Meads weather in August

In August, Meads sees average daytime highs of 84°F and overnight lows near 67°F, with 3.3 in of rain across 11.6 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 34% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Meads's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Meads's year-round climate.

Daytime high
84°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
67°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.3 in
11.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:50 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
54%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Meads is unincorporated community in Boyd County, Kentucky.

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 Meads 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 92°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)
18568
28568
38568
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58567
68567
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298465
308365
318365

How August really feels in Meads

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.

Meads 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
Jan42° / 28°3.510.73.89.60.3
Feb46° / 30°3.510.33.610.51.1
Mar55° / 37°4.312.31.811.73.4
Apr67° / 47°4.212.50.3135.7
May74° / 56°4.712.8014.16.3
Jun82° / 65°4.413.5014.65.6
Jul85° / 68°4.313.2014.44.8
Aug84° / 67°3.311.6013.55.3
Sep79° / 60°3.68.5012.36.9
Oct67° / 48°3.28.80.1116.5
Nov55° / 38°3.490.49.93.7
Dec46° / 32°3.810.429.41.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% 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 (%)
15446
25446
35446
45446
55446
65446
75446
85446
95446
105347
115347
125347
135347
145446
155446
165545
175545
185644
195644
205644
215743
225743
235743
245842
255842
265941
276040
286040
296139
306139
316139

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Meads gets around 3.3 in of rain over 11.6 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 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
239
339
438
538
638
738
839
939
1040
1140
1241
1341
1441
1541
1640
1740
1839
1939
2038
2138
2238
2337
2436
2536
2635
2734
2834
2933
3033
3132

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 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 54% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13132235260
23142235250
34142235250
44152235240
54152235231
65152234231
75152334231
85152333231
95152333221
106152432221
116152432221
126152431221
136152431221
146152431221
157152532211
167152532211
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187152532201
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268162533180
278162532180
289172532180
299182531170
3010182530170
3110192629160

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
15calm
25calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
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195calm
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245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours 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 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:36 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 7:37 PM to 6:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:367:37
214.05:377:36
314.05:387:35
413.95:397:34
513.95:407:33
613.95:417:32
713.85:427:31
813.85:437:30
913.85:437:29
1013.75:447:28
1113.75:457:26
1213.75:467:25
1313.65:477:24
1413.65:487:23
1513.55:497:21
1613.55:507:20
1713.55:517:19
1813.45:527:17
1913.45:537:16
2013.45:537:15
2113.35:547:13
2213.35:557:12
2313.25:567:10
2413.25:577:09
2513.25:587:07
2613.15:597:06
2713.16:007:04
2813.06:017:03
2913.06:027:01
3013.06:037:00
3112.96:036:58

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Meads?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Meads in August

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

In August, Meads sees daytime highs around 84°F and nights near 67°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Meads 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 Meads peaks around June 19 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 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 19UV 9Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Meads 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 Meads is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1318 µg/m³Dec 107 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar10Good
Apr11Good
May14Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Meads?

Meads sits at 38.4°N, 82.7°W, 607 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Ashland, 6.2 mi away.

Topography around Meads

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Meads has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 374 ft around an average of 725 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 630 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,342 ft.

The land around Meads is covered by trees (71%) and grassland (21%) within 2 miles, trees (80%) within 10 miles, and trees (89%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
374 ft
10 miles
630 ft
50 miles
1,342 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Ashland 6.2 mi · Huntington 14 mi · Portsmouth 27 mi · Charleston 58 mi · Chillicothe 65 mi · Athens 71 mi · Winchester 85 mi · Parkersburg 85 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 Meads (38.4126°, -82.7091°, elevation 607 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).