Schenectady weather in August

In August, Schenectady sees average daytime highs of 79°F and overnight lows near 60°F, with 4.2 in of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 13.7 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 77°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 Schenectady's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Schenectady's year-round climate.

Daytime high
79°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
60°
11th coldest
Rainfall
4.2 in
11.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:07 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
57%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Schenectady is county seat of Schenectady County, New York, United States.

Density
2,297/km²
people per km²
Founded
1765

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 77°F by the end.

A typical August day in Schenectady reaches about 79°F in the afternoon and slips back to 60°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 71°F and 86°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 Schenectady

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.

Schenectady 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
Jan31° / 17°3.09.87.19.20.0
Feb34° / 18°2.896.610.30.0
Mar43° / 26°3.811.25.311.60.6
Apr56° / 38°4.1121.713.13.7
May67° / 48°4.112.50.114.45.8
Jun76° / 57°4.812.8015.16.3
Jul80° / 62°4.412014.86.2
Aug79° / 60°4.211.5013.76.6
Sep72° / 53°4.29.6012.36.7
Oct59° / 42°4.510.80.410.84.5
Nov47° / 32°3.39.82.19.51.5
Dec36° / 23°3.810.86.28.90.0

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 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45347
55347
65347
75248
85248
95248
105248
115149
125149
135248
145248
155248
165347
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295644
305644
315644

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Schenectady gets around 4.2 in of rain over 11.5 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
439
539
639
739
839
939
1039
1139
1239
1338
1438
1538
1637
1737
1836
1936
2035
2135
2234
2334
2433
2533
2632
2732
2831
2931
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 27% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 24% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1152431254
2152430264
3162530264
4162529264
5162529264
6172528264
7172528264
8172628264
9172627264
10182627264
11182627253
12192627253
13192627253
14202627242
15202727242
16212727232
17212727222
18222727222
19232727212
20242727201
21252727201
22262826191
23272825191
24282825181
25292824181
26292923171
27302923171
28313022161
29313022161
30323022151
31332922151

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 5 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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315calm

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 4:51 AM to 5:24 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 6:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:517:13
214.34:527:12
314.34:537:11
414.34:547:09
514.24:557:08
614.24:567:07
714.14:577:05
814.14:587:04
914.14:597:03
1014.05:007:01
1114.05:017:00
1213.95:036:59
1313.95:046:57
1413.85:056:56
1513.85:066:54
1613.85:076:53
1713.75:086:51
1813.75:096:50
1913.65:106:48
2013.65:116:46
2113.55:136:45
2213.55:146:43
2313.45:156:42
2413.45:166:40
2513.45:176:38
2613.35:186:37
2713.35:196:35
2813.25:206:33
2913.25:216:31
3013.15:236:30
3113.15:246:28

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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55.5Bright
65.4Bright
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95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Schenectady?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Schenectady in August

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

In August, Schenectady sees daytime highs around 79°F and nights near 60°F. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Schenectady 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 Schenectady peaks around July 12 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 12UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug5Moderate
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Schenectady?

Schenectady sits at 42.8°N, 73.9°W, 243 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Rotterdam, 2.5 mi away.

Topography around Schenectady

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Schenectady has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 ft around an average of 302 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,332 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,058 ft.

The land around Schenectady is covered by trees (44%) and artificial surfaces (41%) within 2 miles, trees (72%) within 10 miles, and trees (83%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
272 ft
10 miles
1,332 ft
50 miles
4,058 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Rotterdam 2.5 mi · Clifton Park 9.3 mi · Glenville 9.9 mi · Latham 11 mi · West Albany 12 mi · Cohoes 12 mi · Troy 14 mi · Albany 14 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 Schenectady (42.8142°, -73.9396°, elevation 243 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).