Anna Weather in August
Anna in August
The short of it: Anna in August averages a high of 31 °C (88 °F) and a low of 19 °C (66 °F), with 83 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 13 h 35 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 88° · low 66° · rain 3.3 in. · daylight 13 h 35 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & May
Thirty years of records give Anna an average August high of 88°, a low of 66° and some 3.3 in. of rain. Days run hot, near 88° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. It is the driest month of the year, only 3.3 in. of rain.
The sun is up for about 13 h 35 min in mid-August, 55 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 October and May.
Against its neighbours, Anna runs about middling and wetter than most in August. Jonesboro, 1 mi to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
August in Anna, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 0.2 in. less rain
- Versus September
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 22°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 35 min
- Average wind
- 5 mph
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JonesboroIllinois | 1 mi WSW | 88° | 66° | 3.3 in. |
| CobdenIllinois | 5 mi N | 88° | 66° | 3.3 in. |
| GorevilleIllinois | 16 mi ENE | 87° | 66° | 3.1 in. |
| Cape GirardeauMissouri | 18 mi SW | 89° | 67° | 3.2 in. |
| CarbondaleIllinois | 19 mi N | 88° | 66° | 3.1 in. |
| ViennaIllinois | 19 mi E | 89° | 66° | 3.0 in. |
| MurphysboroIllinois | 22 mi NNW | 89° | 66° | 3.1 in. |
| CrainvilleIllinois | 22 mi NNE | 89° | 66° | 3.0 in. |