Sand Springs weather in August

In August, Sand Springs sees average daytime highs of 91°F and overnight lows near 72°F, with 2.9 in of rain across 6.9 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 91°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% 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 Sand Springs's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sand Springs's year-round climate.

Daytime high
91°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
72°
11th coldest
Rainfall
2.9 in
6.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:47 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
42%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Sand Springs is city in Osage and Tulsa counties, Oklahoma, United States.

Density
346/km²
people per km²
Founded
1911

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 91°F through the month.

A typical August day in Sand Springs reaches about 91°F in the afternoon and slips back to 72°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 100°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 Sand Springs

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.

Sand Springs 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
Jan47° / 30°1.95.91.49.81.8
Feb52° / 33°2.06.41.310.63.1
Mar62° / 42°3.79.30.911.75.3
Apr70° / 51°4.710.1012.96.5
May78° / 60°5.812.4013.96.4
Jun87° / 70°4.610014.44.8
Jul92° / 74°3.18.1014.23.6
Aug91° / 72°2.96.9013.44.0
Sep83° / 64°4.07.5012.26.3
Oct72° / 52°3.68.3011.17.3
Nov60° / 41°2.56.90.410.15.2
Dec49° / 33°2.25.91.29.62.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% 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 28%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27129
37129
47228
57228
67228
77228
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97228
107129
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sand Springs gets around 2.9 in of rain over 6.9 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 23% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 70% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1061739381
2061739371
3051739371
4051740371
5051740371
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7151740361
8161740361
9161840350
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11171840340
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15282040300
16282140290
17292140280
18292140270
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26392443220
27392443210
28392443210
29492442200
304102442200
315102441190

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
26calm
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316calm

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 5:35 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 6:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:357:26
213.85:367:25
313.85:367:24
413.85:377:23
513.75:387:22
613.75:397:21
713.75:407:20
813.65:407:19
913.65:417:18
1013.65:427:17
1113.65:437:16
1213.55:447:15
1313.55:457:14
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1513.45:467:11
1613.45:477:10
1713.35:487:09
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2013.25:507:05
2113.25:517:04
2213.25:527:02
2313.15:537:01
2413.15:547:00
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2613.05:556:57
2713.05:566:55
2813.05:576:54
2912.95:586:53
3012.95:586:51
3112.85:596:50

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.14 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
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116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Sand Springs

In seasonPeak

In August, Sand Springs sits inside its atlantic hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Sand Springs sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane
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Is August a good time to visit Sand Springs?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sand Springs in August

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

In August, Sand Springs sees daytime highs around 91°F and nights near 72°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sand Springs 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 Sand Springs peaks around July 11 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 11UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Sand Springs 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 Sand Springs is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (November, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1716 µg/m³Nov 165 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May12Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct6Good
Nov5Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sand Springs?

Sand Springs sits at 36.1°N, 96.1°W, 676 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Tulsa, 6.8 mi away.

Topography around Sand Springs

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Sand Springs has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 374 ft around an average of 735 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 492 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 814 ft.

The land around Sand Springs is covered by trees (54%) within 2 miles, trees (62%) and grassland (22%) within 10 miles, and grassland (49%) and trees (42%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
374 ft
10 miles
492 ft
50 miles
814 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Tulsa 6.8 mi · Sapulpa 9.9 mi · Jenks 11 mi · Owasso 17 mi · Bixby 19 mi · Broken Arrow 19 mi · Claremore 30 mi · Bartlesville 43 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 Sand Springs (36.1398°, -96.1089°, elevation 676 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).