Garden City weather in August: Garden City, Kansas: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August
Garden City in August has a normal high of 90°F and a normal low of 63°F, a daily mean of 76°F, falling from 92°F on the 1st to 87°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal August, 2.49 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 32°C and low of 17°C, 63 mm of precipitation in August.
- NOAA stationGarden City Regional Airport
- Station IDUSW00023064
- Location37.93°N 100.72°W
- Elevation2,882 ft (878 m)
- Population27,996
- Jan 45° 18°
- Feb 49° 21°
- Mar 59° 29°
- Apr 68° 38°
- May 78° 49°
- Jun 88° 60°
- Jul 92° 65°
- Aug 90° 63°
- Sep 83° 54°
- Oct 70° 40°
- Nov 56° 27°
- Dec 46° 19°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Garden City in August?
The normal high is 90°F and the normal low 63°F, for a daily mean of 76.2°F. August is 2.2°F cooler than July and 7.6°F warmer than September. August is the 2nd warmest month of the year in Garden City and the 4th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 5°F, from 92°F on August 1 to 87°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 74°F and 79°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 30%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 92°F | 65°F | 30% | 18% |
| August 8 | 91°F | 64°F | 29% | 17% |
| August 15 | 90°F | 63°F | 28% | 15% |
| August 22 | 89°F | 62°F | 26% | 13% |
| August 31 | 87°F | 60°F | 23% | 11% |
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 | 92°F | 65°F | 30% | 18% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 2 | 92°F | 65°F | 30% | 18% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 3 | 92°F | 65°F | 30% | 18% | 14 h |
| August 4 | 91°F | 65°F | 30% | 18% | 14 h |
| August 5 | 91°F | 65°F | 30% | 18% | 14 h |
| August 6 | 91°F | 64°F | 30% | 17% | 14 h |
| August 7 | 91°F | 64°F | 30% | 17% | 14 h |
| August 8 | 91°F | 64°F | 29% | 17% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 9 | 91°F | 64°F | 29% | 17% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 10 | 91°F | 64°F | 29% | 17% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 11 | 90°F | 64°F | 29% | 16% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 12 | 90°F | 64°F | 29% | 16% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 13 | 90°F | 64°F | 28% | 16% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 14 | 90°F | 63°F | 28% | 16% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 15 | 90°F | 63°F | 28% | 15% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 16 | 90°F | 63°F | 28% | 15% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 17 | 90°F | 63°F | 27% | 15% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 18 | 89°F | 63°F | 27% | 14% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 19 | 89°F | 63°F | 27% | 14% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 20 | 89°F | 62°F | 27% | 14% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 21 | 89°F | 62°F | 26% | 14% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 22 | 89°F | 62°F | 26% | 13% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 23 | 89°F | 62°F | 26% | 13% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 24 | 88°F | 62°F | 25% | 13% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 25 | 88°F | 61°F | 25% | 13% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 26 | 88°F | 61°F | 25% | 12% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 27 | 88°F | 61°F | 24% | 12% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 28 | 88°F | 61°F | 24% | 12% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 29 | 88°F | 60°F | 24% | 12% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 30 | 87°F | 60°F | 24% | 11% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 31 | 87°F | 60°F | 23% | 11% | 13 h |
- Normal high
- 90°FAugust average
- Normal low
- 63°FAugust average
- Precipitation
- 2.49 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 18
- 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
- 27
- Sunshine
- 87%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00023064; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Garden City in August?
On a given August day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 27% on average, highest around August 1 (30%). In all, 2.49 in falls on 9 days of a normal August, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal August in Garden City, 18 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00023064.
How humid and windy is Garden City in August?
At 3 p.m. the normal temperature is 87°F with 36% relative humidity and a dew point of 56°F; at 6 a.m. it is 63°F with 83% humidity. The wind averages 11.3 mph, most often from the south-southeast in the afternoon.
| Time | Temperature | Dew point | Humidity | Wind | Clear or few clouds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 a.m. | 63°F | 58°F | 83% | 9.0 mph | 78% |
| 9 a.m. | 72°F | 59°F | 64% | 12.4 mph | 78% |
| noon | 82°F | 58°F | 44% | 13.6 mph | 80% |
| 3 p.m. | 87°F | 56°F | 36% | 13.8 mph | 79% |
| 6 p.m. | 84°F | 56°F | 39% | 12.9 mph | 82% |
| 9 p.m. | 73°F | 58°F | 60% | 10.9 mph | 84% |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00023064. 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 Garden City?
The warmest August temperature on this station's record (since 1947) is 109°F, on August 10, 1964; the coldest is 46°F, on August 20, 1950. The wettest August brought 6.91 in (1979).
The August mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 76.2°F: 2021 78.6°F (+2.4), 2022 78.0°F (+1.8), 2023 75.8°F (−0.4), 2024 76.8°F (+0.6), 2025 76.2°F (at normal), 2026 82.1°F (+5.9). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| August | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 78.6°F | +2.4°F | 0.60 in |
| 2022 | 78.0°F | +1.8°F | 0.16 in |
| 2023 | 75.8°F | −0.4°F | 3.14 in |
| 2024 | 76.8°F | +0.6°F | 2.17 in |
| 2025 | 76.2°F | at normal | 3.50 in |
| 2026 | 82.1°F | +5.9°F | 0.99 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00023064; recent months: ACIS, station USW00023064. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does August in Garden 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; Garden City's is 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.