Climate averages 1991–2020
Orlando weather
in August.
A hot, wet month: the 2nd warmest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Orlando: daytime highs average 31.1°C and nights cool to about 24.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 165 mm of rain on roughly 23 days, which makes August a wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 10 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Alafaya (17 km away). In August its highs average 31.0°C, about as warm as Orlando, with 170 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Orlando ranks joint 162nd of 498 for the warmest August highs and 488th of 498 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 498 cities is 29.9°C; Orlando is 1.2°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 1.4°C to 29.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 165 mm to 142 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
Orlando climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20.6°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 56 | 6.1 | 10.511 h |
| February | 22.1°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 50 | 6.4 | 11.211 h |
| March | 24.5°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 61 | 6.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 27.2°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 54 | 6.6 | 12.813 h |
| May | 30.0°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 69 | 9.1 | 13.614 h |
| June | 31.0°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 154 | 19.8 | 13.914 h |
| July | 31.4°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 153 | 22.4 | 13.814 h |
| August, selected | 31.1°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 165 | 23.3 | 13.213 h |
| September | 29.8°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 142 | 18.5 | 12.412 h |
| October | 27.4°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 66 | 9.8 | 11.512 h |
| November | 24.2°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 34 | 5.3 | 10.811 h |
| December | 21.8°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 50 | 5.5 | 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
- Alafaya in AugustUnited States · 17 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 24.1°C · 170 mm rain
- Deltona in AugustUnited States · 42 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 24.2°C · 186 mm rain
- Lakeland in AugustUnited States · 79 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 23.8°C · 159 mm rain
- Daytona Beach in AugustUnited States · 82 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 24.5°C · 133 mm rain
- Melbourne, United States in AugustUnited States · 91 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 25.0°C · 142 mm rain
- Palm Bay in AugustUnited States · 96 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 25.0°C · 142 mm rain
- Brandon in AugustUnited States · 111 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 24.2°C · 145 mm rain
- Spring Hill in AugustUnited States · 112 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 24.1°C · 207 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 Orlando) is explained once on the Orlando year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.