Battle Creek weather in August

In August, Battle Creek sees average daytime highs of 79°F and overnight lows near 61°F, with 3.6 in of rain across 10.7 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 79°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Battle Creek's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Battle Creek's year-round climate.

Daytime high
79°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
61°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.6 in
10.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:53 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
56%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Battle Creek is city in Calhoun County, Michigan, United States.

Density
456/km²
people per km²
Founded
1831

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 79°F through the month.

A typical August day in Battle Creek reaches about 79°F in the afternoon and slips back to 61°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 71°F and 87°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 Battle Creek

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Battle Creek weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 19°2.7119.59.30.0
Feb34° / 19°2.28.16.310.30.0
Mar45° / 28°2.610.14.211.61.0
Apr58° / 39°3.812.31.313.13.9
May68° / 49°4.213.1014.45.8
Jun78° / 59°4.111.60156.4
Jul81° / 63°3.711.4014.86.3
Aug79° / 61°3.610.7013.76.6
Sep73° / 54°3.09.6012.36.8
Oct60° / 43°3.310.70.210.84.7
Nov46° / 33°2.89.92.89.61.3
Dec36° / 24°2.410.87.590.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25446
35446
45347
55347
65347
75149
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95149
105149
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Battle Creek gets around 3.6 in of rain over 10.7 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 34% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
137
236
336
436
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636
736
836
936
1036
1136
1236
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1436
1536
1636
1736
1836
1935
2035
2134
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3030
3130

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 26% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 29% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1152728219
2152828219
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6162926219
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Wind in August

Winds average 6 mph in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
26calm
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66calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:37 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 7:57 PM to 7:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:377:57
214.35:387:55
314.35:397:54
414.25:407:53
514.25:417:52
614.15:427:51
714.15:437:49
814.15:447:48
914.05:457:47
1014.05:467:45
1113.95:477:44
1213.95:497:43
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1713.75:547:35
1813.65:557:34
1913.65:567:32
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2113.55:587:29
2213.55:597:27
2313.46:007:26
2413.46:027:24
2513.36:037:23
2613.36:047:21
2713.26:057:19
2813.26:067:17
2913.16:077:16
3013.16:087:14
3113.16:097:12

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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35.7Bright
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55.7Bright
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85.5Bright
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225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Battle Creek?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Battle Creek in August

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

In August, Battle Creek sees daytime highs around 79°F and nights near 61°F. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Battle Creek in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Battle Creek peaks around June 21 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 21UV 9Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Battle Creek in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Battle Creek is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (October, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1515 µg/m³Oct 228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Battle Creek?

Battle Creek sits at 42.3°N, 85.2°W, 837 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Kalamazoo, 21 mi away.

Topography around Battle Creek

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Battle Creek has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 ft around an average of 879 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 325 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 712 ft.

The land around Battle Creek is covered by trees (50%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 2 miles, trees (57%) and cropland (21%) within 10 miles, and trees (45%) and cropland (39%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
190 ft
10 miles
325 ft
50 miles
712 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Kalamazoo 21 mi · Portage 22 mi · Jackson 40 mi · Holt 40 mi · Waverly 40 mi · Lansing 43 mi · Kentwood 45 mi · East Lansing 46 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 Battle Creek (42.3173°, -85.1782°, elevation 837 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).