Sergeant Bluff Weather in August
Sergeant Bluff in August
The short of it: Sergeant Bluff in August averages a high of 29 °C (84 °F) and a low of 17 °C (62 °F), with 79 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 13 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 84° · low 62° · rain 3.1 in. · daylight 13 h 53 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & October
Thirty years of records give Sergeant Bluff an average August high of 84°, a low of 62° and some 3.1 in. of rain. Much like July: highs about 84°, nights near 62°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 3.1 in., the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 53 min in mid-August, 66 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and October.
Against its neighbours, Sergeant Bluff runs about middling and drier than most in August. Dakota City, 3 mi to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
August in Sergeant Bluff, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° colder, 0.3 in. more rain
- Versus September
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 22°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 7 mph
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota CityNebraska | 3 mi WNW | 83° | 62° | 3.1 in. |
| South Sioux CityNebraska | 6 mi NNW | 85° | 62° | 3.2 in. |
| Sioux CityIowa | 7 mi NNW | 85° | 62° | 3.2 in. |
| Dakota DunesSouth Dakota | 9 mi NW | 83° | 62° | 3.2 in. |
| LawtonIowa | 10 mi ENE | 83° | 61° | 3.2 in. |
| North Sioux CitySouth Dakota | 11 mi NW | 83° | 62° | 3.2 in. |
| WinnebagoNebraska | 13 mi SSW | 83° | 61° | 3.1 in. |
| SloanIowa | 14 mi SSE | 83° | 62° | 3.1 in. |