Ames Weather in August
Ames in August
The short of it: Ames in August averages a high of 36 °C (96 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 60 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 13 h 17 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 96° · low 72° · rain 2.4 in. · daylight 13 h 17 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: March & April
August in Ames brings afternoons near 96° and nights around 72°, with about 2.4 in. of rain over the month. No month in Ames runs warmer: highs about 96°. Wet spells are common — about 2.4 in., the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 17 min in mid-August, 43 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 March and April.
Against its neighbours, Ames runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Gatesville, 6 mi to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
August in Ames, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 0.4 in. more rain
- Versus September
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 24°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 17 min
- Average wind
- 7 mph
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GatesvilleTexas | 6 mi SSE | 97° | 72° | 2.3 in. |
| Fort GatesTexas | 9 mi SSE | 97° | 73° | 2.3 in. |
| CrawfordTexas | 20 mi E | 97° | 73° | 2.2 in. |
| Valley MillsTexas | 20 mi ENE | 97° | 73° | 2.3 in. |
| CliftonTexas | 22 mi NNE | 97° | 73° | 2.3 in. |
| McGregorTexas | 22 mi ESE | 98° | 74° | 2.2 in. |
| HamiltonTexas | 24 mi WNW | 96° | 71° | 2.1 in. |
| Fort CavazosTexas | 27 mi S | 97° | 73° | 2.2 in. |