Universal City weather in August

In August, Universal City sees average daytime highs of 95°F and overnight lows near 75°F, with 2.0 in of rain across 6.3 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 95°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 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Universal City's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Universal City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
95°
1st warmest
Overnight low
75°
12th coldest
Rainfall
2.0 in
6.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:05 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
45%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Universal City is city in Bexar County, Texas, United States.

Density
1,377/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 95°F through the month.

A typical August day in Universal City reaches about 95°F in the afternoon and slips back to 75°F overnight — a 21°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 89°F and 101°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)
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319374

How August really feels in Universal City

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
9 feel dangerously hot (≥ 102°F)
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.

Universal City weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan62° / 43°2.3710.35.9
Feb67° / 47°2.27.210.96.5
Mar73° / 53°3.0911.87.0
Apr80° / 60°3.08.612.76.8
May86° / 67°4.311.213.54.9
Jun91° / 73°2.89.713.93.6
Jul94° / 74°2.06.913.73.0
Aug95° / 75°2.06.313.12.7
Sep89° / 70°3.08.912.24.3
Oct81° / 61°3.37.711.36.8
Nov71° / 51°2.77.310.57.1
Dec64° / 44°2.57.710.16.1

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 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37426
47525
57525
67525
77624
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107624
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Universal City gets around 2.0 in of rain over 6.3 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 21% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
116
216
315
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515
616
716
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916
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1117
1218
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1419
1520
1620
1721
1822
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2023
2123
2224
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2627
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3130

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 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
101546470
201547460
301548460
401548450
501549450
601550440
701550440
801551430
901551430
1001551430
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Wind in August

Winds average 7 mph in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 7 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
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117calm
127calm
137calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 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 42 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:56 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 6:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:567:22
213.45:577:22
313.45:577:21
413.45:587:20
513.35:597:19
613.35:597:18
713.36:007:18
813.36:007:17
913.26:017:16
1013.26:027:15
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1213.26:037:13
1313.16:037:12
1413.16:047:11
1513.16:057:10
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1713.06:067:08
1813.06:067:07
1913.06:077:06
2013.06:077:05
2112.96:087:04
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2412.96:107:01
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2612.86:116:59
2712.86:116:58
2812.76:126:56
2912.76:126:55
3012.76:136:54
3112.76:146:53

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.69 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.3 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
86.6Intense
96.6Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
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146.4Intense
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166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Universal City?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Universal City.

What to pack for Universal City in August

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

In August, Universal City sees daytime highs around 95°F and nights near 75°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Universal City in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Universal City peaks around August 11 at about 11 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateAug 11UV 11Dec 20UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7Very high
Apr10Very high
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Universal City 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 Universal City is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (October, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1317 µg/m³Oct 246 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar9Good
Apr10Good
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep10Good
Oct6Good
Nov6Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Universal City?

Universal City sits at 29.5°N, 98.3°W, 764 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Schertz, 1.2 mi away.

Topography around Universal City

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Universal City has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 ft around an average of 761 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 581 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,818 ft.

The land around Universal City is covered by artificial surfaces (38%), trees (29%) and grassland (29%) within 2 miles, trees (34%) and grassland (30%) within 10 miles, and trees (47%) and grassland (42%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
262 ft
10 miles
581 ft
50 miles
1,818 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Schertz 1.2 mi · Converse 2.5 mi · Live Oak 3.1 mi · Cibolo 3.7 mi · New Braunfels 15 mi · San Antonio 15 mi · Seguin 20 mi · Canyon Lake 22 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 Universal City (29.548°, -98.2911°, elevation 764 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).