Dodge City weather in August: Dodge City, Kansas: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August
Dodge City in August has a normal high of 91°F and a normal low of 65°F, a daily mean of 78°F, falling from 94°F on the 1st to 89°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal August, 2.99 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 33°C and low of 18°C, 76 mm of precipitation in August.
- NOAA stationDodge City Regional Airport
- Station IDUSW00013985
- Location37.76°N 99.97°W
- Elevation2,590 ft (789 m)
- Population27,663
- Jan 46° 20°
- Feb 49° 23°
- Mar 60° 31°
- Apr 69° 40°
- May 78° 51°
- Jun 89° 62°
- Jul 94° 66°
- Aug 91° 65°
- Sep 84° 56°
- Oct 71° 43°
- Nov 57° 30°
- Dec 46° 22°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Dodge City in August?
The normal high is 91°F and the normal low 65°F, for a daily mean of 78.1°F. August is 2.0°F cooler than July and 8.1°F warmer than September. August is the 2nd warmest month of the year in Dodge City and the 3rd wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 5°F, from 94°F on August 1 to 89°F on August 31. From one year to the next August's mean temperature typically moves about 2.7°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Augusts in three average between 75°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 29%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 94°F | 67°F | 29% | 18% |
| August 8 | 93°F | 66°F | 29% | 18% |
| August 15 | 92°F | 65°F | 27% | 17% |
| August 22 | 91°F | 64°F | 26% | 15% |
| August 31 | 89°F | 62°F | 23% | 13% |
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 | 94°F | 67°F | 29% | 18% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 2 | 94°F | 67°F | 29% | 18% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 3 | 93°F | 67°F | 29% | 18% | 14 h |
| August 4 | 93°F | 67°F | 29% | 18% | 14 h |
| August 5 | 93°F | 67°F | 29% | 18% | 14 h |
| August 6 | 93°F | 66°F | 29% | 18% | 14 h |
| August 7 | 93°F | 66°F | 29% | 18% | 14 h |
| August 8 | 93°F | 66°F | 29% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 9 | 93°F | 66°F | 29% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 10 | 93°F | 66°F | 28% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 11 | 92°F | 66°F | 28% | 17% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 12 | 92°F | 66°F | 28% | 17% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 13 | 92°F | 66°F | 28% | 17% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 14 | 92°F | 65°F | 28% | 17% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 15 | 92°F | 65°F | 27% | 17% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 16 | 92°F | 65°F | 27% | 17% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 17 | 91°F | 65°F | 27% | 16% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 18 | 91°F | 65°F | 27% | 16% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 19 | 91°F | 64°F | 26% | 16% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 20 | 91°F | 64°F | 26% | 16% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 21 | 91°F | 64°F | 26% | 16% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 22 | 91°F | 64°F | 26% | 15% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 23 | 90°F | 64°F | 25% | 15% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 24 | 90°F | 63°F | 25% | 15% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 25 | 90°F | 63°F | 25% | 14% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 26 | 90°F | 63°F | 24% | 14% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 27 | 90°F | 63°F | 24% | 14% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 28 | 89°F | 62°F | 24% | 14% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 29 | 89°F | 62°F | 23% | 13% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 30 | 89°F | 62°F | 23% | 13% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 31 | 89°F | 62°F | 23% | 13% | 13 h |
- Normal high
- 91°FAugust average
- Normal low
- 65°FAugust average
- Precipitation
- 2.99 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 19
- Daylight
- 14 h 10 min to 13 hAugust 1 to August 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 31
- Days at 80°F or more
- 28
- Sunshine
- 86%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00013985; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Dodge City in August?
On a given August day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 27% on average, highest around August 1 (29%). In all, 2.99 in falls on 9 days of a normal August, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal August in Dodge City, 19 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00013985.
How humid and windy is Dodge City in August?
At 3 p.m. the normal temperature is 87°F with 36% relative humidity and a dew point of 57°F; at 6 a.m. it is 64°F with 81% humidity. The wind averages 11.7 mph, most often from the south-southeast in the afternoon.
| Time | Temperature | Dew point | Humidity | Wind | Clear or few clouds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 a.m. | 64°F | 59°F | 81% | 9.4 mph | 77% |
| 9 a.m. | 74°F | 60°F | 62% | 12.9 mph | 72% |
| noon | 84°F | 59°F | 44% | 13.8 mph | 77% |
| 3 p.m. | 87°F | 57°F | 36% | 14.4 mph | 77% |
| 6 p.m. | 84°F | 57°F | 40% | 13.5 mph | 83% |
| 9 p.m. | 73°F | 58°F | 60% | 10.8 mph | 82% |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00013985. 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 Dodge City?
The warmest August temperature on Dodge City's official record (since 1874) is 109°F, on August 13, 1936; the coldest is 43°F, on August 30, 1915. The wettest August brought 7.44 in (1977).
The August mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 78.1°F: 2021 80.0°F (+1.9), 2022 80.8°F (+2.7), 2023 79.3°F (+1.2), 2024 78.5°F (+0.4), 2025 76.7°F (−1.4), 2026 83.0°F (+5.0). 5 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| August | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 80.0°F | +1.9°F | 1.22 in |
| 2022 | 80.8°F | +2.7°F | 0.32 in |
| 2023 | 79.3°F | +1.2°F | 1.18 in |
| 2024 | 78.5°F | +0.4°F | 3.28 in |
| 2025 | 76.7°F | −1.4°F | 4.06 in |
| 2026 | 83.0°F | +5.0°F | 0.99 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record DDCthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00013985. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does August in Dodge City compare across Kansas?
Across the 137 places PlainClimate covers in Kansas, August normal highs run from 85°F in Baileyville to 93°F in Ashland; Dodge City's is 91°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.