Sherwood weather in August

In August, Sherwood sees average daytime highs of 83°F and overnight lows near 57°F, with 0.5 in of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 84°F in the first days to 80°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Sherwood's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sherwood's year-round climate.

Daytime high
83°
1st warmest
Overnight low
57°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0.5 in
2.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:18 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
33%
1st clearest
Wind
4 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Sherwood is city in Oregon, USA.

Density
1,726/km²
people per km²
Founded
1889

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 84°F in the first days to 80°F by the end.

A typical August day in Sherwood reaches about 83°F in the afternoon and slips back to 57°F overnight — a 26°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 73°F and 93°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 7°F warmer than September.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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28457
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78457
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288155
298055
308055
318055

How August really feels in Sherwood

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.

Sherwood weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan48° / 37°6.616.91.58.91.4
Feb51° / 37°5.114.31.210.12.2
Mar56° / 40°5.616.90.711.63.0
Apr60° / 43°4.315.7013.24.2
May67° / 48°2.610.6014.66.0
Jun73° / 52°1.67.1015.47.2
Jul82° / 56°0.42.4015.17.6
Aug83° / 57°0.52.1013.97.5
Sep76° / 52°1.55.5012.37.8
Oct64° / 46°4.011.6010.75.4
Nov53° / 40°6.716.90.29.32.4
Dec47° / 37°7.617.71.38.61.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38119
48020
57921
67921
77822
87822
97822
107822
117822
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307129
317030

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sherwood gets around 0.5 in of rain over 2.1 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 7% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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35
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55
65
75
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95
105
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136
146
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166
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187
197
207
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228
239
249
259
2610
2710
2810
2910
3011
3111

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 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
177221
277221
376231
476231
576231
676231
775241
875241
974251
1074251
1174251
1273252
1374242
1474242
1574242
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2578211
2678211
2779201
2879201
2979201
3079201
3180191

Wind in August

Winds average 4 mph in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 4 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:00 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 7:35 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.65:007:35
214.65:017:34
314.55:027:33
414.55:037:31
514.45:047:30
614.45:057:29
714.35:077:27
814.35:087:26
914.35:097:24
1014.25:107:23
1114.25:117:21
1214.15:137:20
1314.15:147:18
1414.05:157:17
1514.05:167:15
1613.95:187:13
1713.95:197:12
1813.85:207:10
1913.85:217:08
2013.75:237:07
2113.75:247:05
2213.65:257:03
2313.65:267:01
2413.55:286:59
2513.55:296:58
2613.45:306:56
2713.45:316:54
2813.35:336:52
2913.35:346:50
3013.25:356:48
3113.25:366:47

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.06 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.14 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
76.6Intense
86.6Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
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176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
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245.8Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.6Bright
285.5Bright
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315.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Sherwood

In seasonPeak

None of Sherwood's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Sherwood's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Sherwood?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Sherwood for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Sherwood in August

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

In August, Sherwood sees daytime highs around 83°F and nights near 57°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sherwood 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 Sherwood peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 17UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Sherwood 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 Sherwood is worst in September — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.1× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1531 µg/m³Jan 167 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul7Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sherwood?

Sherwood sits at 45.4°N, 122.8°W, 197 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Tualatin, 4.3 mi away.

Topography around Sherwood

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Sherwood has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 774 ft around an average of 246 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,447 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,568 ft.

The land around Sherwood is covered by trees (54%) and grassland (26%) within 2 miles, trees (56%) and grassland (20%) within 10 miles, and trees (75%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
774 ft
10 miles
1,447 ft
50 miles
5,568 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Tualatin 4.3 mi · Wilsonville 5.0 mi · Tigard 6.2 mi · Newberg 7.5 mi · Beaverton 9.3 mi · Lake Oswego 9.3 mi · Aloha 9.3 mi · Canby 9.9 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 Sherwood (45.3565°, -122.8401°, elevation 197 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).