Biloxi weather in August

In August, Biloxi sees average daytime highs of 89°F and overnight lows near 75°F, with 6.3 in of rain across 19.9 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 89°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Biloxi's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Biloxi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
89°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
75°
11th coldest
Rainfall
6.3 in
19.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:26 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
62%
11th clearest
Wind
5 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Biloxi is city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States.

Density
260/km²
people per km²
Founded
1720

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 89°F through the month.

A typical August day in Biloxi reaches about 89°F in the afternoon and slips back to 75°F overnight — a 14°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 84°F and 93°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°F warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Biloxi

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.

Biloxi 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan60° / 44°4.79.510.35.0
Feb64° / 47°4.78.910.95.8
Mar70° / 53°5.39.311.86.7
Apr76° / 59°4.49.212.77.1
May83° / 67°3.91013.56.1
Jun87° / 73°5.815.913.94.0
Jul89° / 75°6.320.413.83.2
Aug89° / 75°6.319.913.13.3
Sep86° / 71°4.812.412.24.9
Oct78° / 61°3.47.811.37.3
Nov69° / 51°3.87.510.57.0
Dec62° / 46°4.49.110.15.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. 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

Biloxi gets around 6.3 in of rain over 19.9 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 64% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 5 mph in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 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 48 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:17 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:176:46
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413.45:196:44
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Biloxi

In seasonPeak

In August, Biloxi sits inside its atlantic hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Biloxi sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Biloxi?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Biloxi.

What to pack for Biloxi in August

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

In August, Biloxi sees daytime highs around 89°F and nights near 75°F. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Biloxi in August

The nearest coast averages about 85°F in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 85°F and coldest in January near 58°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 3 to Nov 17 — about 7.5 months when the water holds above 68°F.

60°70°80°90°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan58Bracing
Feb59Cool
Mar64Cool
Apr71Refreshing
May78Warm
Jun83Tropical
Jul85Tropical
Aug85Tropical
Sep83Tropical
Oct76Warm
Nov68Refreshing
Dec62Cool

UV index in Biloxi in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Biloxi peaks around July 13 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 10Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7High
Apr10Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Biloxi 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 Biloxi is worst in July — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodJul 1621 µg/m³Dec 137 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr11Good
May13Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Biloxi?

Biloxi sits at 30.4°N, 88.9°W, 20 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Ocean Springs, 3.7 mi away.

Topography around Biloxi

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Biloxi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 ft around an average of 7 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 400 ft.

The land around Biloxi is covered by water (60%) within 2 miles, water (49%) and trees (34%) within 10 miles, and trees (47%) and water (43%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
75 ft
10 miles
180 ft
50 miles
400 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Ocean Springs 3.7 mi · West Gulfport 12 mi · Gulfport 12 mi · Long Beach 16 mi · Gautier 16 mi · Pascagoula 20 mi · Tillmans Corner 45 mi · Prichard 53 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 Biloxi (30.396°, -88.8853°, elevation 20 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).