Average temperatures for August at cities and other locations throughout New York state are listed below.
You can jump to a separate table for: Downstate New York, Hudson Valley & Catskills, Adirondacks & Seaway, Finger Lakes & Central New York State and Western New York State.
The tables give the normal maximum and minimum temperatures based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020 by the US National Centers for Environmental Information.
Downstate New York
Average August temperatures
High °F |
Low °F |
Place |
High °C |
Low °C |
80 |
62 |
Bridgehampton, Long Island |
26 |
17 |
81 |
66 |
Islip, Long Island |
27 |
19 |
83 |
69 |
New York City, Brooklyn |
29 |
21 |
83 |
69 |
New York City, Central Park |
29 |
21 |
82 |
68 |
New York JFK Airport |
28 |
20 |
85 |
71 |
New York La Guardia Airport |
29 |
22 |
81 |
64 |
White Plains |
27 |
18 |
Hudson Valley & Catskills
Average temperatures in August
High °F |
Low °F |
Place |
High °C |
Low °C |
82 |
61 |
Albany |
28 |
16 |
83 |
61 |
Hudson |
28 |
16 |
83 |
61 |
Poughkeepsie |
28 |
16 |
82 |
59 |
Saratoga Springs |
28 |
15 |
73 |
54 |
Slide Mountain (2650 feet) |
23 |
12 |
Adirondacks & Seaway
Normal temperatures for August
High °F |
Low °F |
Place |
High °C |
Low °C |
80 |
56 |
Glens Falls |
26 |
13 |
73 |
54 |
Gloversville |
23 |
12 |
73 |
52 |
Lake Placid |
23 |
11 |
79 |
56 |
Massena |
26 |
13 |
74 |
53 |
Old Forge |
23 |
12 |
79 |
57 |
Plattsburgh |
26 |
14 |
76 |
53 |
Tupper Lake |
24 |
12 |
79 |
61 |
Watertown |
26 |
16 |
Finger Lakes & Central New York State
August temperature averages
High °F |
Low °F |
Place |
High °C |
Low °C |
80 |
59 |
Auburn |
27 |
15 |
77 |
58 |
Binghamton |
25 |
14 |
77 |
54 |
Corning |
25 |
12 |
82 |
57 |
Elmira |
28 |
14 |
79 |
56 |
Ithaca |
26 |
14 |
77 |
54 |
Oneonta |
25 |
12 |
80 |
60 |
Syracuse |
27 |
16 |
79 |
58 |
Utica |
26 |
15 |
Western New York State
Average August temperatures
High °F |
Low °F |
Place |
High °C |
Low °C |
77 |
55 |
Allegany State Park |
25 |
13 |
79 |
59 |
Batavia |
26 |
15 |
79 |
62 |
Buffalo |
26 |
17 |
79 |
56 |
Jamestown |
26 |
13 |
79 |
60 |
Niagara Falls |
26 |
15 |
79 |
55 |
Olean |
26 |
13 |
81 |
61 |
Rochester |
27 |
16 |