Average August Temperature in Nantucket by Year

This page contains a list of the average monthly high and low temperatures in Nantucket, Massachusetts for the month of August each year between 1948 and 2023. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest August Ever in Nantucket?

2021 was the warmest August in the history of Nantucket, Massachusetts. The average daily high temperature was 80.9 °F, and the average low was 68.1 °F.

What Was the Coldest August Ever in Nantucket?

1982 was the coolest August in the history of Nantucket, Massachusetts. The average daily high temperature was 70.8 °F, and the average low was 60.4 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	30	74.4	62.7
2022	2	80.5	68.2
2021	1	80.9	68.1
2020	6	78.1	66.0
2019	17	76.4	63.0
2018	4	79.0	66.4
2017	42	74.8	60.5
2016	9	77.9	64.6
2015	3	79.5	66.7
2014	53	73.7	59.1
2013	40	73.9	61.6
2012	8	77.6	65.1
2011	18	75.9	63.4
2010	26	76.0	62.2
2009	20	75.1	64.1
2008	44	74.5	60.6
2007	33	75.4	60.9
2006	32	75.5	61.3
2005	10	78.6	63.6
2004	46	73.1	61.4
2003	11	76.9	65.2
2001	15	76.1	64.1
2000	47	73.1	61.2
1999	27	75.3	62.3
1998	35	75.2	61.0
1982	60	70.8	60.4
1981	39	72.9	62.7
1980	13	76.5	65.2
1979	31	74.2	62.6
1978	5	77.8	66.8
1977	14	76.3	64.6
1976	38	75.5	60.2
1975	7	79.8	64.0
1974	12	77.5	64.3
1973	28	75.7	61.8
1972	56	74.7	57.4
1971	23	77.5	61.0
1970	19	77.6	61.6
1969	25	76.8	61.7
1968	49	74.8	59.0
1967	58	71.5	59.8
1966	43	75.6	59.7
1965	29	75.6	61.6
1964	59	71.8	59.5
1963	41	74.0	61.3
1962	57	72.1	59.9
1961	37	74.0	61.7
1960	54	72.3	60.5
1959	36	73.7	62.1
1958	45	73.2	61.4
1957	52	73.3	59.8
1956	51	73.1	60.4
1955	21	75.0	64.0
1954	50	73.6	60.0
1953	55	72.6	59.6
1952	24	75.7	62.8
1951	34	74.8	61.4
1950	48	73.0	60.8
1949	16	77.3	62.8
1948	22	76.9	61.7

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1948–2024	Nantucket Memorial Airport	location