Rogers weather in August

In August, Rogers sees average daytime highs of 87°F and overnight lows near 69°F, with 3.0 in of rain across 9.5 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 87°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Rogers's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rogers's year-round climate.

Daytime high
87°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
69°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.0 in
9.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:39 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
47%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Rogers is city in Benton County, Arkansas, United States.

Density
640/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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 87°F through the month.

A typical August day in Rogers reaches about 87°F in the afternoon and slips back to 69°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 79°F and 96°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 7°F warmer than September.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 17 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
17
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.

Rogers 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
Jan46° / 29°2.57.31.89.81.3
Feb50° / 32°2.57.11.610.62.5
Mar59° / 40°4.110.10.911.74.7
Apr68° / 49°4.910.5012.96.2
May75° / 58°5.012.60.113.96.4
Jun83° / 67°3.910.9014.45.6
Jul88° / 70°2.99.7014.24.6
Aug87° / 69°3.09.5013.44.8
Sep80° / 61°3.67.7012.26.9
Oct69° / 50°3.68.5011.17.0
Nov58° / 40°3.480.410.14.5
Dec48° / 32°2.87.51.59.61.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 33%.

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

Any precipitation

Rogers gets around 3.0 in of rain over 9.5 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 31% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
133
234
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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 68% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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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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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 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 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:26 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:267:19
213.85:277:18
313.85:287:17
413.85:297:16
513.85:307:15
613.75:317:14
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1513.45:387:04
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2613.05:476:49
2713.05:486:48
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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 5.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.49 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.89 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
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66.1Intense
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285.6Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Rogers?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Rogers in August

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

In August, Rogers sees daytime highs around 87°F and nights near 69°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Rogers 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 Rogers peaks around July 12 at about 10 (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 highHighModerateJul 12UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Rogers 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 Rogers is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateGoodJul 1518 µg/m³Dec 136 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb9Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr11Good
May13Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct7Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Rogers?

Rogers sits at 36.3°N, 94.1°W, 1,368 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Bentonville, 5.6 mi away.

Topography around Rogers

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Rogers has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 ft around an average of 1,345 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 673 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,008 ft.

The land around Rogers is covered by trees (51%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 2 miles, trees (52%) and grassland (30%) within 10 miles, and trees (62%) and grassland (31%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
295 ft
10 miles
673 ft
50 miles
2,008 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Bentonville 5.6 mi · Springdale 9.9 mi · Bella Vista 13 mi · Fayetteville 19 mi · Siloam Springs 25 mi · Tahlequah 55 mi · Joplin 57 mi · Van Buren 63 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 Rogers (36.332°, -94.1185°, elevation 1,368 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).