Dyersburg weather in August

In August, Dyersburg sees average daytime highs of 88°F and overnight lows near 71°F, with 3.1 in of rain across 9 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 88°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Dyersburg's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dyersburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
88°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
71°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.1 in
9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:20 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
49%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Dyersburg is city and the county seat of Dyer County, Tennessee, United States.

Density
371/km²
people per km²
Founded
1819

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 88°F through the month.

A typical August day in Dyersburg reaches about 88°F in the afternoon and slips back to 71°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 81°F and 94°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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How August really feels in Dyersburg

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 30 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
30
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.

Dyersburg weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan47° / 32°3.89.41.59.81.6
Feb51° / 35°4.291.110.62.6
Mar61° / 43°5.111.30.511.74.9
Apr71° / 52°4.910.4012.96.5
May79° / 62°4.711.4013.96.4
Jun86° / 70°3.49.9014.44.9
Jul89° / 74°3.310.2014.24.2
Aug88° / 71°3.19013.44.6
Sep83° / 64°2.97.3012.26.4
Oct72° / 52°3.98011.17.2
Nov59° / 42°4.38.90.210.14.9
Dec50° / 35°4.89.50.89.62.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 38%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26238
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46238
56238
66238
76238
86139
96139
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136139
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Dyersburg gets around 3.1 in of rain over 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 29% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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432
532
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831
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2127
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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 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 75% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1041526477
2041527467
3141628457
4141628456
5141628446
6141629446
7241629436
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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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Wind speed (mph)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:08 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 6:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:086:59
213.85:096:58
313.85:106:57
413.85:116:56
513.75:116:55
613.75:126:54
713.75:136:53
813.65:146:52
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1113.55:166:49
1213.55:176:48
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1913.35:236:39
2013.25:246:38
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2213.25:256:35
2313.15:266:34
2413.15:276:33
2513.15:286:31
2613.05:286:30
2713.05:296:28
2813.05:306:27
2912.95:316:26
3012.95:326:24
3112.85:326:23

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.09 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
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36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
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255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Dyersburg?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Dyersburg for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Dyersburg in August

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

In August, Dyersburg sees daytime highs around 88°F and nights near 71°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Dyersburg in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dyersburg peaks around June 20 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Dyersburg 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 Dyersburg is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1418 µg/m³Dec 147 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May13Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Dyersburg?

Dyersburg sits at 36.0°N, 89.4°W, 308 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Jackson, 43 mi away.

Topography around Dyersburg

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Dyersburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 ft around an average of 305 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 282 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 492 ft.

The land around Dyersburg is covered by trees (44%) and cropland (22%) within 2 miles, cropland (54%) and trees (33%) within 10 miles, and cropland (61%) and trees (31%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
164 ft
10 miles
282 ft
50 miles
492 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Jackson 43 mi · Sikeston 59 mi · Ellendale 61 mi · Paragould 62 mi · Bartlett 63 mi · Cordova 65 mi · Germantown 70 mi · Collierville 70 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 Dyersburg (36.0345°, -89.3856°, elevation 308 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).