San Angelo weather in August

In August, San Angelo sees average daytime highs of 94°F and overnight lows near 73°F, with 1.6 in of rain across 6 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 95°F in the first days to 92°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is San Angelo's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Angelo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
94°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
73°
11th coldest
Rainfall
1.6 in
6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:11 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
41%
7th clearest
Wind
8 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

San Angelo is city in and county seat of Tom Green County, Texas, United States.

Density
620/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 95°F in the first days to 92°F by the end.

A typical August day in San Angelo reaches about 94°F in the afternoon and slips back to 73°F overnight — a 21°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 86°F and 100°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 San Angelo

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.

San Angelo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan59° / 36°1.14.10.610.25.4
Feb64° / 40°1.350.410.96.5
Mar71° / 47°1.95.8011.87.5
Apr79° / 55°2.15.9012.77.6
May86° / 63°3.410013.65.2
Jun92° / 71°2.37.60143.7
Jul95° / 73°1.35.4013.83.0
Aug94° / 73°1.66013.13.2
Sep87° / 66°2.16012.25.3
Oct78° / 56°2.36011.27.7
Nov67° / 45°1.44.30.210.47.3
Dec60° / 37°1.44.80.5105.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% 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 24%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37822
47921
57921
67921
77822
87822
97822
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

San Angelo gets around 1.6 in of rain over 6 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 20% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
117
217
317
418
518
618
719
819
920
1020
1121
1221
1322
1422
1522
1622
1721
1821
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2020
2120
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3119

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 32% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
132051251
222051261
321951262
421951262
521851272
621851272
721752272
821751282
921652282
1021651292
1121551302
1221551302
1321550312
1421550312
1521549322
1621549322
1721548322
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1921548332
2031647332
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2962139331
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Wind in August

Winds average 8 mph in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 9 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
19light breeze
29light breeze
38light breeze
48light breeze
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68light breeze
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318light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 7:34 PM to 7:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:017:34
213.56:027:34
313.56:037:33
413.56:037:32
513.56:047:31
613.46:057:30
713.46:057:29
813.46:067:28
913.46:077:28
1013.36:077:27
1113.36:087:26
1213.36:097:25
1313.26:097:24
1413.26:107:23
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1613.26:117:21
1713.16:127:20
1813.16:127:18
1913.16:137:17
2013.06:147:16
2113.06:147:15
2213.06:157:14
2313.06:167:13
2412.96:167:12
2512.96:177:10
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2712.86:187:08
2812.86:197:07
2912.86:197:05
3012.76:207:04
3112.76:217:03

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.04 kWh/m² to a high of 7.02 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
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246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit San Angelo?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in San Angelo. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for San Angelo in August

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

In August, San Angelo sees daytime highs around 94°F and nights near 73°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in San Angelo in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in San Angelo peaks around July 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 11Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7High
Apr9Very high
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is San Angelo?

San Angelo sits at 31.5°N, 100.4°W, 1,844 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Abilene, 80 mi away.

Topography around San Angelo

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around San Angelo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 ft around an average of 1,857 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 604 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,332 ft.

The land around San Angelo is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) within 2 miles, cropland (31%) and grassland (26%) within 10 miles, and grassland (62%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
125 ft
10 miles
604 ft
50 miles
1,332 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Abilene 80 mi · Big Spring 82 mi · Brownwood 87 mi · Midland 103 mi · Odessa 117 mi · West Odessa 124 mi · Kerrville 124 mi · Breckenridge 127 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 San Angelo (31.4638°, -100.437°, elevation 1,844 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).