Climate averages 1991–2020
Canton (Ohio), United States weather
in August.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 2nd warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a warm month in Canton (Ohio), United States: daytime highs average 26.7°C and nights cool to about 17.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 81 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes August a moderately wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 48 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Akron (34 km away). In August its highs average 26.6°C, about as warm as Canton (Ohio), United States, with 84 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Canton (Ohio), United States ranks joint 398th of 498 for the warmest August highs and joint 268th of 498 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 498 cities is 29.9°C; Canton (Ohio), United States is 3.2°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 3.6°C to 23.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 81 mm to 87 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Canton (Ohio), United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.4°C-6.7°C | -6.7°C | 82 | 11.3 | 9.610 h |
| February | 3.4°C-5.8°C | -5.8°C | 67 | 9.6 | 10.611 h |
| March | 8.4°C-1.3°C | -1.3°C | 93 | 12.0 | 11.912 h |
| April | 15.4°C4.7°C | 4.7°C | 108 | 13.3 | 13.313 h |
| May | 20.9°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 104 | 13.6 | 14.414 h |
| June | 25.4°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 103 | 12.8 | 15.015 h |
| July | 27.5°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 87 | 11.9 | 14.815 h |
| August, selected | 26.7°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 81 | 10.3 | 13.814 h |
| September | 23.1°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 87 | 9.6 | 12.513 h |
| October | 16.4°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 80 | 10.1 | 11.211 h |
| November | 9.4°C1.9°C | 1.9°C | 80 | 10.0 | 10.010 h |
| December | 3.7°C-3.1°C | -3.1°C | 80 | 10.4 | 9.39 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Akron in AugustUnited States · 34 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 17.6°C · 84 mm rain
- Parma, United States in AugustUnited States · 73 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 18.4°C · 88 mm rain
- Cleveland in AugustUnited States · 82 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 18.9°C · 88 mm rain
- Pittsburgh in AugustUnited States · 123 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 17.9°C · 93 mm rain
- Columbus in AugustUnited States · 166 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 18.3°C · 73 mm rain
- Erie in AugustUnited States · 183 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 19.1°C · 111 mm rain
- Toledo, United States in AugustUnited States · 206 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 18.3°C · 80 mm rain
- Detroit in AugustUnited States · 220 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 18.6°C · 76 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Canton) is explained once on the Canton (Ohio), United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.