Central Weather in August
Central in August
The short of it: Central in August averages a high of 33 °C (92 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 171 mm (6.7 in) of rain and about 13 h 15 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 92° · low 72° · rain 6.7 in. · daylight 13 h 15 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: March & November
August in Central brings afternoons near 92° and nights around 72°, with about 6.7 in. of rain over the month. No month in Central runs warmer: highs about 92°. Wet spells are common — about 6.7 in., the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 15 min in mid-August, 42 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are March and November.
Against its neighbours, Central runs cooler than most and about as wet in August. Greenwood, 4 mi to the W, sees much the same highs.
August in Central, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 0.2 in. less rain
- Versus September
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 20°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 15 min
- Average wind
- 4 mph
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GreenwoodLouisiana | 4 mi W | 92° | 73° | 6.7 in. |
| MonticelloLouisiana | 5 mi S | 93° | 73° | 6.7 in. |
| BrownsfieldLouisiana | 5 mi W | 92° | 73° | 6.7 in. |
| MerrydaleLouisiana | 6 mi SW | 92° | 73° | 6.8 in. |
| Denham SpringsLouisiana | 7 mi SE | 92° | 72° | 6.9 in. |
| BakerLouisiana | 8 mi WNW | 92° | 73° | 6.6 in. |
| ZacharyLouisiana | 10 mi NW | 92° | 72° | 6.5 in. |
| WestminsterLouisiana | 10 mi SSW | 93° | 73° | 6.6 in. |