Shenandoah weather in August

In August, Shenandoah sees average daytime highs of 91°F and overnight lows near 74°F, with 5.5 in of rain across 16.6 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-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 27% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Shenandoah's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shenandoah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
91°
1st warmest
Overnight low
74°
11th coldest
Rainfall
5.5 in
16.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:35 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
61%
11th clearest
Wind
4 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Shenandoah is unincorporated suburban community and census-designated place in East Batonn Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States.

Density
1,136/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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 91°F through the month.

A typical August day in Shenandoah reaches about 91°F in the afternoon and slips back to 74°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 85°F and 96°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°F warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Shenandoah

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.

Shenandoah weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan61° / 43°4.99.410.35.2
Feb65° / 46°4.59.210.95.9
Mar71° / 52°4.79.811.86.7
Apr78° / 58°4.6912.77.0
May85° / 66°4.39.813.55.5
Jun89° / 72°4.914.313.93.8
Jul90° / 74°5.517.813.83.1
Aug91° / 74°5.516.613.13.2
Sep87° / 69°4.111.212.24.6
Oct80° / 59°3.67.711.37.1
Nov70° / 49°3.67.810.57.1
Dec63° / 45°4.49.210.15.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. 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

Shenandoah gets around 5.5 in of rain over 16.6 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 53% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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400256132
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Wind in August

Winds average 4 mph in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 5 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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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 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 48 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:25 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:256:55
213.55:266:54
313.45:276:53
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513.45:286:52
613.45:296:51
713.35:296:50
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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 5.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.63 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Shenandoah

In seasonPeak

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

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

Atlantic hurricane
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Feb
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Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Shenandoah?

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
5.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Shenandoah.

What to pack for Shenandoah in August

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

In August, Shenandoah sees daytime highs around 91°F and nights near 74°F. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Shenandoah in August

The nearest coast averages about 86°F in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 42 mi away) is warmest in August at about 86°F and coldest in January near 58°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 5 to Nov 14 — about 7.4 months when the water holds above 68°F.

60°70°80°90°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan58Bracing
Feb58Bracing
Mar64Cool
Apr71Refreshing
May78Warm
Jun84Tropical
Jul86Tropical
Aug86Tropical
Sep83Tropical
Oct76Warm
Nov67Cool
Dec61Cool

UV index in Shenandoah 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 Shenandoah peaks around July 13 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 4 (moderate).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar6High
Apr10Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Shenandoah 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 Shenandoah is worst in July — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (January, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1623 µg/m³Jan 118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar12Good
Apr12Good
May15Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Shenandoah?

Shenandoah sits at 30.4°N, 91.0°W, 39 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Prairieville, 6.8 mi away.

Topography around Shenandoah

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Shenandoah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 ft around an average of 46 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 466 ft.

The land around Shenandoah is covered by trees (62%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 2 miles, trees (65%) within 10 miles, and trees (70%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
102 ft
10 miles
141 ft
50 miles
466 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Prairieville 6.8 mi · Central 11 mi · Baton Rouge 11 mi · Zachary 19 mi · Hammond 33 mi · Laplace 39 mi · Kenner 53 mi · Bayou Cane 56 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 Shenandoah (30.4013°, -91.0009°, elevation 39 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). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).