Toledo weather in August

In August, Toledo sees average daytime highs of 80°F and overnight lows near 65°F, with 3.2 in of rain across 9.6 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 80°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Toledo's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Toledo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
80°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
65°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.2 in
9.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:48 AM – 7:29 PM
Cloud cover
55%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Toledo is city in and county seat of Lucas County, Ohio, United States.

Density
1,219/km²
people per km²
Founded
1833

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 80°F through the month.

A typical August day in Toledo reaches about 80°F in the afternoon and slips back to 65°F overnight — a 16°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 72°F and 88°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°F cooler than July and about 6°F warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Toledo

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.

Toledo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 20°2.610.15.89.30.0
Feb35° / 22°2.18.75.210.30.0
Mar45° / 29°2.99.83.711.71.0
Apr57° / 41°3.712.10.813.13.9
May69° / 52°3.712.7014.36.0
Jun79° / 62°3.511.20156.4
Jul82° / 66°3.210.9014.76.1
Aug80° / 65°3.29.6013.76.7
Sep74° / 57°2.58.1012.37.1
Oct62° / 46°2.69.50.110.95.2
Nov48° / 35°2.88.71.39.71.9
Dec37° / 26°2.59.2490.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
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65644
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Toledo gets around 3.2 in of rain over 9.6 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 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 29% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 38% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17232829121
27242829121
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Wind in August

Winds average 7 mph in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 mph on the calmest days to 8 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
17calm
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307light breeze
318light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:32 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 7:48 PM to 7:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:327:48
214.25:337:47
314.25:347:46
414.25:357:45
514.15:367:44
614.15:377:43
714.15:387:41
814.05:397:40
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2213.45:547:20
2313.45:557:18
2413.35:567:17
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2613.35:587:13
2713.25:597:12
2813.26:007:10
2913.16:017:08
3013.16:027:07
3113.06:037:05

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Toledo?

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

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

What to pack for Toledo in August

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

In August, Toledo sees daytime highs around 80°F and nights near 65°F. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Toledo in August

The nearest coast averages about 75°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 17 mi away) is warmest in August at about 75°F and coldest in February near 33°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 20 to Sep 20 — about 3.1 months when the water holds above 68°F.

30°40°50°60°70°80°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan34Bracing
Feb33Bracing
Mar36Bracing
Apr44Bracing
May56Bracing
Jun67Cool
Jul75Refreshing
Aug75Warm
Sep70Refreshing
Oct58Bracing
Nov46Bracing
Dec38Bracing

UV index in Toledo 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 Toledo peaks around June 18 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 18UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Toledo 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 Toledo is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (October, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1216 µg/m³Oct 239 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Toledo?

Toledo sits at 41.7°N, 83.6°W, 610 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Oregon, 3.7 mi away.

Topography around Toledo

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Toledo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 ft around an average of 610 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 269 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 945 ft.

The land around Toledo is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and trees (33%) within 2 miles, trees (34%) within 10 miles, and cropland (52%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
102 ft
10 miles
269 ft
50 miles
945 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Oregon 3.7 mi · Perrysburg 8.1 mi · Sylvania 8.7 mi · Monroe 19 mi · Bowling Green 21 mi · Adrian 30 mi · Fremont 31 mi · Trenton 38 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 Toledo (41.6639°, -83.5552°, elevation 610 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. 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).