Amarillo weather in August

In August, Amarillo sees average daytime highs of 89°F and overnight lows near 67°F, with 2.3 in of rain across 8.8 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 91°F in the first days to 87°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Amarillo's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Amarillo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
89°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
67°
11th coldest
Rainfall
2.3 in
8.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:11 AM – 7:32 PM
Cloud cover
41%
8th clearest
Wind
9 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Amarillo is city in Potter and Randall counties in Texas, United States, that is also the seat of Potter County.

Density
745/km²
people per km²
Founded
1887

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 91°F in the first days to 87°F by the end.

A typical August day in Amarillo reaches about 89°F in the afternoon and slips back to 67°F overnight — a 22°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 80°F and 96°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°F cooler than July and about 7°F warmer than September.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How August really feels in Amarillo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 11 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
11
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Amarillo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan50° / 27°0.83.31.69.92.9
Feb55° / 30°0.73.61.710.74.2
Mar63° / 37°1.55.11.211.76.5
Apr71° / 45°1.65.20.412.97.6
May79° / 55°2.47.20.113.87.2
Jun88° / 64°2.18.6014.34.8
Jul91° / 68°1.87.7014.14.0
Aug89° / 67°2.38.8013.34.5
Sep82° / 59°1.66.3012.27.0
Oct72° / 47°1.95.30.411.17.9
Nov60° / 36°0.93.7110.15.8
Dec51° / 28°1.13.62.29.73.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Amarillo gets around 2.3 in of rain over 8.8 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 28% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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229
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 9 mph in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 mph on the calmest days to 10 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
19light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:00 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 7:47 PM to 7:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.86:007:47
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313.76:017:45
413.76:027:44
513.76:037:43
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713.66:047:42
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1313.46:097:35
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1713.36:127:30
1813.36:137:29
1913.26:147:28
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2213.16:167:24
2313.16:177:23
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2513.06:187:20
2613.06:197:19
2713.06:207:17
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3012.96:227:13
3112.86:237:12

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.9 kWh/m² to a high of 7.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Amarillo?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Amarillo for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Amarillo in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Amarillo sees daytime highs around 89°F and nights near 67°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Amarillo in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Amarillo peaks around July 12 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 12UV 11Dec 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5High
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Amarillo?

Amarillo sits at 35.2°N, 101.8°W, 3,668 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Hereford, 43 mi away.

Topography around Amarillo

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Amarillo.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Amarillo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 ft around an average of 3,638 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 581 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,949 ft.

The land around Amarillo is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) and grassland (28%) within 2 miles, grassland (65%) within 10 miles, and grassland (69%) and cropland (27%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
174 ft
10 miles
581 ft
50 miles
1,949 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Hereford 43 mi · Dumas 45 mi · Pampa 53 mi · Plainview 72 mi · Clovis 96 mi · Lubbock 114 mi · Liberal 135 mi · Altus 147 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Amarillo (35.222°, -101.8313°, elevation 3,668 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).