Climate averages 1991–2020
Lakeland weather
in August.
A hot, wet month: the joint 2nd warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Lakeland: daytime highs average 31.1°C and nights cool to about 23.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 159 mm of rain on roughly 23 days, which makes August a wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 08 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Brandon (35 km away). In August its highs average 31.1°C, about as warm as Lakeland, with 145 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Lakeland ranks joint 162nd of 498 for the warmest August highs and joint 477th of 498 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 498 cities is 29.9°C; Lakeland is 1.2°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 1.0°C to 30.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 159 mm to 130 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
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
Lakeland climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.0°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 59 | 5.8 | 10.611 h |
| February | 22.7°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 49 | 6.1 | 11.211 h |
| March | 25.0°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 58 | 6.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 27.8°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 53 | 6.3 | 12.813 h |
| May | 30.6°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 70 | 8.0 | 13.514 h |
| June | 31.1°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 155 | 19.5 | 13.914 h |
| July | 31.2°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 160 | 22.8 | 13.714 h |
| August, selected | 31.1°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 159 | 23.1 | 13.113 h |
| September | 30.0°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 130 | 17.8 | 12.312 h |
| October | 27.9°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 56 | 8.0 | 11.512 h |
| November | 24.6°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 36 | 4.6 | 10.811 h |
| December | 22.3°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 46 | 5.2 | 10.410 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain 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
- Brandon in AugustUnited States · 35 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 24.2°C · 145 mm rain
- Tampa in AugustUnited States · 51 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 24.4°C · 178 mm rain
- Town 'n' Country in AugustUnited States · 62 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 25.2°C · 178 mm rain
- Spring Hill in AugustUnited States · 74 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 24.1°C · 207 mm rain
- St. Petersburg in AugustUnited States · 78 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 25.6°C · 146 mm rain
- Orlando in AugustUnited States · 79 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 24.0°C · 165 mm rain
- Largo in AugustUnited States · 84 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 26.1°C · 146 mm rain
- Clearwater in AugustUnited States · 84 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 26.0°C · 146 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 Lakeland) is explained once on the Lakeland year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.