Climate averages 1991–2020
Springfield (Missouri), United States weather
in August.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 2nd warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Springfield (Missouri), United States: daytime highs average 30.6°C and nights cool to about 20.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 83 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes August a moderately wet month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 35 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Springdale (136 km away). In August its highs average 30.8°C, about as warm as Springfield (Missouri), United States, with 75 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Springfield (Missouri), United States ranks joint 190th of 498 for the warmest August highs and joint 280th of 498 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 498 cities is 29.9°C; Springfield (Missouri), United States is 0.7°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 4.4°C to 26.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 83 mm to 98 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Springfield (Missouri), United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.9°C-3.1°C | -3.1°C | 65 | 7.4 | 9.910 h |
| February | 8.7°C-1.2°C | -1.2°C | 65 | 7.5 | 10.811 h |
| March | 13.8°C3.4°C | 3.4°C | 101 | 11.0 | 11.912 h |
| April | 18.9°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 131 | 11.7 | 13.113 h |
| May | 23.6°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 137 | 13.3 | 14.114 h |
| June | 28.6°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 101 | 11.4 | 14.715 h |
| July | 31.2°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 89 | 10.9 | 14.514 h |
| August, selected | 30.6°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 83 | 9.8 | 13.614 h |
| September | 26.2°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 98 | 8.3 | 12.512 h |
| October | 19.9°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 93 | 8.8 | 11.311 h |
| November | 12.8°C4.0°C | 4.0°C | 88 | 8.1 | 10.210 h |
| December | 7.2°C-1.1°C | -1.1°C | 68 | 7.6 | 9.710 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Springdale in AugustUnited States · 136 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 21.3°C · 75 mm rain
- Fayetteville, United States in AugustUnited States · 149 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 21.2°C · 75 mm rain
- Columbia (Missouri), United States in AugustUnited States · 211 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 20.8°C · 76 mm rain
- Lee's Summit in AugustUnited States · 211 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 20.8°C · 94 mm rain
- Fort Smith in AugustUnited States · 226 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 22.7°C · 63 mm rain
- Olathe in AugustUnited States · 228 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 21.0°C · 93 mm rain
- Overland Park in AugustUnited States · 230 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 20.9°C · 93 mm rain
- Independence in AugustUnited States · 230 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 20.7°C · 94 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Springfield) is explained once on the Springfield (Missouri), United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.