August

August:  inspiring reverence or admiration; of supreme dignity or grandeur; majestic. (dictionary.com)

August:  hot weather, the end of summer, back-to-school, cool evenings, rodeo parade, days at the lake.  (my version)

Either way you look at it, August is: 

The Dog Days of Summer

1.  The period between early July and early September when the hot sultry weather of summer usually occurs in the northern hemisphere.  2.  a period of stagnation or inactivity.  (Webster)