Big Spring weather in August

In August, Big Spring sees average daytime highs of 92°F and overnight lows near 71°F, with 1.9 in of rain across 6.2 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 94°F in the first days to 90°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Big Spring's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Big Spring's year-round climate.

Daytime high
92°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
71°
11th coldest
Rainfall
1.9 in
6.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:14 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
39%
6th clearest
Wind
8 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Big Spring is city in Howard County, Texas, United States.

Density
581/km²
people per km²
Founded
1882

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 94°F in the first days to 90°F by the end.

A typical August day in Big Spring reaches about 92°F in the afternoon and slips back to 71°F overnight — a 21°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 84°F and 99°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 Big Spring

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
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.

Big Spring 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
Jan57° / 34°0.83.30.810.15.1
Feb62° / 37°1.140.510.86.3
Mar70° / 45°1.54.60.211.87.6
Apr78° / 53°1.54.80.112.87.9
May86° / 62°2.98.8013.65.4
Jun92° / 69°1.77.8014.13.6
Jul94° / 72°1.55.4013.93.2
Aug92° / 71°1.96.2013.23.7
Sep86° / 64°1.96.8012.25.7
Oct77° / 54°1.75.10.111.28.0
Nov66° / 43°1.13.50.410.37.3
Dec58° / 35°1.13.80.89.95.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
38020
48020
58020
68020
78020
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Big Spring gets around 1.9 in of rain over 6.2 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 20% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
119
219
319
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519
619
720
820
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1021
1121
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3020
3120

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 20% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
193241170
293341170
383341170
483341181
583241181
683242181
773242181
873242181
973242190
1073242190
1173142200
1273142200
1373042210
1473042210
1572942210
1672942220
1772942220
1872942220
1972942220
2082941220
2182941220
2282941210
2393041210
2493041200
25103041200
26103140190
27103140180
28113140180
29123140170
30123239170
31133139170

Wind in August

Winds average 8 mph in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 9 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
19light breeze
29light breeze
39light breeze
49light breeze
59light breeze
69light breeze
79light breeze
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99light breeze
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119light breeze
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228light breeze
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308light breeze
318light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:04 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 7:40 PM to 7:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:047:40
213.66:057:39
313.56:057:38
413.56:067:37
513.56:077:37
613.56:077:36
713.46:087:35
813.46:097:34
913.46:097:33
1013.46:107:32
1113.36:117:31
1213.36:117:30
1313.36:127:29
1413.36:137:28
1513.26:147:27
1613.26:147:26
1713.26:157:25
1813.16:167:24
1913.16:167:22
2013.16:177:21
2113.06:187:20
2213.06:187:19
2313.06:197:18
2413.06:207:17
2512.96:207:15
2612.96:217:14
2712.96:227:13
2812.86:227:12
2912.86:237:10
3012.86:237:09
3112.76:247:08

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.11 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
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46.8Intense
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246.3Intense
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266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Big Spring?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Big Spring. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Big Spring in August

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

In August, Big Spring sees daytime highs around 92°F and nights near 71°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Big Spring in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Big Spring peaks around July 12 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 12UV 11Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar6High
Apr10Very high
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Big Spring?

Big Spring sits at 32.3°N, 101.5°W, 2,441 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Midland, 39 mi away.

Topography around Big Spring

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Big Spring has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 417 ft around an average of 2,497 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 571 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,247 ft.

The land around Big Spring is covered by artificial surfaces (38%), grassland (29%) and trees (20%) within 2 miles, grassland (51%) and cropland (28%) within 10 miles, and grassland (66%) and cropland (24%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
417 ft
10 miles
571 ft
50 miles
1,247 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Midland 39 mi · Odessa 59 mi · West Odessa 66 mi · San Angelo 82 mi · Lubbock 94 mi · Hobbs 101 mi · Abilene 103 mi · Plainview 134 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 Big Spring (32.2504°, -101.4787°, elevation 2,441 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).