Dickinson weather in August

In August, Dickinson sees average daytime highs of 81°F and overnight lows near 56°F, with 2.2 in of rain across 7.5 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 82°F in the first days to 79°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 42 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Dickinson's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dickinson's year-round climate.

Daytime high
81°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
56°
11th coldest
Rainfall
2.2 in
7.5 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
4:54 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
40%
1st clearest
Wind
10 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Dickinson is seat of Stark County, North Dakota, United States.

Density
915/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 82°F in the first days to 79°F by the end.

A typical August day in Dickinson reaches about 81°F in the afternoon and slips back to 56°F overnight — a 25°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 69°F and 92°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 11°F warmer than September.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
18258
28258
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48258
58258
68257
78257
88257
98257
108157
118157
128157
138157
148156
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278054
287954
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317853

How August really feels in Dickinson

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.

Dickinson weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 0.64.34.58.80.0
Feb28° / 11°0.644.2100.0
Mar40° / 20°1.05.94.411.60.4
Apr52° / 31°2.08.43.413.32.9
May64° / 43°2.910.80.814.85.6
Jun74° / 53°3.211.1015.66.6
Jul81° / 58°2.78.9015.36.9
Aug81° / 56°2.27.50147.2
Sep70° / 46°2.06.20.112.47.2
Oct55° / 34°1.55.91.710.63.9
Nov39° / 21°0.83.73.19.20.2
Dec28° / 12°0.64.14.38.40.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37228
47228
57228
67228
77129
87129
97129
107129
117129
127129
137129
147129
157129
167129
177129
187228
197228
207228
217228
227129
237129
247129
257030
267030
277030
287030
296931
306931
316832

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Dickinson gets around 2.2 in of rain over 7.5 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 24% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
125
225
325
425
526
626
726
826
926
1026
1126
1225
1325
1425
1525
1624
1724
1824
1924
2023
2123
2222
2322
2421
2521
2620
2720
2820
2920
3020
3120

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 65% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15427172
25427172
35427172
45527162
55527162
65527162
75627152
85727142
95727142
105926132
115926132
126026122
136225112
146325111
156524101
166623101
176623101
18682291
19682291
20692191
21702181
22712081
23712081
24721981
25721981
26721981
27731881
28751780
29761770
30771670
31781570

Wind in August

Winds average 10 mph in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 mph on the calmest days to 10 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
89light breeze
99light breeze
109light breeze
119light breeze
129light breeze
139light breeze
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159light breeze
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3110light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 90 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:35 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 7:20 PM to 6:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.74:357:20
214.74:367:18
314.74:377:17
414.64:397:15
514.64:407:14
614.54:417:13
714.54:427:11
814.44:447:09
914.44:457:08
1014.34:467:06
1114.34:487:05
1214.24:497:03
1314.24:507:01
1414.14:527:00
1514.14:536:58
1614.04:546:56
1714.04:556:55
1813.94:576:53
1913.94:586:51
2013.84:596:49
2113.85:016:47
2213.75:026:46
2313.75:036:44
2413.65:056:42
2513.65:066:40
2613.55:076:38
2713.55:096:36
2813.45:106:34
2913.35:116:32
3013.35:136:30
3113.25:146:28

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.85 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.97 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Bright
176.0Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Dickinson?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Dickinson for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Dickinson in August

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

In August, Dickinson sees daytime highs around 81°F and nights near 56°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dickinson in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dickinson peaks around June 21 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Dickinson?

Dickinson sits at 46.9°N, 102.8°W, 2,411 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Mandan, 90 mi away.

Topography around Dickinson

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Dickinson has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 ft around an average of 2,441 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 479 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,650 ft.

The land around Dickinson is covered by grassland (39%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 2 miles, grassland (54%) and cropland (42%) within 10 miles, and grassland (64%) and cropland (34%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
243 ft
10 miles
479 ft
50 miles
1,650 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Mandan 90 mi · Bismarck 95 mi · Williston 96 mi · Minot 117 mi · Jamestown 193 mi · Rapid City 194 mi · Gillette 222 mi · Aberdeen 228 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 Dickinson (46.8792°, -102.7896°, elevation 2,411 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).