Eagle Pass weather in August

In August, Eagle Pass sees average daytime highs of 99°F and overnight lows near 79°F, with 1.8 in of rain across 4.6 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 100°F in the first days to 97°F by the end. 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 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Eagle Pass's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Eagle Pass's year-round climate.

Daytime high
99°
1st warmest
Overnight low
79°
12th coldest
Rainfall
1.8 in
4.6 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
6:15 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
41%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 mph
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Eagle Pass is city in and the county seat of Maverick County, Texas, United States.

Density
1,150/km²
people per km²
Founded
1850

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 100°F in the first days to 97°F by the end.

A typical August day in Eagle Pass reaches about 99°F in the afternoon and slips back to 79°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 92°F and 104°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 6°F warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Eagle Pass

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
27 feel dangerously hot (≥ 102°F)
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.

Eagle Pass weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan66° / 45°1.04.410.47.1
Feb72° / 50°1.14.5117.6
Mar79° / 57°1.75.611.87.5
Apr86° / 64°1.96.112.75.5
May92° / 71°2.98.313.43.5
Jun97° / 77°1.86.113.82.1
Jul99° / 78°2.05.913.61.6
Aug99° / 79°1.84.6131.6
Sep92° / 73°3.18.312.23.5
Oct84° / 64°2.46.511.36.2
Nov74° / 54°1.44.810.67.8
Dec67° / 46°1.14.510.27.1

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 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%.

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

Any precipitation

Eagle Pass gets around 1.8 in of rain over 4.6 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 16% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 79% of them.

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

Winds average 9 mph in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 9 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
19light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 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 6:06 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 7:30 PM to 7:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.46:067:30
213.46:077:29
313.36:087:28
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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 6.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.86 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.59 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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286.1Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Eagle Pass?

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

1.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Eagle Pass.

What to pack for Eagle Pass in August

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

In August, Eagle Pass sees daytime highs around 99°F and nights near 79°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Eagle Pass in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Eagle Pass peaks around July 14 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 11Dec 18UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7Very high
Apr10Very high
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Eagle Pass 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 Eagle Pass is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (February, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1418 µg/m³Feb 178 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb8Good
Mar9Good
Apr10Good
May16Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct9Good
Nov10Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Eagle Pass?

Eagle Pass sits at 28.7°N, 100.5°W, 732 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Piedras Negras, 1.9 mi away.

Topography around Eagle Pass

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Eagle Pass has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 ft around an average of 755 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 322 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,923 ft.

The land around Eagle Pass is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) within 2 miles, shrubs (72%) within 10 miles, and shrubs (88%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
177 ft
10 miles
322 ft
50 miles
1,923 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Piedras Negras 1.9 mi · Nava 25 mi · Allende 33 mi · Ciudad Acuña 50 mi · Del Rio 51 mi · Uvalde 55 mi · Nueva Rosita 69 mi · Sabinas 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 Eagle Pass (28.7091°, -100.4995°, elevation 732 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).