Brandon weather in August

In August, Brandon sees average daytime highs of 91°F and overnight lows near 72°F, with 3.9 in of rain across 12.3 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 91°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Brandon's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brandon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
91°
1st warmest
Overnight low
72°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.9 in
12.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:28 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
55%
7th clearest
Wind
5 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Brandon is city in Mississippi, USA.

Density
349/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 91°F through the month.

A typical August day in Brandon reaches about 91°F in the afternoon and slips back to 72°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 85°F and 96°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°F warmer than September.

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

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.

Brandon weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan57° / 38°4.79.410.14.1
Feb61° / 42°4.79.810.85.0
Mar68° / 48°4.710.511.86.3
Apr76° / 55°4.38.712.87.1
May83° / 64°4.19.813.65.9
Jun89° / 71°3.511.914.14.0
Jul91° / 73°4.214.313.93.3
Aug91° / 72°3.912.313.23.5
Sep87° / 67°3.2812.25.0
Oct77° / 56°3.57.411.27.4
Nov66° / 46°3.67.910.36.6
Dec59° / 40°4.69.59.94.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 44%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45248
55248
65347
75347
85446
95545
105545
115545
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135644
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315842

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Brandon gets around 3.9 in of rain over 12.3 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 40% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
144
244
344
444
544
644
744
843
943
1043
1143
1242
1342
1442
1541
1641
1740
1839
1938
2037
2137
2236
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2436
2536
2635
2735
2834
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3033
3133

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 87% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
102619667
202619667
302619667
402620657
502620657
602720656
702721646
812721636
912722626
1012722617
1112822607
1213823587
1313823587
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1513824586
1614824576
1714925556
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21141027544
22141127534
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24141128533
25141228523
26141229513
27141329503
28141330493
29141430483
30141531463
31251531453

Wind in August

Winds average 5 mph in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
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114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
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315calm

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 5:18 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 6:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:186:54
213.65:196:53
313.65:196:52
413.55:206:52
513.55:216:51
613.55:216:50
713.45:226:49
813.45:236:48
913.45:236:47
1013.45:246:46
1113.35:256:45
1213.35:256:44
1313.35:266:43
1413.35:276:42
1513.25:286:41
1613.25:286:40
1713.25:296:39
1813.15:306:38
1913.15:306:37
2013.15:316:35
2113.05:326:34
2213.05:326:33
2313.05:336:32
2413.05:346:31
2512.95:346:29
2612.95:356:28
2712.95:366:27
2812.85:366:26
2912.85:376:24
3012.85:376:23
3112.75:386:22

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Brandon?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Brandon in August

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

In August, Brandon sees daytime highs around 91°F and nights near 72°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Brandon 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 Brandon peaks around July 12 at about 10 (very high) — 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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 12UV 10Dec 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Brandon 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 Brandon is worst in July — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (January, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1622 µg/m³Jan 106 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May13Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Brandon?

Brandon sits at 32.3°N, 90.0°W, 482 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Pearl, 8.7 mi away.

Topography around Brandon

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Brandon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 ft around an average of 417 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 410 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 620 ft.

The land around Brandon is covered by trees (67%) within 2 miles, trees (78%) within 10 miles, and trees (84%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
210 ft
10 miles
410 ft
50 miles
620 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Pearl 8.7 mi · Jackson 12 mi · Ridgeland 14 mi · Madison 15 mi · Clinton 20 mi · Vicksburg 52 mi · Laurel 64 mi · Meridian 75 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 Brandon (32.2732°, -89.9859°, elevation 482 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).