Paragould weather in August

In August, Paragould sees average daytime highs of 89°F and overnight lows near 71°F, with 2.7 in of rain across 8.3 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 89°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 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Paragould's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paragould's year-round climate.

Daytime high
89°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
71°
11th coldest
Rainfall
2.7 in
8.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:25 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
48%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Paragould is city in Greene County, Arkansas, United States.

Density
343/km²
people per km²
Founded
1883

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 89°F through the month.

A typical August day in Paragould reaches about 89°F in the afternoon and slips back to 71°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 82°F and 96°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 Paragould

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.

Paragould 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
Jan47° / 31°3.79.11.39.81.6
Feb51° / 34°3.98.5110.62.6
Mar61° / 42°5.011.40.511.74.9
Apr70° / 52°4.910.3012.96.5
May79° / 61°4.511.7013.96.4
Jun87° / 70°3.29.3014.44.9
Jul90° / 73°3.29.8014.24.1
Aug89° / 71°2.78.3013.44.5
Sep83° / 64°3.27.3012.26.4
Oct72° / 52°3.88.1011.17.2
Nov60° / 41°4.38.80.310.14.9
Dec50° / 34°4.38.90.89.62.3

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 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26040
36040
46040
56139
66139
76139
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96139
106139
116139
126040
136139
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Paragould gets around 2.7 in of rain over 8.3 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 27% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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230
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729
829
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1528
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1727
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2125
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3025
3125

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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 72% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1151530435
2151631425
3151631425
4151632415
5151632415
6251632405
7251731405
8361730405
9361730405
10361729405
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24471831381
25471832371
26481833371
27481833351
28481834341
29591835330
30591835320
316101935300

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 6 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 48 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 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:13 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:137:04
213.85:137:03
313.85:147:02
413.85:157:01
513.75:167:00
613.75:176:59
713.75:176:58
813.65:186:57
913.65:196:56
1013.65:206:54
1113.55:216:53
1213.55:216:52
1313.55:226:51
1413.45:236:50
1513.45:246:49
1613.45:256:47
1713.35:266:46
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1913.35:276:44
2013.25:286:42
2113.25:296:41
2213.25:306:40
2313.15:306:38
2413.15:316:37
2513.15:326:36
2613.05:336:34
2713.05:346:33
2813.05:346:32
2912.95:356:30
3012.95:366:29
3112.85:376:27

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.12 kWh/m² to a high of 6.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Bright
146.0Bright
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285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Paragould?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Paragould in August

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

In August, Paragould sees daytime highs around 89°F and nights near 71°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Paragould in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Paragould peaks around June 19 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highModerateJun 19UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Paragould 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 Paragould is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1319 µg/m³Dec 227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar12Good
Apr11Good
May14Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Paragould?

Paragould sits at 36.1°N, 90.5°W, 302 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Jonesboro, 19 mi away.

Topography around Paragould

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Paragould has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 ft around an average of 295 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 344 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 758 ft.

The land around Paragould is covered by trees (36%), grassland (29%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 2 miles, trees (41%) and cropland (37%) within 10 miles, and cropland (63%) and trees (27%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
180 ft
10 miles
344 ft
50 miles
758 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Jonesboro 19 mi · Poplar Bluff 48 mi · Dyersburg 62 mi · West Memphis 65 mi · Memphis 68 mi · Ellendale 68 mi · Bartlett 68 mi · New South Memphis 71 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 Paragould (36.0584°, -90.4973°, elevation 302 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).