Killdeer Weather in August
Killdeer in August
The short of it: Killdeer in August averages a high of 30 °C (85 °F) and a low of 12 °C (54 °F), with 48 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 14 h 14 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 85° · low 54° · rain 1.9 in. · daylight 14 h 14 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & May
August in Killdeer brings afternoons near 85° and nights around 54°, with about 1.9 in. of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 85°, nights near 54°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 1.9 in., the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 14 min in mid-August, 80 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and May.
Against its neighbours, Killdeer runs about middling and wetter than most in August. Mandaree, 25 mi to the N, is 2° cooler by day.
August in Killdeer, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 0.5 in. less rain
- Versus September
- 11° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 31°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 14 min
- Average wind
- 10 mph
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MandareeNorth Dakota | 25 mi N | 83° | 53° | 1.9 in. |
| DickinsonNorth Dakota | 34 mi S | 85° | 55° | 1.8 in. |
| Watford CityNorth Dakota | 39 mi NW | 86° | 54° | 1.7 in. |
| RichardtonNorth Dakota | 39 mi SSE | 84° | 55° | 2.2 in. |
| BelfieldNorth Dakota | 40 mi SSW | 85° | 55° | 1.7 in. |
| Four Bears VillageNorth Dakota | 43 mi N | 82° | 54° | 1.9 in. |
| New TownNorth Dakota | 44 mi NNE | 84° | 53° | 1.9 in. |
| BeulahNorth Dakota | 46 mi E | 85° | 55° | 2.1 in. |