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August Weather in Hancock Maine, United States

Daily high temperatures decrease by 4°F, from 76°F to 72°F, rarely falling below 64°F or exceeding 83°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 4°F, from 59°F to 55°F, rarely falling below 46°F or exceeding 65°F. The highest daily average low temperature is 59°F on August 1.

For reference, on July 26, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Hancock typically range from 59°F to 76°F, while on January 29, the coldest day of the year, they range from 13°F to 30°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in August in Hancock

Average High and Low Temperature in August in HancockAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313135°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°FJulSepAug 176°FAug 176°F59°F59°FAug 3172°FAug 3172°F55°F55°FAug 1175°FAug 1175°F58°F58°FAug 2174°FAug 2174°F57°F57°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on August. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in August in Hancock

Average Hourly Temperature in August in HancockAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMJulSepcoldcoldcoolcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
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The month of August in Hancock experiences gradually decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 43% to 38%.

The clearest day of the month is August 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 62% of the time.

For reference, on May 7, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 58%, while on September 2, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 63%.

Cloud Cover Categories in August in Hancock

Cloud Cover Categories in August in HancockAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JulSepAug 157%Aug 157%Aug 3162%Aug 3162%Aug 1160%Aug 1160%Aug 2161%Aug 2161%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Hancock, the chance of a wet day over the course of August is rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 29% and ending it at 22%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 33% on December 10, and its lowest chance is 22% on August 29.

Probability of Precipitation in August in Hancock

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during August in Hancock is essentially constant, remaining about 2.8 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 5.3 inches or falling below 0.9 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 2.6 inches on August 19.

Average Monthly Rainfall in August in Hancock

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of August in Hancock, the length of the day is rapidly decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 1 hour, 22 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 2 minutes, 44 seconds, and weekly decrease of 19 minutes, 8 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is August 31, with 13 hours, 15 minutes of daylight and the longest day is August 1, with 14 hours, 37 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in August in Hancock

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Hancock is 5:20 AM on August 1 and the latest sunrise is 35 minutes later at 5:55 AM on August 31.

The latest sunset is 7:57 PM on August 1 and the earliest sunset is 47 minutes earlier at 7:10 PM on August 31.

Daylight saving time is observed in Hancock during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during August, so the entire month is in standard time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 4:48 AM and sets 15 hours, 33 minutes later, at 8:21 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:06 AM and sets 8 hours, 49 minutes later, at 3:56 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in August in Hancock

The solar day over the course of August. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in August in Hancock

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in August in HancockAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMJulSep00101020202030304040505060000101020203030304040505060
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of August 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for August 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in August in Hancock

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in August in HancockAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMJulSepJul 56:58 PMJul 56:58 PMJul 216:18 AMJul 216:18 AMAug 47:14 AMAug 47:14 AMAug 192:26 PMAug 192:26 PMSep 29:56 PMSep 29:56 PMSep 1710:35 PMSep 1710:35 PM3:57 AM3:57 AM8:47 PM8:47 PM8:15 PM8:15 PM4:50 AM4:50 AM5:09 AM5:09 AM8:26 PM8:26 PM7:50 PM7:50 PM6:30 AM6:30 AM5:14 AM5:14 AM7:11 PM7:11 PM6:35 PM6:35 PM6:44 AM6:44 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Aug 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
9%1:48 AMNE6:43 PMNW-10:17 AMS240,653 mi
2
4%2:51 AMNE7:26 PMNW-11:12 AMS242,873 mi
3
1%3:59 AMNE8:00 PMWNW-12:04 PMS245,018 mi
4
0%5:09 AMENE8:26 PMWNW-12:53 PMS247,029 mi
5
2%6:18 AMENE8:47 PMWNW-1:37 PMS248,824 mi
6
5%7:24 AMENE9:05 PMWNW-2:18 PMS250,299 mi
7
10%8:29 AME9:21 PMW-2:58 PMS251,338 mi
8
17%9:32 AME9:37 PMW-3:36 PMS251,819 mi
9
25%10:34 AME9:53 PMWSW-4:15 PMS251,635 mi
10
33%11:38 AMESE10:11 PMWSW-4:55 PMS250,704 mi
11
43%12:43 PMESE10:31 PMWSW-5:38 PMS248,990 mi
12
50%1:51 PMESE10:57 PMWSW-6:24 PMS246,515 mi
13
63%3:00 PMSE11:31 PMSW-7:15 PMS243,372 mi
14
73%4:08 PMSE--8:12 PMS239,731 mi
15
82%-12:15 AMSW5:11 PMSE9:12 PMS235,844 mi
16
90%-1:12 AMSW6:05 PMSE10:14 PMS232,029 mi
17
96%-2:23 AMSW6:48 PMSE11:15 PMS228,636 mi
18
98%-3:43 AMWSW7:22 PMESE--
19
100%-5:06 AMWSW7:50 PMESE12:14 AMS225,991 mi
20
100%-6:30 AMWSW8:13 PME1:09 AMS224,341 mi
21
97%-7:52 AMW8:34 PME2:01 AMS223,814 mi
22
91%-9:13 AMW8:55 PME2:51 AMS224,401 mi
23
83%-10:34 AMWNW9:17 PMENE3:40 AMS225,968 mi
24
72%-11:55 AMWNW9:43 PMENE4:31 AMS228,294 mi
25
61%-1:15 PMWNW10:14 PMNE5:23 AMS231,116 mi
26
50%-2:32 PMNW10:54 PMNE6:18 AMS234,177 mi
27
38%-3:42 PMNW11:43 PMNE7:15 AMS237,258 mi
28
28%-4:41 PMNW-8:12 AMS240,195 mi
29
19%12:42 AMNE5:27 PMNW-9:08 AMS242,887 mi
30
11%1:49 AMNE6:03 PMNW-10:01 AMS245,279 mi
31
6%2:58 AMENE6:31 PMWNW-10:50 AMS247,352 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Hancock is decreasing during August, falling from 13% to 6% over the course of the month.

The highest chance of a muggy day during August is 13% on August 2.

For reference, on August 2, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 13% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in August in Hancock

Humidity Comfort Levels in August in HancockAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%JulSepAug 213%Aug 213%Aug 316%Aug 316%Aug 1111%Aug 1111%Aug 219%Aug 219%muggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Hancock is essentially constant during August, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 5.7 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on February 20, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.5 miles per hour, while on August 7, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.5 miles per hour.

The lowest daily average wind speed during August is 5.5 miles per hour on August 7.

Average Wind Speed in August in Hancock

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Hancock throughout August is predominantly from the south, with a peak proportion of 43% on August 1.

Wind Direction in August in Hancock

Wind Direction in August in HancockAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%JulSepwestsouthnortheast
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Hancock is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Hancock is essentially constant during August, remaining around 56°F throughout.

The highest average surface water temperature during August is 57°F on August 14.

Average Water Temperature in August in Hancock

Average Water Temperature in August in HancockAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313148°F48°F50°F50°F52°F52°F54°F54°F56°F56°F58°F58°F60°F60°FJulSepAug 1457°FAug 1457°FAug 156°FAug 156°FAug 3156°FAug 3156°F
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Hancock typically lasts for 5.5 months (166 days), from around April 29 to around October 12, rarely starting before April 13 or after May 15, and rarely ending before September 25 or after October 31.

The month of August in Hancock is reliably fully within the growing season.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in August in Hancock

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in August in Hancockgrowing seasonAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JulSep100%Aug 16100%Aug 1690%Sep 2590%Sep 25Jul 23100%Jul 23100%very coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Hancock are rapidly increasing during August, increasing by 453°F, from 989°F to 1,442°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in August in Hancock

Growing Degree Days in August in HancockAug1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930303131900°F900°F1,000°F1,000°F1,100°F1,100°F1,200°F1,200°F1,300°F1,300°F1,400°F1,400°F1,500°F1,500°F1,600°F1,600°FJulSepAug 1989°FAug 1989°FAug 311,442°FAug 311,442°FAug 111,150°FAug 111,150°FAug 211,304°FAug 211,304°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of August, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Hancock is gradually decreasing during August, falling by 0.8 kWh, from 6.2 kWh to 5.4 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in August in Hancock

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in August in HancockAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhJulSepAug 16.2 kWhAug 16.2 kWhAug 315.4 kWhAug 315.4 kWhAug 116.0 kWhAug 116.0 kWhAug 215.7 kWhAug 215.7 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Hancock are 44.529 deg latitude, -68.254 deg longitude, and 36 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Hancock contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 200 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 54 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,063 feet). Within 50 miles also contains very significant variations in elevation (1,532 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Hancock is covered by trees (56%) and water (36%), within 10 miles by trees (63%) and water (27%), and within 50 miles by trees (50%) and water (44%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Hancock, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 4 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Hancock.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Hancock according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Hancock is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Hancock and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Hancock and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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