Radcliff weather in August

In August, Radcliff sees average daytime highs of 86°F and overnight lows near 68°F, with 3.2 in of rain across 9.8 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 86°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 Radcliff's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Radcliff's year-round climate.

Daytime high
86°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
68°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.2 in
9.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
6:04 AM – 7:32 PM
Cloud cover
54%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Radcliff is city in Hardin County, Kentucky.

Density
696/km²
people per km²
Founded
1919

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 86°F through the month.

A typical August day in Radcliff reaches about 86°F in the afternoon and slips back to 68°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 79°F and 93°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 Radcliff

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.

Radcliff 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
Jan43° / 28°3.8102.69.70.4
Feb47° / 31°3.69.72.710.51.4
Mar57° / 38°4.812.11.311.73.7
Apr67° / 48°5.112.20.112.95.8
May76° / 58°5.213.10146.3
Jun84° / 67°4.312.3014.65.3
Jul87° / 70°4.112.2014.44.6
Aug86° / 68°3.29.8013.55.1
Sep80° / 60°3.58.3012.36.8
Oct68° / 49°3.68.10116.7
Nov56° / 39°3.79.10.5103.8
Dec46° / 32°4.410.81.99.41.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 45%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Radcliff gets around 3.2 in of rain over 9.8 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 32% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
136
236
336
436
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735
834
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1134
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1432
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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 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 57% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13122232311
23122232300
33122233300
43132233291
54132133291
64132133281
74132132281
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95142232271
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Wind in August

Winds average 5 mph in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
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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 5:51 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 7:49 PM to 7:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:517:49
213.95:517:48
313.95:527:47
413.95:537:46
513.95:547:45
613.85:557:44
713.85:567:43
813.85:577:42
913.75:587:41
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1113.75:597:38
1213.66:007:37
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2113.36:087:25
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2313.26:107:23
2413.26:117:21
2513.16:127:20
2613.16:137:18
2713.16:137:17
2813.06:147:15
2913.06:157:14
3012.96:167:12
3112.96:177:11

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.84 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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265.4Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
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305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Radcliff?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Radcliff in August

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

In August, Radcliff sees daytime highs around 86°F and nights near 68°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Radcliff 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 Radcliff peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 23UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Radcliff 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 Radcliff is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1519 µg/m³Nov 187 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Radcliff?

Radcliff sits at 37.8°N, 85.9°W, 771 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Elizabethtown, 11 mi away.

Topography around Radcliff

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Radcliff has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 308 ft around an average of 738 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 636 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 899 ft.

The land around Radcliff is covered by trees (55%) and grassland (28%) within 2 miles, trees (60%) and grassland (24%) within 10 miles, and trees (58%) and grassland (25%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
308 ft
10 miles
636 ft
50 miles
899 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Elizabethtown 11 mi · Valley Station 19 mi · Pleasure Ridge Park 22 mi · Okolona 25 mi · Shively 26 mi · Newburg 27 mi · Highview 27 mi · Fern Creek 30 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 Radcliff (37.8404°, -85.9491°, elevation 771 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).