Atchison Weather in August
Atchison in August
The short of it: Atchison in August averages a high of 31 °C (88 °F) and a low of 19 °C (66 °F), with 101 mm (4.0 in) of rain and about 13 h 43 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 88° · low 66° · rain 4.0 in. · daylight 13 h 43 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & October
Thirty years of records give Atchison an average August high of 88°, a low of 66° and some 4.0 in. of rain. Days run hot, near 88° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 4.0 in., the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 43 min in mid-August, 59 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 May and October.
Against its neighbours, Atchison runs warmer than most and about as wet in August. Weston, 16 mi to the SE, sees much the same highs.
August in Atchison, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° colder, 0.2 in. less rain
- Versus September
- 8° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 22°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 43 min
- Average wind
- 7 mph
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WestonMissouri | 16 mi SE | 88° | 66° | 3.9 in. |
| WathenaKansas | 16 mi NE | 87° | 65° | 4.2 in. |
| Saint JosephMissouri | 20 mi NE | 88° | 66° | 4.1 in. |
| LeavenworthKansas | 20 mi SSE | 88° | 66° | 3.9 in. |
| Platte CityMissouri | 22 mi SE | 88° | 66° | 3.7 in. |
| HortonKansas | 23 mi WNW | 88° | 65° | 4.3 in. |
| Country Club VillageMissouri | 24 mi NE | 87° | 65° | 4.1 in. |
| LansingKansas | 25 mi SSE | 88° | 66° | 3.9 in. |