Tahlequah weather in August

In August, Tahlequah sees average daytime highs of 90°F and overnight lows near 71°F, with 2.7 in of rain across 8 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 90°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Tahlequah's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tahlequah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
90°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
71°
11th coldest
Rainfall
2.7 in
8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:43 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
44%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Tahlequah is city in Oklahoma, United States.

Density
512/km²
people per km²
Founded
1838

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 90°F through the month.

A typical August day in Tahlequah reaches about 90°F in the afternoon and slips back to 71°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 81°F and 98°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 7°F warmer than September.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
19172
29172
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How August really feels in Tahlequah

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.

Tahlequah weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan47° / 30°2.67.31.59.81.8
Feb52° / 34°2.67.31.210.63.0
Mar61° / 42°4.110.40.911.75.1
Apr70° / 50°5.611.2012.96.3
May77° / 60°6.112.60.113.96.4
Jun86° / 68°4.410.4014.45.1
Jul91° / 72°3.38.6014.23.9
Aug90° / 71°2.78013.44.2
Sep83° / 63°3.87.8012.26.4
Oct71° / 52°4.18.4011.17.2
Nov59° / 41°3.38.10.410.15.0
Dec49° / 33°3.07.31.29.62.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 30%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36832
46832
56931
66931
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tahlequah gets around 2.7 in of rain over 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 26% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
127
227
327
427
528
628
728
828
928
1028
1128
1228
1328
1427
1527
1627
1726
1826
1925
2025
2124
2224
2324
2425
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2625
2725
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3025
3126

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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 72% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1041640392
2041640392
3041539392
4041539402
5141539402
6141538401
7151538401
8151537401
9151637401
10261637391
11261636391
12261636381
13271736371
14371736371
15371736361
16371836351
17371837341
18471938321
19471938311
20471939301
21472040290
22472041280
23472041270
24472142260
25472142250
26572142240
27572242230
28582242230
29682242220
30692241210
31792340210

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
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 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 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:31 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:317:21
213.85:327:20
313.85:327:19
413.85:337:18
513.75:347:17
613.75:357:16
713.75:367:15
813.65:367:14
913.65:377:13
1013.65:387:12
1113.55:397:11
1213.55:407:10
1313.55:407:09
1413.45:417:08
1513.45:427:06
1613.45:437:05
1713.35:447:04
1813.35:447:03
1913.35:457:01
2013.25:467:00
2113.25:476:59
2213.25:486:57
2313.15:486:56
2413.15:496:55
2513.15:506:53
2613.05:516:52
2713.05:526:51
2812.95:526:49
2912.95:536:48
3012.95:546:46
3112.85:556:45

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.01 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.8Bright
235.8Bright
245.8Bright
255.8Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Tahlequah?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tahlequah in August

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

In August, Tahlequah sees daytime highs around 90°F and nights near 71°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Tahlequah 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 Tahlequah peaks around July 12 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highHighModerateJul 12UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Tahlequah 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 Tahlequah is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (November, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateGoodJul 1617 µg/m³Nov 186 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb9Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr11Good
May12Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct6Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tahlequah?

Tahlequah sits at 35.9°N, 95.0°W, 797 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Muskogee, 25 mi away.

Topography around Tahlequah

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Tahlequah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 410 ft around an average of 856 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 673 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,841 ft.

The land around Tahlequah is covered by trees (44%) and grassland (36%) within 2 miles, trees (57%) and grassland (39%) within 10 miles, and trees (51%) and grassland (39%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
410 ft
10 miles
673 ft
50 miles
1,841 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Muskogee 25 mi · Siloam Springs 30 mi · Claremore 45 mi · Fayetteville 47 mi · Broken Arrow 47 mi · Van Buren 48 mi · Fort Smith 48 mi · Springdale 50 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 Tahlequah (35.9154°, -94.97°, elevation 797 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).