Summit Weather in August
Summit in August
The short of it: Summit in August averages a high of 32 °C (90 °F) and a low of 19 °C (66 °F), with 96 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 13 h 32 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 90° · low 66° · rain 3.8 in. · daylight 13 h 32 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & April
Thirty years of records give Summit an average August high of 90°, a low of 66° and some 3.8 in. of rain. Days run hot, near 90° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 3.8 in., the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 32 min in mid-August, 52 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, Summit runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Yellville, 2 mi to the S, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Summit, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 0.6 in. more rain
- Versus September
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 24°
- Snow season
- January
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 32 min
- Average wind
- 5 mph
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YellvilleArkansas | 2 mi S | 91° | 67° | 3.7 in. |
| FlippinArkansas | 6 mi ENE | 91° | 67° | 3.7 in. |
| CotterArkansas | 9 mi E | 91° | 67° | 3.7 in. |
| Bull ShoalsArkansas | 11 mi NNE | 91° | 66° | 3.7 in. |
| GassvilleArkansas | 11 mi E | 91° | 67° | 3.6 in. |
| LakeviewArkansas | 11 mi NE | 91° | 66° | 3.7 in. |
| MidwayArkansas | 16 mi NE | 90° | 66° | 3.7 in. |
| Mountain HomeArkansas | 18 mi ENE | 90° | 66° | 3.6 in. |