Hot Springs weather in August

In August, Hot Springs sees average daytime highs of 90°F and overnight lows near 71°F, with 2.7 in of rain across 8.6 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 90°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Hot Springs's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hot Springs's year-round climate.

Daytime high
90°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
71°
11th coldest
Rainfall
2.7 in
8.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:37 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
49%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Hot Springs is county seat and city in Garland County, Arkansas, USA.

Density
376/km²
people per km²
Founded
1832

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 90°F through the month.

A typical August day in Hot Springs reaches about 90°F in the afternoon and slips back to 71°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 82°F and 98°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 Hot Springs

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.

Hot Springs weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan51° / 34°3.59.10.7102.6
Feb55° / 37°3.99.41.110.73.5
Mar64° / 44°5.311.50.211.75.5
Apr72° / 52°5.210.5012.86.6
May80° / 61°5.613013.86.2
Jun87° / 69°3.310.2014.34.7
Jul91° / 73°3.510.9014.13.7
Aug90° / 71°2.78.6013.34.0
Sep84° / 64°3.47.2012.26.1
Oct73° / 53°4.07.7011.17.4
Nov62° / 43°4.58.8010.25.5
Dec53° / 36°4.59.10.49.73.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 36%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Hot Springs gets around 2.7 in of rain over 8.6 wet days in August, the driest month. 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 32% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 80% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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2021036502
3021036493
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6121036474
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Wind in August

Winds average 5 mph in August, the calmest month.

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
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 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 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:26 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:267:11
213.75:277:10
313.75:277:09
413.75:287:08
513.65:297:07
613.65:307:06
713.65:307:05
813.55:317:04
913.55:327:03
1013.55:337:02
1113.55:337:01
1213.45:347:00
1313.45:356:59
1413.45:366:58
1513.35:376:57
1613.35:376:55
1713.35:386:54
1813.25:396:53
1913.25:406:52
2013.25:406:51
2113.15:416:49
2213.15:426:48
2313.15:436:47
2413.05:436:45
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2613.05:456:43
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2912.95:476:39
3012.85:486:37
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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 5.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.81 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
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36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Bright
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245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Hot Springs?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Hot Springs in August

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

In August, Hot Springs sees daytime highs around 90°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 Hot Springs 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 Hot Springs 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
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Hot Springs 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 Hot Springs is worst in July — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1621 µg/m³Jan 17 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Hot Springs?

Hot Springs sits at 34.5°N, 93.1°W, 597 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Benton, 27 mi away.

Topography around Hot Springs

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Hot Springs has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 827 ft around an average of 669 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,112 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,051 ft.

The land around Hot Springs is covered by trees (71%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 2 miles, trees (79%) within 10 miles, and trees (82%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
827 ft
10 miles
1,112 ft
50 miles
2,051 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Benton 27 mi · Bryant 33 mi · Maumelle 45 mi · Little Rock 47 mi · North Little Rock 48 mi · Sherwood 52 mi · Conway 53 mi · Russellville 53 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 Hot Springs (34.5037°, -93.0552°, elevation 597 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).