Bowling Green weather in August: Bowling Green, Kentucky: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August
Bowling Green in August has a normal high of 89°F and a normal low of 68°F, a daily mean of 79°F, falling from 90°F on the 1st to 87°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal August, 3.89 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 32°C and low of 20°C, 99 mm of precipitation in August.
- NOAA stationBowling Green Warren County Airport
- Station IDUSW00093808
- Location36.96°N 86.42°W
- Elevation528 ft (161 m)
- Population79,076
- Jan 46° 28°
- Feb 51° 31°
- Mar 60° 38°
- Apr 71° 47°
- May 79° 57°
- Jun 87° 66°
- Jul 90° 70°
- Aug 89° 68°
- Sep 83° 60°
- Oct 72° 48°
- Nov 59° 38°
- Dec 49° 32°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Bowling Green in August?
The normal high is 89°F and the normal low 68°F, for a daily mean of 78.5°F. August is 1.2°F cooler than July and 7.1°F warmer than September. August is the 2nd warmest month of the year in Bowling Green and the 8th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 3°F, from 90°F on August 1 to 87°F on August 31. From one year to the next August's mean temperature typically moves about 2.6°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Augusts in three average between 76°F and 81°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 31%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 90°F | 70°F | 31% | 20% |
| August 8 | 90°F | 69°F | 30% | 19% |
| August 15 | 90°F | 68°F | 29% | 19% |
| August 22 | 89°F | 67°F | 28% | 18% |
| August 31 | 87°F | 65°F | 28% | 19% |
Every day of August: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon August 1, coldest night August 31)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 90°F | 70°F | 31% | 20% | 14 h |
| August 2 | 90°F | 69°F | 31% | 20% | 14 h |
| August 3 | 90°F | 69°F | 31% | 20% | 14 h |
| August 4 | 90°F | 69°F | 31% | 20% | 14 h |
| August 5 | 90°F | 69°F | 30% | 20% | 14 h |
| August 6 | 90°F | 69°F | 30% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 7 | 90°F | 69°F | 30% | 19% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 8 | 90°F | 69°F | 30% | 19% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 9 | 90°F | 69°F | 30% | 19% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 10 | 90°F | 69°F | 30% | 19% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 11 | 90°F | 69°F | 30% | 19% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 12 | 90°F | 69°F | 29% | 19% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 13 | 90°F | 68°F | 29% | 19% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 14 | 90°F | 68°F | 29% | 19% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 15 | 90°F | 68°F | 29% | 19% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 16 | 90°F | 68°F | 29% | 19% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 17 | 90°F | 68°F | 29% | 19% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 18 | 90°F | 68°F | 29% | 19% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 19 | 89°F | 68°F | 29% | 19% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 20 | 89°F | 67°F | 28% | 19% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 21 | 89°F | 67°F | 28% | 19% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 22 | 89°F | 67°F | 28% | 18% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 23 | 89°F | 67°F | 28% | 18% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 24 | 89°F | 67°F | 28% | 18% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 25 | 89°F | 66°F | 28% | 18% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 26 | 88°F | 66°F | 28% | 18% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 27 | 88°F | 66°F | 28% | 18% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 28 | 88°F | 66°F | 28% | 18% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 29 | 88°F | 66°F | 28% | 19% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 30 | 88°F | 65°F | 28% | 19% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 31 | 87°F | 65°F | 28% | 19% | 13 h |
- Normal high
- 89°FAugust average
- Normal low
- 68°FAugust average
- Precipitation
- 3.89 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 15
- Daylight
- 14 h to 13 hAugust 1 to August 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 31
- Days at 80°F or more
- 29
- Sunshine
- 81%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00093808; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Bowling Green in August?
On a given August day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 29% on average, highest around August 1 (31%). In all, 3.89 in falls on 9 days of a normal August, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal August in Bowling Green, 15 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00093808.
How humid and windy is Bowling Green in August?
At 3 p.m. the normal temperature is 85°F with 51% relative humidity and a dew point of 65°F; at 6 a.m. it is 67°F with 90% humidity. The wind averages 4.5 mph, most often from the east-southeast in the afternoon. A dew point of 65°F or more feels muggy to most people.
| Time | Temperature | Dew point | Humidity | Wind | Clear or few clouds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 a.m. | 67°F | 64°F | 90% | 2.3 mph | 69% |
| 9 a.m. | 78°F | 67°F | 69% | 6.2 mph | 71% |
| noon | 84°F | 66°F | 54% | 7.4 mph | 58% |
| 3 p.m. | 85°F | 65°F | 51% | 7.6 mph | 64% |
| 6 p.m. | 80°F | 66°F | 61% | 5.6 mph | 77% |
| 9 p.m. | 74°F | 66°F | 78% | 2.7 mph | 82% |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00093808. Hourly normals exist only for NOAA's first-order stations; a dash where NOAA publishes no value for that hour (the sky at some hours).
What are the records for August in Bowling Green?
The warmest August temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 110°F, on August 9, 1930; the coldest is 42°F, on August 31, 1946. The wettest August brought 11.33 in (2014).
The August mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 78.5°F: 2021 80.0°F (+1.5), 2022 78.8°F (+0.3), 2023 77.5°F (−1.0), 2024 78.9°F (+0.4), 2025 77.8°F (−0.7), 2026 79.1°F (+0.6). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| August | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 80.0°F | +1.5°F | 5.40 in |
| 2022 | 78.8°F | +0.3°F | 0.96 in |
| 2023 | 77.5°F | −1.0°F | 5.93 in |
| 2024 | 78.9°F | +0.4°F | 1.43 in |
| 2025 | 77.8°F | −0.7°F | 1.26 in |
| 2026 | 79.1°F | +0.6°F | 1.81 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00093808; recent months: ACIS, station USW00093808. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does August in Bowling Green compare across Kentucky?
Across the 68 places PlainClimate covers in Kentucky, August normal highs run from 81°F in Whitesburg to 90°F in Eddyville; Bowling Green's is 89°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Bowling Green in July90°F by day, 70°F at night
- Bowling Green in September83°F by day, 60°F at night
- Bowling Green through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Kentucky in AugustThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Eddyville: Kentucky's warmest Augustnormal high 90°F