Ruston Weather in August
Ruston in August
The short of it: Ruston in August averages a high of 35 °C (94 °F) and a low of 22 °C (71 °F), with 87 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 13 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 94° · low 71° · rain 3.4 in. · daylight 13 h 20 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: April & March
Thirty years of records give Ruston an average August high of 94°, a low of 71° and some 3.4 in. of rain. No month in Ruston runs warmer: highs about 94°. It is the driest month of the year, only 3.4 in. of rain.
The sun is up for about 13 h 20 min in mid-August, 45 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and March.
Against its neighbours, Ruston runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Grambling, 4 mi to the W, sees much the same highs.
August in Ruston, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 0.7 in. less rain
- Versus September
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 23°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 4 mph
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GramblingLouisiana | 4 mi W | 94° | 71° | 3.4 in. |
| ChoudrantLouisiana | 7 mi E | 94° | 71° | 3.5 in. |
| SimsboroLouisiana | 9 mi W | 94° | 71° | 3.3 in. |
| DubachLouisiana | 12 mi N | 94° | 71° | 3.5 in. |
| CalhounLouisiana | 16 mi E | 94° | 71° | 3.6 in. |
| ArcadiaLouisiana | 17 mi W | 94° | 71° | 3.3 in. |
| ChathamLouisiana | 19 mi SE | 94° | 71° | 3.5 in. |
| JonesboroLouisiana | 20 mi SSW | 94° | 71° | 3.5 in. |