Odessa weather in August

In August, Odessa sees average daytime highs of 92°F and overnight lows near 71°F, with 1.5 in of rain across 6.2 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 94°F in the first days to 90°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Odessa's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Odessa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
92°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
71°
11th coldest
Rainfall
1.5 in
6.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:18 AM – 7:29 PM
Cloud cover
39%
7th clearest
Wind
9 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Odessa is city in Ector and Midland counties in Texas, United States, that is county seat of Ector County.

Density
972/km²
people per km²
Founded
1881

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 94°F in the first days to 90°F by the end.

A typical August day in Odessa reaches about 92°F in the afternoon and slips back to 71°F overnight — a 21°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 85°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 Odessa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 30 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
30
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.

Odessa weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan58° / 35°0.83.20.810.25.2
Feb63° / 38°0.83.80.410.86.5
Mar71° / 46°1.23.90.111.87.8
Apr79° / 53°1.14.30.112.88.0
May87° / 62°2.27.1013.65.4
Jun92° / 69°1.57.10143.6
Jul93° / 72°1.35.3013.93.4
Aug92° / 71°1.56.2013.23.8
Sep86° / 64°1.86.6012.25.8
Oct77° / 54°1.55011.28.0
Nov66° / 43°0.93.40.310.47.4
Dec58° / 35°1.03.40.7105.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
28020
38020
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58020
68119
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Odessa gets around 1.5 in of rain over 6.2 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 20% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
118
218
318
418
518
618
719
819
919
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1220
1321
1421
1521
1621
1721
1821
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3021
3121

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 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 12% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
113364110
21237429
31237429
411374210
511374210
611384210
711384110
811374111
911374111
1010374111
1110364112
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Wind in August

Winds average 9 mph in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 mph on the calmest days to 10 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
110light breeze
210light breeze
310light breeze
49light breeze
59light breeze
69light breeze
79light breeze
89light breeze
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119light breeze
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309light breeze
319light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 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 6:08 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 7:43 PM to 7:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:087:43
213.56:097:42
313.56:107:41
413.56:107:40
513.56:117:39
613.46:127:39
713.46:127:38
813.46:137:37
913.46:147:36
1013.36:147:35
1113.36:157:34
1213.36:167:33
1313.36:167:32
1413.26:177:31
1513.26:187:30
1613.26:187:29
1713.16:197:28
1813.16:207:27
1913.16:207:26
2013.16:217:24
2113.06:227:23
2213.06:227:22
2313.06:237:21
2412.96:247:20
2512.96:247:18
2612.96:257:17
2712.86:257:16
2812.86:267:15
2912.86:277:14
3012.76:277:12
3112.76:287:11

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 6.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
56.9Intense
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266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Odessa?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Odessa. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Odessa in August

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

In August, Odessa sees daytime highs around 92°F and nights near 71°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Odessa 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 Odessa peaks around June 22 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 12Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7High
Apr10Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Odessa?

Odessa sits at 31.8°N, 102.4°W, 2,900 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is West Odessa, 7.5 mi away.

Topography around Odessa

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Odessa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 ft around an average of 2,904 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,138 ft.

The land around Odessa is covered by artificial surfaces (75%) within 2 miles, grassland (69%) within 10 miles, and grassland (81%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
102 ft
10 miles
354 ft
50 miles
1,138 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: West Odessa 7.5 mi · Midland 20 mi · Big Spring 59 mi · Hobbs 75 mi · Carlsbad 116 mi · San Angelo 117 mi · Lubbock 123 mi · Abilene 160 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 Odessa (31.8457°, -102.3676°, elevation 2,900 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).