14°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 86°F and 93°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How August really feels in Riverview

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Riverview weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan71° / 52°2.46.210.47.3
Feb74° / 54°1.95.9117.6
Mar78° / 58°2.36.311.87.5
Apr83° / 63°2.16.412.66.5
May88° / 69°2.98.613.44.8
Jun89° / 74°7.119.913.73.2
Jul89° / 75°7.523.613.62.8
Aug89° / 75°7.624.3132.7
Sep88° / 74°6.018.412.23.5
Oct84° / 68°2.48.511.35.9
Nov78° / 60°1.64.510.67.8
Dec73° / 55°1.85.310.37.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33367
43268
53268
63367
73367
83367
93565
103565
113664
123763
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Riverview gets around 7.6 in of rain over 24.3 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 78% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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279
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781
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
118118
227919
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Wind in August

Winds average 5 mph in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
14calm
24calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 6:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:557:15
213.35:567:15
313.35:567:14
413.35:577:13
513.35:577:13
613.25:587:12
713.25:597:11
813.25:597:10
913.26:007:10
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1113.16:017:08
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3012.66:116:49
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.46 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.3Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Riverview

In seasonPeak

In August, Riverview sits inside its atlantic hurricane and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Riverview sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Riverview's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Riverview?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Riverview.

What to pack for Riverview in August

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

In August, Riverview sees daytime highs around 89°F and nights near 75°F. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Riverview in August

The nearest coast averages about 86°F in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 25 mi away) is warmest in August at about 86°F and coldest in January near 65°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Mar 15 to Dec 20 — about 9.2 months when the water holds above 68°F.

60°70°80°90°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan65Cool
Feb65Cool
Mar68Refreshing
Apr73Refreshing
May79Warm
Jun83Tropical
Jul86Tropical
Aug86Tropical
Sep85Tropical
Oct80Warm
Nov73Refreshing
Dec69Refreshing

UV index in Riverview in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Riverview peaks around July 12 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 12UV 11Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7High
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Riverview 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 Riverview is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 2019 µg/m³Nov 2310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May12Good
Jun16Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Riverview?

Riverview sits at 27.9°N, 82.3°W, 16 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Palm River-Clair Mel, 5.0 mi away.

Topography around Riverview

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Riverview has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 ft around an average of 46 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 377 ft.

The land around Riverview is covered by trees (59%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 2 miles, trees (45%) within 10 miles, and trees (41%), water (28%) and grassland (22%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
112 ft
10 miles
243 ft
50 miles
377 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Palm River-Clair Mel 5.0 mi · Brandon 5.6 mi · Bloomingdale 5.6 mi · Valrico 7.5 mi · East Lake-Orient Park 8.7 mi · Tampa 9.9 mi · Sun City Center 11 mi · Ruskin 12 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 Riverview (27.8661°, -82.3265°, elevation 16 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).