Sikeston weather in August

In August, Sikeston sees average daytime highs of 87°F and overnight lows near 70°F, with 2.9 in of rain across 8.3 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-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 oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Sikeston's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sikeston's year-round climate.

Daytime high
87°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
70°
11th coldest
Rainfall
2.9 in
8.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:20 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
49%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Sikeston is city in Scott and New Madrid counties in Missouri, United States.

Density
360/km²
people per km²
Founded
1860

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 Sikeston reaches about 87°F in the afternoon and slips back to 70°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 81°F and 94°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)
18871
28871
38871
48871
58871
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88871
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108770
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How August really feels in Sikeston

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 25 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
25
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.

Sikeston 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
Jan44° / 29°3.99.21.89.80.8
Feb49° / 32°3.68.51.610.61.9
Mar59° / 40°5.011.60.511.74.3
Apr69° / 50°5.411.3012.96.1
May77° / 60°4.812.4013.96.3
Jun85° / 69°3.610.3014.55.1
Jul88° / 72°3.210.4014.34.4
Aug87° / 70°2.98.3013.44.9
Sep81° / 62°3.37.4012.36.7
Oct70° / 50°3.98.10117.0
Nov57° / 40°4.38.70.5104.3
Dec47° / 32°4.08.71.29.51.6

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 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
36139
46139
56139
66139
76139
86139
96139
106139
116139
126139
136139
146139
156139
166139
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256337
266337
276436
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296436
306535
316535

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sikeston gets around 2.9 in of rain over 8.3 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 31% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
131
231
331
431
531
631
731
830
930
1030
1129
1229
1329
1428
1528
1627
1726
1825
1925
2024
2124
2224
2324
2424
2524
2624
2724
2823
2923
3023
3123

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 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 68% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1171926415
2171927405
3171928405
4271928395
5271928395
6271929385
7371929385
8371828385
9481828375
10481828375
11481828375
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13591727375
14591727375
15591827364
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235101829362
245101830361
255111830351
265111831341
275111831341
286111832321
296121832310
307121833300
318121833280

Wind in August

Winds average 5 mph in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
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195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min 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 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:07 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:077:02
213.95:087:01
313.85:097:00
413.85:106:59
513.85:116:58
613.85:116:57
713.75:126:56
813.75:136:55
913.75:146:53
1013.65:156:52
1113.65:166:51
1213.65:166:50
1313.55:176:49
1413.55:186:48
1513.55:196:46
1613.45:206:45
1713.45:216:44
1813.45:216:43
1913.35:226:41
2013.35:236:40
2113.25:246:39
2213.25:256:37
2313.25:266:36
2413.15:276:34
2513.15:276:33
2613.15:286:32
2713.05:296:30
2813.05:306:29
2912.95:316:27
3012.95:326:26
3112.95:326:24

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Bright
126.0Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Sikeston?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sikeston in August

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

In August, Sikeston sees daytime highs around 87°F and nights near 70°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sikeston 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 Sikeston peaks around June 20 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 20UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Sikeston 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 Sikeston is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1319 µg/m³Nov 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar12Good
Apr11Good
May14Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sikeston?

Sikeston sits at 36.9°N, 89.6°W, 328 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Cape Girardeau, 30 mi away.

Topography around Sikeston

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Sikeston has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 ft around an average of 322 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 938 ft.

The land around Sikeston is covered by grassland (31%) and cropland (31%) within 2 miles, cropland (83%) within 10 miles, and cropland (55%) and trees (34%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
49 ft
10 miles
105 ft
50 miles
938 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Cape Girardeau 30 mi · Poplar Bluff 45 mi · Paducah 57 mi · Dyersburg 59 mi · Carbondale 62 mi · Marion 69 mi · Murray 73 mi · Paragould 76 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 Sikeston (36.8767°, -89.5879°, elevation 328 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).