Houma weather in August: Houma, Louisiana: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August
Houma in August has a normal high of 91°F and a normal low of 75°F, a daily mean of 83°F, holding near 91°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 14 days in a normal August, 6.50 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 33°C and low of 24°C, 165 mm of precipitation in August.
- NOAA stationHouma
- Station IDUSC00164407
- Location29.64°N 90.82°W
- Elevation8 ft (2 m)
- Population31,671
- Jan 64° 44°
- Feb 67° 48°
- Mar 73° 54°
- Apr 78° 60°
- May 85° 67°
- Jun 90° 73°
- Jul 91° 74°
- Aug 91° 75°
- Sep 89° 71°
- Oct 82° 61°
- Nov 72° 52°
- Dec 66° 46°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Houma in August?
The normal high is 91°F and the normal low 75°F, for a daily mean of 82.9°F. August is 0.2°F warmer than July and 3.2°F warmer than September. August is the warmest month of the year in Houma and the 3rd wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 1°F, from 92°F on August 1 to 91°F on August 31. From one year to the next August's mean temperature typically moves about 1.4°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Augusts in three average between 82°F and 84°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 52%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 92°F | 75°F | 52% | 37% |
| August 8 | 92°F | 75°F | 50% | 36% |
| August 15 | 92°F | 75°F | 48% | 34% |
| August 22 | 91°F | 75°F | 45% | 32% |
| August 31 | 91°F | 74°F | 42% | 30% |
Every day of August: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon August 2, coldest night August 31)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 92°F | 75°F | 52% | 37% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 2 | 92°F | 75°F | 51% | 37% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 3 | 92°F | 75°F | 51% | 36% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 4 | 92°F | 75°F | 51% | 36% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 5 | 92°F | 75°F | 50% | 36% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 6 | 92°F | 75°F | 50% | 36% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 7 | 92°F | 75°F | 50% | 36% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 8 | 92°F | 75°F | 50% | 36% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 9 | 92°F | 75°F | 49% | 36% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 10 | 92°F | 75°F | 49% | 35% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 11 | 92°F | 75°F | 49% | 35% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 12 | 92°F | 75°F | 49% | 35% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 13 | 92°F | 75°F | 48% | 35% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 14 | 92°F | 75°F | 48% | 35% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 15 | 92°F | 75°F | 48% | 34% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 16 | 92°F | 75°F | 47% | 34% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 17 | 92°F | 75°F | 47% | 34% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 18 | 92°F | 75°F | 47% | 34% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 19 | 91°F | 75°F | 46% | 33% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 20 | 91°F | 75°F | 46% | 33% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 21 | 91°F | 75°F | 46% | 33% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 22 | 91°F | 75°F | 45% | 32% | 13 h |
| August 23 | 91°F | 75°F | 45% | 32% | 13 h |
| August 24 | 91°F | 74°F | 44% | 32% | 13 h |
| August 25 | 91°F | 74°F | 44% | 32% | 13 h |
| August 26 | 91°F | 74°F | 44% | 31% | 13 h |
| August 27 | 91°F | 74°F | 43% | 31% | 13 h |
| August 28 | 91°F | 74°F | 43% | 31% | 12 h 50 min |
| August 29 | 91°F | 74°F | 43% | 31% | 12 h 50 min |
| August 30 | 91°F | 74°F | 43% | 31% | 12 h 50 min |
| August 31 | 91°F | 74°F | 42% | 30% | 12 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 91°FAugust average
- Normal low
- 75°FAugust average
- Precipitation
- 6.50 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 140.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 21
- Daylight
- 13 h 30 min to 12 h 50 minAugust 1 to August 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 31
- Days at 80°F or more
- 31
- Sunshine
- 76%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00164407; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Houma in August?
On a given August day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 47% on average, highest around August 1 (52%). In all, 6.50 in falls on 14 days of a normal August, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal August in Houma, 21 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00164407.
What are the records for August in Houma?
The warmest August temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 101°F, on August 22, 1921; the coldest is 59°F, on August 2, 1922. The wettest August brought 23.36 in (2012).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00164407. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does August in Houma compare across Louisiana?
Across the 65 places PlainClimate covers in Louisiana, August normal highs run from 89°F in Boothville to 96°F in Natchitoches; Houma's is 91°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.