Silk Grass Weather in August
Silk Grass in August
The short of it: Silk Grass in August averages a high of 32 °C (90 °F) and a low of 24 °C (74 °F), with 242 mm (9.5 in) of rain and about 12 h 41 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 90° · low 74° · rain 9.5 in. · daylight 12 h 41 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Silk Grass an average August high of 90°, a low of 74° and some 9.5 in. of rain. Days run hot, near 90° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 9.5 in., the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 41 min in mid-August, 21 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Silk Grass runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Hopkins, 4 mi to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
August in Silk Grass, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 0.2 in. more rain
- Versus September
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 41 min
- Average wind
- 6 mph
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HopkinsSouthern District | 4 mi ESE | 90° | 75° | 9.1 in. |
| Maya CenterSouthern District | 7 mi SSW | 89° | 74° | 9.6 in. |
| SarawinaSouthern District | 7 mi NNE | 89° | 74° | 9.6 in. |
| PomonaSouthern District | 8 mi NNW | 89° | 74° | 9.5 in. |
| Hope CreekSouthern District | 8 mi N | 90° | 74° | 9.7 in. |
| DangrigaSouthern District | 9 mi NE | 89° | 75° | 9.3 in. |
| SteadfastSouthern District | 10 mi NW | 88° | 73° | 9.3 in. |
| Valley CommunityCayo District | 11 mi NW | 87° | 72° | 8.4 in. |