DeSoto weather in August

In August, DeSoto sees average daytime highs of 94°F and overnight lows near 76°F, with 2.1 in of rain across 5.5 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 94°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 DeSoto's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see DeSoto's year-round climate.

Daytime high
94°
1st warmest
Overnight low
76°
11th coldest
Rainfall
2.1 in
5.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:55 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover
42%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

DeSoto is city in Dallas County, Texas, United States.

Density
935/km²
people per km²
Founded
1847

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 94°F through the month.

A typical August day in DeSoto reaches about 94°F in the afternoon and slips back to 76°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 87°F and 101°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 6°F warmer than September.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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319274

How August really feels in DeSoto

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.

DeSoto weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan57° / 39°2.87.110.14.4
Feb61° / 42°3.17.710.85.3
Mar68° / 49°3.99.211.86.5
Apr76° / 56°4.38.712.87.1
May83° / 65°4.810.913.75.8
Jun90° / 73°3.28.514.14.0
Jul94° / 76°1.76.313.93.0
Aug94° / 76°2.15.513.23.0
Sep88° / 69°2.5612.25.0
Oct78° / 58°4.17.811.27.2
Nov67° / 48°3.37.210.36.8
Dec58° / 40°3.679.94.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

DeSoto gets around 2.1 in of rain over 5.5 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 19% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
118
218
318
418
518
618
718
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918
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1119
1219
1319
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1519
1619
1719
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2018
2118
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2619
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3122

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 78% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1031552291
2131551291
3131452291
4131451292
5131451292
6131451292
7131352292
8131351302
9141350302
10141349312
11141348322
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28271943300
29271942290
30371941290
31382040290

Wind in August

Winds average 7 mph in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 7 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
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107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
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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 5:45 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 6:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:457:22
213.65:467:21
313.65:467:20
413.55:477:20
513.55:487:19
613.55:487:18
713.55:497:17
813.45:507:16
913.45:507:15
1013.45:517:14
1113.45:527:13
1213.35:527:12
1313.35:537:11
1413.35:547:10
1513.25:557:09
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1713.25:567:07
1813.15:577:06
1913.15:577:04
2013.15:587:03
2113.15:597:02
2213.05:597:01
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2413.06:016:58
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2712.96:036:55
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2912.86:046:52
3012.86:056:51
3112.76:056:50

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.23 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
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46.6Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
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96.4Intense
106.4Intense
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166.2Intense
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186.1Intense
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206.1Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit DeSoto?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for DeSoto in August

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

In August, DeSoto sees daytime highs around 94°F and nights near 76°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in DeSoto 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 DeSoto peaks around June 23 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 highHighModerateJun 23UV 10Dec 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in DeSoto 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 DeSoto is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (October, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1519 µg/m³Oct 248 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May15Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is DeSoto?

DeSoto sits at 32.6°N, 96.9°W, 666 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Duncanville, 5.0 mi away.

Topography around DeSoto

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around DeSoto has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 ft around an average of 646 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 515 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 922 ft.

The land around DeSoto is covered by artificial surfaces (41%), trees (34%) and grassland (23%) within 2 miles, trees (35%), grassland (31%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 10 miles, and grassland (47%) and trees (25%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
243 ft
10 miles
515 ft
50 miles
922 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Duncanville 5.0 mi · Cedar Hill 5.6 mi · Lancaster 5.6 mi · Midlothian 11 mi · Grand Prairie 14 mi · Dallas 14 mi · Waxahachie 14 mi · Irving 16 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 DeSoto (32.5899°, -96.8569°, elevation 666 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).