Wilton weather in August

In August, Wilton sees average daytime highs of 78°F and overnight lows near 60°F, with 4.0 in of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 79°F in the first days to 76°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 Wilton's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wilton's year-round climate.

Daytime high
78°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
60°
11th coldest
Rainfall
4.0 in
10.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:06 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
57%
1st clearest
Wind
5 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Wilton is town in New York, United States.

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 79°F in the first days to 76°F by the end.

A typical August day in Wilton reaches about 78°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)
18062
28062
38062
47962
57962
67962
77962
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107961
117961
127961
137861
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317657

How August really feels in Wilton

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.

Wilton weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 14°3.49.67.79.20.0
Feb32° / 15°2.98.7710.20.0
Mar42° / 24°3.910.75.711.60.4
Apr55° / 37°4.311.81.913.13.4
May67° / 47°4.112.50.114.45.7
Jun75° / 56°4.713.1015.16.3
Jul80° / 62°4.311.9014.96.3
Aug78° / 60°4.010.4013.86.7
Sep71° / 53°4.09.5012.36.6
Oct58° / 42°4.810.70.510.84.2
Nov46° / 31°3.8102.39.51.1
Dec35° / 22°4.010.678.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45347
55347
65248
75248
85149
95149
105149
115050
124951
134951
144951
155050
165050
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185149
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275446
285446
295446
305446
315446

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Wilton gets around 4.0 in of rain over 10.4 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 38% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
438
538
638
738
837
937
1037
1136
1235
1335
1434
1534
1633
1732
1832
1931
2031
2130
2229
2329
2429
2528
2628
2728
2828
2928
3028
3128

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 22% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1152632233
2162631243
3162630243
4172730243
5172729243
6172729243
7172728243
8182728243
9182728243
10182728233
11192728233
12202729223
13202729222
14212729212
15212729212
16222729202
17222729192
18232729191
19242729181
20252729181
21262728171
22272728171
23282727171
24292826161
25302825161
26312824161
27322923151
28332922151
29343021151
30343021151
31353020140

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
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
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265calm
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285calm
295calm
305calm
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 4:49 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 6:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:497:13
214.44:507:12
314.34:517:11
414.34:527:09
514.24:537:08
614.24:547:07
714.24:567:06
814.14:577:04
914.14:587:03
1014.04:597:01
1114.05:007:00
1214.05:016:59
1313.95:026:57
1413.95:036:56
1513.85:046:54
1613.85:066:53
1713.75:076:51
1813.75:086:50
1913.75:096:48
2013.65:106:46
2113.65:116:45
2213.55:126:43
2313.55:136:41
2413.45:156:40
2513.45:166:38
2613.35:176:36
2713.35:186:35
2813.25:196:33
2913.25:206:31
3013.15:216:29
3113.15:226:28

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.43 kWh/m² to a high of 5.89 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.3Bright
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
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Wilton?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Wilton in August

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

In August, Wilton sees daytime highs around 78°F and nights near 60°F. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Wilton 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 Wilton peaks around July 13 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 highVery highModerateLowJul 13UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug5Moderate
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Wilton?

Wilton sits at 43.2°N, 73.7°W, 348 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Saratoga Springs, 6.8 mi away.

Topography around Wilton

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Wilton has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 863 ft around an average of 509 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,926 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,970 ft.

The land around Wilton is covered by trees (82%) within 2 miles, trees (78%) within 10 miles, and trees (86%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
863 ft
10 miles
1,926 ft
50 miles
3,970 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Saratoga Springs 6.8 mi · Queensbury 15 mi · Clifton Park 22 mi · Glenville 23 mi · Schenectady 27 mi · Amsterdam 28 mi · Cohoes 28 mi · Rotterdam 29 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 Wilton (43.1801°, -73.7443°, elevation 348 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).