Saginaw weather in August

In August, Saginaw sees average daytime highs of 79°F and overnight lows near 60°F, with 3.0 in of rain across 10.3 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 80°F in the first days to 78°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Saginaw's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saginaw's year-round climate.

Daytime high
79°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
60°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.0 in
10.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:46 AM – 7:34 PM
Cloud cover
56%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Saginaw is seat of Saginaw County, Michigan, United States.

Density
1,053/km²
people per km²
Founded
1815

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 80°F in the first days to 78°F by the end.

A typical August day in Saginaw reaches about 79°F in the afternoon and slips back to 60°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 71°F and 87°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°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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How August really feels in Saginaw

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.

Saginaw weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 17°2.29.26.89.10.0
Feb32° / 17°1.87.25.810.20.0
Mar43° / 25°2.28.94.111.60.7
Apr56° / 37°3.510.81.813.23.6
May67° / 48°3.611.4014.55.9
Jun77° / 58°3.510.6015.26.6
Jul81° / 62°3.010.5014.96.4
Aug79° / 60°3.010.3013.86.7
Sep72° / 53°2.89.1012.36.8
Oct59° / 42°2.910.10.210.84.5
Nov46° / 32°2.48.929.51.2
Dec35° / 23°2.195.88.80.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35446
45446
55347
65248
75248
85149
95149
105050
115050
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135149
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Saginaw gets around 3.0 in of rain over 10.3 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 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
235
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3030
3130

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 28% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 23% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1192829185
2202829185
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4202829185
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6212828194
7212828194
8222827194
9222827194
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Wind in August

Winds average 7 mph in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 7 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
17calm
27calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 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 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:29 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 7:54 PM to 7:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:297:54
214.45:307:53
314.35:317:52
414.35:327:51
514.35:347:50
614.25:357:48
714.25:367:47
814.15:377:46
914.15:387:44
1014.15:397:43
1114.05:407:41
1214.05:417:40
1313.95:427:38
1413.95:447:37
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1613.85:467:34
1713.85:477:32
1813.75:487:31
1913.75:497:29
2013.65:507:28
2113.65:527:26
2213.55:537:24
2313.55:547:23
2413.45:557:21
2513.45:567:19
2613.35:577:17
2713.35:587:16
2813.26:007:14
2913.26:017:12
3013.16:027:10
3113.16:037:09

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 1.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Saginaw?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Saginaw in August

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

In August, Saginaw sees daytime highs around 79°F and nights near 60°F. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Saginaw in August

The nearest coast averages about 72°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 15 mi away) is warmest in August at about 72°F and coldest in February near 33°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 12 to Sep 9 — about 2 months when the water holds above 68°F.

30°40°50°60°70°80°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan35Bracing
Feb33Bracing
Mar34Bracing
Apr39Bracing
May48Bracing
Jun60Cool
Jul70Refreshing
Aug72Refreshing
Sep67Cool
Oct55Bracing
Nov45Bracing
Dec39Bracing

UV index in Saginaw 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 Saginaw peaks around June 19 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highHighModerateLowJun 19UV 9Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Saginaw?

Saginaw sits at 43.4°N, 84.0°W, 581 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Saginaw Township North, 3.7 mi away.

Topography around Saginaw

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Saginaw has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 ft around an average of 607 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 709 ft.

The land around Saginaw is covered by artificial surfaces (38%), trees (33%) and grassland (22%) within 2 miles, cropland (48%) and trees (25%) within 10 miles, and cropland (43%) and trees (37%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
85 ft
10 miles
171 ft
50 miles
709 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Saginaw Township North 3.7 mi · Bay City 12 mi · Midland 20 mi · Flint 31 mi · Burton 34 mi · Mount Pleasant 43 mi · Haslett 52 mi · Okemos 54 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 Saginaw (43.4195°, -83.9508°, elevation 581 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. 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).