Scissors Weather in August
Scissors in August
The short of it: Scissors in August averages a high of 36 °C (98 °F) and a low of 24 °C (76 °F), with 44 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 13 h 3 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 98° · low 76° · rain 1.7 in. · daylight 13 h 3 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: December & February
Thirty years of records give Scissors an average August high of 98°, a low of 76° and some 1.7 in. of rain. No month in Scissors runs warmer: highs about 98°. Rain is modest, about 1.7 in., the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 3 min in mid-August, 34 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 December and February.
Against its neighbours, Scissors runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Donna, 2 mi to the N, sees much the same highs.
August in Scissors, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° warmer, 1.5 in. less rain
- Versus September
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 22°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 3 min
- Average wind
- 8 mph
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DonnaTexas | 2 mi N | 98° | 76° | 1.7 in. |
| South AlamoTexas | 4 mi WNW | 98° | 76° | 1.7 in. |
| Midway NorthTexas | 4 mi NE | 98° | 76° | 1.7 in. |
| WeslacoTexas | 4 mi ENE | 98° | 76° | 1.7 in. |
| AlamoTexas | 5 mi NW | 98° | 76° | 1.7 in. |
| Llano GrandeTexas | 5 mi E | 98° | 76° | 1.7 in. |
| ProgresoTexas | 7 mi ESE | 97° | 76° | 1.8 in. |
| North AlamoTexas | 7 mi NW | 99° | 76° | 1.6 in. |