Sledge Weather in August
Sledge in August
The short of it: Sledge in August averages a high of 33 °C (91 °F) and a low of 21 °C (70 °F), with 82 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 13 h 26 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 91° · low 70° · rain 3.2 in. · daylight 13 h 26 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: April & October
August in Sledge brings afternoons near 91° and nights around 70°, with about 3.2 in. of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 91° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 3.2 in., the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 26 min in mid-August, 49 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 April and October.
Against its neighbours, Sledge runs about middling and wetter than most in August. Crenshaw, 5 mi to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
August in Sledge, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 1.2 in. less rain
- Versus September
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 21°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 26 min
- Average wind
- 5 mph
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CrenshawMississippi | 5 mi NNE | 91° | 70° | 3.2 in. |
| MarksMississippi | 12 mi SSW | 92° | 70° | 3.2 in. |
| JonestownMississippi | 15 mi WSW | 91° | 70° | 3.1 in. |
| LambertMississippi | 16 mi SSW | 92° | 70° | 3.2 in. |
| White OakMississippi | 17 mi NNW | 91° | 70° | 3.1 in. |
| ComoMississippi | 17 mi ENE | 91° | 69° | 3.2 in. |
| SardisMississippi | 17 mi E | 91° | 69° | 3.3 in. |
| BatesvilleMississippi | 18 mi ESE | 92° | 69° | 3.2 in. |