Kokomo weather in August

In August, Kokomo sees average daytime highs of 82°F and overnight lows near 64°F, with 3.3 in of rain across 9.4 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 82°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kokomo's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kokomo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
82°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
64°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.3 in
9.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
6:00 AM – 7:37 PM
Cloud cover
54%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Kokomo is city in Indiana, United States.

Density
1,207/km²
people per km²
Founded
1855

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 82°F through the month.

A typical August day in Kokomo reaches about 82°F in the afternoon and slips back to 64°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 74°F and 89°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°F warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Kokomo

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.

Kokomo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 21°2.99.559.40.0
Feb38° / 23°2.48.54.510.40.0
Mar50° / 32°3.310.52.511.72.1
Apr62° / 43°4.111.60.5135.0
May72° / 53°4.313.9014.26.0
Jun80° / 63°4.312.1014.86.2
Jul83° / 66°3.411.3014.65.8
Aug82° / 64°3.39.4013.66.6
Sep76° / 56°2.68.5012.37.1
Oct64° / 45°3.19.20.110.95.8
Nov50° / 35°3.291.29.72.4
Dec39° / 26°2.79.93.99.20.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. 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

Kokomo gets around 3.3 in of rain over 9.4 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 25% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 39% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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29232624171
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Wind in August

Winds average 6 mph in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 7 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 14 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 7:56 PM to 7:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:457:56
214.15:467:55
314.15:477:54
414.15:487:53
514.05:497:51
614.05:507:50
714.05:517:49
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2813.16:127:19
2913.16:137:17
3013.06:147:16
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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 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.33 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kokomo?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kokomo in August

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

In August, Kokomo sees daytime highs around 82°F and nights near 64°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kokomo 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 Kokomo 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 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 Kokomo 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 Kokomo is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (October, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodJul 1416 µg/m³Oct 218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr12Good
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kokomo?

Kokomo sits at 40.5°N, 86.1°W, 810 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Logansport, 22 mi away.

Topography around Kokomo

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Kokomo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 ft around an average of 817 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 302 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 725 ft.

The land around Kokomo is covered by artificial surfaces (44%), trees (25%) and grassland (22%) within 2 miles, cropland (73%) within 10 miles, and cropland (74%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
148 ft
10 miles
302 ft
50 miles
725 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Logansport 22 mi · Frankfort 24 mi · Marion 25 mi · Westfield 30 mi · Noblesville 31 mi · Lebanon 35 mi · Carmel 35 mi · Anderson 35 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 Kokomo (40.4864°, -86.1336°, elevation 810 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).