Wichita Falls weather in August

In August, Wichita Falls sees average daytime highs of 95°F and overnight lows near 75°F, with 1.7 in of rain across 5.3 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 97°F in the first days to 93°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Wichita Falls's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wichita Falls's year-round climate.

Daytime high
95°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
75°
11th coldest
Rainfall
1.7 in
5.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
6:00 AM – 7:16 PM
Cloud cover
38%
4th clearest
Wind
8 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Wichita Falls is city in and county seat of Wichita County, Texas, United States.

Density
560/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

Highs ease over the month, from about 97°F in the first days to 93°F by the end.

A typical August day in Wichita Falls 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 86°F and 103°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 8°F warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Wichita Falls

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.

Wichita Falls 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
Jan55° / 33°1.44.70.7104.0
Feb59° / 37°1.85.40.810.75.2
Mar67° / 45°2.97.30.211.76.8
Apr76° / 53°3.36.7012.87.6
May83° / 63°4.210.1013.75.9
Jun91° / 72°3.28014.23.8
Jul96° / 76°1.55.20142.6
Aug95° / 75°1.75.3013.32.8
Sep87° / 67°2.66.7012.25.2
Oct77° / 55°3.36.6011.17.7
Nov65° / 44°2.050.210.26.7
Dec55° / 35°1.94.90.79.84.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Wichita Falls gets around 1.7 in of rain over 5.3 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 18% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 54% of them.

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

Winds average 8 mph in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 8 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
18light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 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 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:49 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 7:31 PM to 6:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:497:31
213.75:507:30
313.75:507:29
413.65:517:29
513.65:527:28
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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 6.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.99 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.41 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
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276.1Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Wichita Falls?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Wichita Falls. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Wichita Falls in August

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

In August, Wichita Falls sees daytime highs around 95°F and nights near 75°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Wichita Falls in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Wichita Falls peaks around July 11 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 11UV 10Dec 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Wichita Falls 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 Wichita Falls is worst in July — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (November, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1615 µg/m³Nov 185 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May11Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep9Good
Oct5Good
Nov5Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Wichita Falls?

Wichita Falls sits at 33.9°N, 98.5°W, 948 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Lawton, 48 mi away.

Topography around Wichita Falls

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Wichita Falls has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 ft around an average of 958 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 768 ft.

The land around Wichita Falls is covered by artificial surfaces (36%), trees (30%) and grassland (29%) within 2 miles, grassland (60%) within 10 miles, and grassland (67%) and cropland (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
112 ft
10 miles
233 ft
50 miles
768 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Lawton 48 mi · Duncan 51 mi · Altus 70 mi · Ardmore 80 mi · Gainesville 81 mi · Breckenridge 83 mi · Chickasha 85 mi · Weatherford 89 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 Wichita Falls (33.9137°, -98.4934°, elevation 948 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).