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M
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T
F
S
26
Mostly sunny, hot and humid
92°
74°
27
Partly sunny, hot and humid
92°
73°
28
Hot; a shower in the p.m.
91°
74°
29
Clouds and sun, hot and humid
91°
74°
30
Turning cloudy and hot
92°
75°
31
Clouds and sun, hot and humid
93°
74°
1
A shower and thunderstorm
91°
73°
2
A thunderstorm in the morning
86°
72°
3
Sun, then clouds
86°
71°
4
Cloudy, humid; p.m. t-storms
85°
72°
5
Cloudy, thunderstorms; humid
85°
71°
6
Mainly cloudy
84°
70°
7
Sunshine
85°
70°
8
Mostly sunny
86°
72°
9
Partly sunny
88°
73°
10
Humid with plenty of sunshine
90°
73°
11
Hot, humid; a p.m. t-storm
90°
72°
12
Partly sunny and humid
87°
72°
13
Turning cloudy
89°
71°
14
Hot with sunshine
91°
71°
15
A couple of afternoon showers
86°
72°
16
Cloudy and humid with showers
85°
72°
17
Humid with a t-storm in spots
90°
71°
18
Partly sunny and hot
91°
72°
19
A shower and thunderstorm
90°
70°
20
A shower and t-storm; humid
90°
66°
21
Partly sunny and less humid
88°
64°
22
Decreasing clouds
84°
64°
23
Plenty of sunshine
84°
65°
24
Plenty of sunshine
85°
65°
25
Sun and some clouds
86°
64°
26
Mostly sunny
85°
70°
27
Mostly sunny
89°
65°
28
Sunny to partly cloudy
88°
65°
29
Partly sunny
84°
64°
30
Mostly cloudy
83°
63°
31
Mostly cloudy with showers
82°
62°
1
Less humid with some sun
82°
63°
2
Mostly sunny
83°
65°
3
Rain
81°
68°
4
T-storms in the afternoon
82°
63°
5
Partly sunny
84°
63°

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August Weather in Washington

Washington's August 2026 forecast shows daily high temperatures ranging from 81° to 93°, with overnight lows between 62° and 75°. The average high for August is 87° with an average low of 69°. AccuWeather's monthly forecast extends further ahead than any other source, with day-by-day RealFeel® Temperatures giving a complete picture of how August weather will actually feel in Washington. See also: September | October | November.

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