Pittsburg weather in August

In August, Pittsburg sees average daytime highs of 89°F and overnight lows near 70°F, with 3.2 in of rain across 8.1 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-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 48% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Pittsburg's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pittsburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
89°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
70°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.2 in
8.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:39 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
46%
4th clearest
Wind
6 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Pittsburg is city in Crawford County, in southeastern Kansas, United States.

Density
600/km²
people per km²
Founded
1876

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 Pittsburg reaches about 89°F in the afternoon and slips back to 70°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 80°F and 97°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 8°F warmer than September.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How August really feels in Pittsburg

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 27 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
27
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.

Pittsburg weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan44° / 26°1.96.32.29.70.7
Feb49° / 30°2.16.6210.62.1
Mar59° / 39°3.79.8111.74.5
Apr68° / 48°5.311.20.112.96.1
May76° / 58°6.512.50.1146.4
Jun85° / 68°4.410.3014.55.2
Jul90° / 72°3.49.2014.34.2
Aug89° / 70°3.28.1013.44.6
Sep81° / 62°3.97.9012.36.7
Oct69° / 50°3.58.40.1117.0
Nov57° / 39°2.77.20.6104.3
Dec46° / 30°2.36.61.89.51.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pittsburg gets around 3.2 in of rain over 8.1 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 27% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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229
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727
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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 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 66% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1181739340
2281740331
3271741321
4271741321
5271742311
6371742301
7381743291
8381743291
9491742271
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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 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 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 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:27 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 7:23 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:277:23
213.95:277:22
313.95:287:21
413.95:297:20
513.85:307:19
613.85:317:18
713.85:327:17
813.75:327:16
913.75:337:15
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1113.65:357:13
1213.65:367:11
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1413.55:387:09
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1713.45:407:05
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2013.35:437:01
2113.35:447:00
2213.25:456:58
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2413.25:466:56
2513.15:476:54
2613.15:486:53
2713.05:496:51
2813.05:506:50
2913.05:516:48
3012.95:526:47
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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 5.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.15 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.97 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
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36.3Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
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146.0Intense
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315.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Pittsburg?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pittsburg in August

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

In August, Pittsburg sees daytime highs around 89°F and nights near 70°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pittsburg in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pittsburg peaks around June 21 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 highHighModerateJun 21UV 10Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (November, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1416 µg/m³Nov 106 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar12Good
Apr11Good
May12Good
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct6Good
Nov6Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pittsburg?

Pittsburg sits at 37.4°N, 94.7°W, 942 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Joplin, 25 mi away.

Topography around Pittsburg

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Pittsburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 ft around an average of 925 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 696 ft.

The land around Pittsburg is covered by trees (49%) and grassland (27%) within 2 miles, cropland (39%), grassland (31%) and trees (28%) within 10 miles, and grassland (43%), cropland (30%) and trees (26%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
115 ft
10 miles
203 ft
50 miles
696 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Joplin 25 mi · Bella Vista 68 mi · Republic 70 mi · Bentonville 77 mi · Springfield 78 mi · Rogers 81 mi · Nixa 81 mi · Bartlesville 84 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 Pittsburg (37.4109°, -94.705°, elevation 942 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).