Rector Weather in August
Rector in August
The short of it: Rector in August averages a high of 32 °C (90 °F) and a low of 20 °C (68 °F), with 83 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 13 h 32 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 90° · low 68° · rain 3.3 in. · daylight 13 h 32 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & April
August in Rector brings afternoons near 90° and nights around 68°, with about 3.3 in. of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 90° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 3.3 in., the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 32 min in mid-August, 52 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, Rector runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Marmaduke, 7 mi to the SW, sees much the same highs.
August in Rector, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° colder, 0.4 in. less rain
- Versus September
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 22°
- Snow season
- Jan–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 32 min
- Average wind
- 5 mph
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MarmadukeArkansas | 7 mi SW | 90° | 68° | 3.3 in. |
| PiggottArkansas | 10 mi NE | 90° | 68° | 3.1 in. |
| SenathMissouri | 12 mi SE | 90° | 69° | 3.2 in. |
| KennettMissouri | 13 mi E | 91° | 69° | 3.1 in. |
| CardwellMissouri | 15 mi S | 90° | 69° | 3.3 in. |
| Oak Grove HeightsArkansas | 16 mi SW | 90° | 69° | 3.4 in. |
| ParagouldArkansas | 18 mi SW | 91° | 69° | 3.4 in. |
| HornersvilleMissouri | 18 mi SSE | 90° | 69° | 3.2 in. |