Payson Weather in August
Payson in August
The short of it: Payson in August averages a high of 30 °C (85 °F) and a low of 18 °C (64 °F), with 88 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 13 h 44 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 85° · low 64° · rain 3.5 in. · daylight 13 h 44 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Payson an average August high of 85°, a low of 64° and some 3.5 in. of rain. Much like July: highs about 85°, nights near 64°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 3.5 in., the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 44 min in mid-August, 60 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 September.
Against its neighbours, Payson runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Liberty, 8 mi to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
August in Payson, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° colder, 0.9 in. less rain
- Versus September
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 21°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 6 mph
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LibertyIllinois | 8 mi ENE | 85° | 64° | 3.4 in. |
| HannibalMissouri | 10 mi SW | 86° | 65° | 3.5 in. |
| QuincyIllinois | 12 mi NW | 86° | 65° | 3.5 in. |
| BarryIllinois | 14 mi SE | 85° | 64° | 3.4 in. |
| PalmyraMissouri | 15 mi W | 86° | 65° | 3.6 in. |
| Camp PointIllinois | 18 mi NNE | 85° | 64° | 3.3 in. |
| New LondonMissouri | 18 mi SSW | 86° | 65° | 3.6 in. |
| MendonIllinois | 19 mi N | 85° | 64° | 3.4 in. |