Downs Weather in August
Downs in August
The short of it: Downs in August averages a high of 33 °C (91 °F) and a low of 18 °C (64 °F), with 83 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 13 h 42 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 91° · low 64° · rain 3.3 in. · daylight 13 h 42 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & April
August in Downs brings afternoons near 91° and nights around 64°, with about 3.3 in. of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 91° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 3.3 in., the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 42 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 October and April.
Against its neighbours, Downs runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Osborne, 9 mi to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
August in Downs, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 3° colder, 0.3 in. less rain
- Versus September
- 7° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 26°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 9 mph
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OsborneKansas | 9 mi WSW | 91° | 64° | 3.2 in. |
| Smith CenterKansas | 23 mi NNW | 89° | 63° | 3.2 in. |
| BeloitKansas | 23 mi E | 90° | 65° | 3.4 in. |
| MankatoKansas | 27 mi NE | 88° | 64° | 3.3 in. |
| LincolnKansas | 38 mi SE | 91° | 65° | 3.8 in. |
| StocktonKansas | 39 mi W | 91° | 63° | 3.3 in. |
| Red CloudNebraska | 41 mi N | 88° | 63° | 3.2 in. |
| SuperiorNebraska | 44 mi NE | 88° | 64° | 3.2 in. |