Sedalia weather in August

In August, Sedalia sees average daytime highs of 87°F and overnight lows near 68°F, with 3.1 in of rain across 8.8 wet days and about 13.5 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 44% 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 Sedalia's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sedalia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
87°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
68°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.1 in
8.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:31 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
49%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Sedalia is city in and county seat of Pettis County, Missouri, United States.

Density
624/km²
people per km²
Founded
1857

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 Sedalia reaches about 87°F in the afternoon and slips back to 68°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 78°F and 95°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°F cooler than 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 Sedalia

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 5 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
5
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.

Sedalia 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
Jan40° / 23°1.96.93.79.60.0
Feb45° / 27°2.26.42.710.51.0
Mar55° / 37°3.310.21.511.73.6
Apr66° / 46°5.011.60.3135.8
May75° / 57°5.412.90.114.16.3
Jun84° / 66°4.711.7014.75.4
Jul88° / 70°3.99.4014.44.6
Aug87° / 68°3.18.8013.55.1
Sep79° / 59°3.27.9012.37.0
Oct67° / 48°3.48.70.2116.5
Nov54° / 37°2.77.41.19.93.5
Dec43° / 28°2.16.72.29.30.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 39%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36040
46040
56040
66040
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85941
95941
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sedalia gets around 3.1 in of rain over 8.8 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 28% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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231
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530
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729
829
929
1029
1128
1228
1328
1427
1527
1627
1727
1827
1927
2027
2127
2227
2327
2427
2527
2627
2727
2827
2927
3027
3127

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 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 58% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12122234281
23122234271
33122235272
43122235262
53122336252
63122336251
74122336241
84122336241
94122336241
105122336231
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288142340140
298142440140
309152439130
319162538120

Wind in August

Winds average 6 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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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
26calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
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116calm
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136calm
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316calm

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 5:18 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 7:20 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:187:20
214.05:197:19
314.05:207:18
413.95:207:17
513.95:217:16
613.95:227:15
713.85:237:14
813.85:247:13
913.85:257:11
1013.75:267:10
1113.75:277:09
1213.75:287:08
1313.65:297:07
1413.65:307:05
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1613.55:317:03
1713.55:327:01
1813.45:337:00
1913.45:346:59
2013.45:356:57
2113.35:366:56
2213.35:376:54
2313.25:386:53
2413.25:396:51
2513.25:406:50
2613.15:416:48
2713.15:426:47
2813.05:426:45
2913.05:436:44
3013.05:446:42
3112.95:456:41

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.51 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.84 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Bright
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125.9Bright
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265.6Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Sedalia?

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
7.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sedalia in August

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

In August, Sedalia sees daytime highs around 87°F and nights near 68°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sedalia 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 Sedalia peaks around June 21 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 21UV 10Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May7Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Sedalia 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 Sedalia is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1716 µg/m³Nov 107 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Good
Apr10Good
May12Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sedalia?

Sedalia sits at 38.7°N, 93.2°W, 909 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Warrensburg, 28 mi away.

Topography around Sedalia

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Sedalia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 ft around an average of 876 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 377 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 659 ft.

The land around Sedalia is covered by trees (43%) and grassland (27%) within 2 miles, cropland (35%), trees (33%) and grassland (29%) within 10 miles, and trees (39%), cropland (34%) and grassland (25%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
154 ft
10 miles
377 ft
50 miles
659 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Warrensburg 28 mi · Columbia 51 mi · Jefferson City 58 mi · Blue Springs 61 mi · Lee's Summit 64 mi · Raymore 66 mi · East Independence 66 mi · Independence 69 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 Sedalia (38.7045°, -93.2283°, elevation 909 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).