The Villages weather in August

In August, The Villages sees average daytime highs of 90°F and overnight lows near 75°F, with 5.9 in of rain across 22 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 90°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is The Villages's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see The Villages's year-round climate.

Daytime high
90°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
75°
12th coldest
Rainfall
5.9 in
22 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:01 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
69%
12th clearest
Wind
5 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

The Villages is retirement community in Sumter County, Florida, United States.

Density
618/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 90°F through the month.

A typical August day in The Villages reaches about 90°F in the afternoon and slips back to 75°F overnight — a 15°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 85°F and 94°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°F warmer than September.

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How August really feels in The Villages

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.

The Villages weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan69° / 48°2.46.810.47.0
Feb71° / 51°2.16.1117.3
Mar76° / 55°2.66.911.87.5
Apr82° / 61°2.27.112.76.8
May87° / 67°2.58.813.45.0
Jun89° / 73°5.318.513.83.2
Jul90° / 75°5.721.813.72.7
Aug90° / 75°5.922132.8
Sep88° / 73°4.71612.23.8
Oct83° / 65°2.28.111.36.3
Nov76° / 56°1.4510.67.8
Dec71° / 51°2.25.510.27.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

The Villages gets around 5.9 in of rain over 22 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 71% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 5 mph in August.

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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Sunrise & sunset in August

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Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 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 48 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:527:16
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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 5.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for The Villages

In seasonPeak

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

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

The Villages's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit The Villages?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in The Villages.

What to pack for The Villages in August

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

In August, The Villages sees daytime highs around 90°F and nights near 75°F. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in The Villages 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 The Villages peaks around July 14 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 11Dec 20UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in The Villages 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 The Villages is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1218 µg/m³Dec 147 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is The Villages?

The Villages sits at 28.9°N, 82.0°W, 72 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Leesburg, 9.9 mi away.

Topography around The Villages

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around The Villages has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 ft around an average of 79 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 335 ft.

The land around The Villages is covered by artificial surfaces (35%), grassland (34%) and trees (26%) within 2 miles, trees (47%) and grassland (31%) within 10 miles, and trees (66%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
115 ft
10 miles
157 ft
50 miles
335 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Leesburg 9.9 mi · Marion Oaks 14 mi · Tavares 17 mi · Eustis 17 mi · Ocala 21 mi · Clermont 29 mi · Apopka 32 mi · Winter Garden 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 The Villages (28.9341°, -81.9599°, elevation 72 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). 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).