Russellville weather in August

In August, Russellville sees average daytime highs of 90°F and overnight lows near 71°F, with 2.6 in of rain across 8 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 90°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 Russellville's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Russellville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
90°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
71°
11th coldest
Rainfall
2.6 in
8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:36 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
47%
3rd clearest
Wind
4 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Russellville is seat of Pope County, Arkansas, USA.

Density
398/km²
people per km²
Founded
1870

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 90°F through the month.

A typical August day in Russellville reaches about 90°F in the afternoon and slips back to 71°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 82°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 Russellville

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.

Russellville 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
Jan49° / 32°3.58.819.92.2
Feb54° / 35°3.68.40.910.73.3
Mar63° / 42°5.111.20.511.75.3
Apr71° / 51°5.710.6012.96.5
May79° / 61°5.612.5013.86.3
Jun87° / 69°3.59.8014.34.8
Jul91° / 73°3.09.8014.13.8
Aug90° / 71°2.68013.34.1
Sep84° / 64°3.67.2012.26.2
Oct73° / 53°4.28.6011.17.2
Nov61° / 42°4.38.70.110.15.3
Dec51° / 35°3.99.10.59.72.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 34%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Russellville gets around 2.6 in of rain over 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 27% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
128
228
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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 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 83% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
101830529
201830529
302831509
402831509
502831509
602831509
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813930499
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31471733391

Wind in August

Winds average 4 mph in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 4 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
14calm
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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 5:25 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:257:12
213.85:257:12
313.75:267:11
413.75:277:10
513.75:287:09
613.75:297:08
713.65:297:07
813.65:307:06
913.65:317:05
1013.55:327:04
1113.55:327:03
1213.55:337:01
1313.45:347:00
1413.45:356:59
1513.45:366:58
1613.35:366:57
1713.35:376:56
1813.35:386:54
1913.25:396:53
2013.25:406:52
2113.25:406:51
2213.15:416:49
2313.15:426:48
2413.15:436:47
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2713.05:456:43
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3012.95:476:38
3112.85:486:37

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.87 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
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295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Russellville?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Russellville in August

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

In August, Russellville sees daytime highs around 90°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 Russellville 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 Russellville peaks around June 23 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Russellville 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 Russellville is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1620 µg/m³Dec 147 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb11Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Russellville?

Russellville sits at 35.3°N, 93.1°W, 348 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Conway, 41 mi away.

Topography around Russellville

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Russellville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 404 ft around an average of 397 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,509 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,507 ft.

The land around Russellville is covered by trees (44%), grassland (27%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 2 miles, trees (56%) and grassland (30%) within 10 miles, and trees (77%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
404 ft
10 miles
1,509 ft
50 miles
2,507 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Conway 41 mi · Maumelle 50 mi · Hot Springs 53 mi · Benton 58 mi · Bryant 60 mi · Little Rock 60 mi · North Little Rock 60 mi · Sherwood 61 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 Russellville (35.2784°, -93.1338°, elevation 348 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).