Climate averages 1991–2020
Wichita Falls weather
in August.
A very hot, moderately wet month: the 2nd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Wichita Falls: daytime highs average 35.1°C and nights cool to about 25.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 42 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes August a moderately wet month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 25 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lawton (78 km away). In August its highs average 34.2°C, 0.9°C cooler than Wichita Falls, with 43 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Wichita Falls ranks joint 30th of 498 for the warmest August highs and 179th of 498 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 498 cities is 29.9°C; Wichita Falls is 5.2°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 4.5°C to 30.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 42 mm to 65 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
Wichita Falls climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.5°C1.7°C | 1.7°C | 37 | 4.7 | 10.210 h |
| February | 15.1°C3.6°C | 3.6°C | 46 | 5.4 | 10.911 h |
| March | 19.7°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 73 | 7.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 24.4°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 85 | 6.7 | 13.013 h |
| May | 28.5°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 107 | 10.1 | 13.914 h |
| June | 32.8°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 82 | 7.9 | 14.414 h |
| July | 35.5°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 38 | 5.2 | 14.214 h |
| August, selected | 35.1°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 42 | 5.3 | 13.413 h |
| September | 30.6°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 65 | 6.7 | 12.412 h |
| October | 24.8°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 83 | 6.6 | 11.411 h |
| November | 18.1°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 51 | 5.0 | 10.410 h |
| December | 12.9°C2.7°C | 2.7°C | 48 | 4.8 | 9.910 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
- Lawton in AugustUnited States · 78 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 24.2°C · 43 mm rain
- Denton in AugustUnited States · 148 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 25.0°C · 48 mm rain
- Flower Mound in AugustUnited States · 164 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 25.1°C · 51 mm rain
- Lewisville in AugustUnited States · 169 kmHigh 34.3°C · Low 25.3°C · 51 mm rain
- Fort Worth in AugustUnited States · 171 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 25.1°C · 53 mm rain
- Norman in AugustUnited States · 175 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 23.8°C · 57 mm rain
- Frisco in AugustUnited States · 176 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 24.8°C · 49 mm rain
- Carrollton in AugustUnited States · 183 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 25.3°C · 51 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 Wichita Falls) is explained once on the Wichita Falls year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.