Red Cloud Weather in August
Red Cloud in August
The short of it: Red Cloud in August averages a high of 31 °C (88 °F) and a low of 17 °C (63 °F), with 81 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 13 h 44 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 88° · low 63° · rain 3.2 in. · daylight 13 h 44 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & April
Thirty years of records give Red Cloud an average August high of 88°, a low of 63° and some 3.2 in. of rain. Days run hot, near 88° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 3.2 in., the 3rd 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 October and April.
Against its neighbours, Red Cloud runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Blue Hill, 17 mi to the NNE, is 1° cooler by day.
August in Red Cloud, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 3° colder, 0.5 in. less rain
- Versus September
- 7° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 25°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 9 mph
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue HillNebraska | 17 mi NNE | 87° | 62° | 3.1 in. |
| FranklinNebraska | 23 mi W | 88° | 63° | 3.3 in. |
| SuperiorNebraska | 24 mi E | 88° | 64° | 3.2 in. |
| Smith CenterKansas | 26 mi SSW | 89° | 63° | 3.2 in. |
| MankatoKansas | 27 mi SE | 88° | 64° | 3.3 in. |
| JuniataNebraska | 35 mi N | 86° | 61° | 3.0 in. |
| HastingsNebraska | 35 mi NNE | 86° | 62° | 3.0 in. |
| MindenNebraska | 36 mi NW | 85° | 61° | 3.2 in. |