Independence weather in August

In August, Independence sees average daytime highs of 84°F and overnight lows near 67°F, with 2.9 in of rain across 9.8 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 84°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Independence's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Independence's year-round climate.

Daytime high
84°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
67°
11th coldest
Rainfall
2.9 in
9.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:56 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
53%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Independence is city in Kentucky, United States.

Density
582/km²
people per km²
Founded
1842

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 84°F through the month.

A typical August day in Independence reaches about 84°F in the afternoon and slips back to 67°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 77°F and 91°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 Independence

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.

Independence 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
Jan40° / 26°3.310.23.99.60.0
Feb43° / 28°3.19.43.710.50.6
Mar53° / 36°4.211.61.911.72.9
Apr65° / 46°4.712.70.5135.4
May74° / 56°4.912.9014.16.2
Jun82° / 65°4.112.4014.75.7
Jul85° / 68°3.811.9014.55.0
Aug84° / 67°2.99.8013.55.6
Sep78° / 59°2.87.9012.37.1
Oct66° / 47°3.18.60.1116.2
Nov53° / 38°3.39.20.79.93.2
Dec43° / 30°3.710.22.69.30.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Independence gets around 2.9 in of rain over 9.8 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 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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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 29% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 48% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14172729220
24172829220
34172829210
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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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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:42 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 7:46 PM to 7:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.15:427:46
214.05:437:45
314.05:447:44
414.05:457:43
513.95:467:42
613.95:477:41
713.95:487:40
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1113.75:527:35
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1613.55:567:28
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1813.55:587:26
1913.45:597:24
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2113.36:017:21
2213.36:027:20
2313.36:037:18
2413.26:047:17
2513.26:057:15
2613.16:067:14
2713.16:077:12
2813.16:077:11
2913.06:087:09
3013.06:097:08
3112.96:107:06

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.7 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Independence?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Independence in August

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

In August, Independence sees daytime highs around 84°F and nights near 67°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Independence in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Independence peaks around June 21 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 21UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Independence 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 Independence is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (October, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1418 µg/m³Oct 249 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Good
May15Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Independence?

Independence sits at 38.9°N, 84.5°W, 899 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Florence, 5.6 mi away.

Topography around Independence

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Independence has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 312 ft around an average of 856 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 528 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 807 ft.

The land around Independence is covered by trees (54%) and grassland (36%) within 2 miles, trees (56%) and grassland (31%) within 10 miles, and trees (55%) and grassland (23%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
312 ft
10 miles
528 ft
50 miles
807 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Florence 5.6 mi · Erlanger 6.2 mi · Covington 9.9 mi · Fort Thomas 11 mi · Newport 11 mi · Burlington 11 mi · Cincinnati 13 mi · Norwood 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 Independence (38.9431°, -84.5441°, elevation 899 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).