Benton climate

Benton Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wichita Jabara AP, 10.9 km from Benton

Average highs run from 92°F on August 1 to 87°F on August 31, and lows from 70°F to 64°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.80 in over about 9 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Benton, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
90°F
Average low
68°F
Precipitation
3.80 in
Record high
111°FAug 2, 2011
Record low
47°FAug 31, 2009
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
16.2
Daylight
14 h 05 min to 13 h 01 min
Cloud cover
46%
Humidity
64%
Dew point
64°F
Wind
9.2 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Aug 192°F70°F109°F 201160°F 201826%0%
Aug 292°F70°F111°F 201156°F 200926%0%
Aug 392°F70°F106°F 201057°F 202127%0%
Aug 492°F69°F102°F 200857°F 202027%0%
Aug 592°F69°F103°F 200162°F 200427%0%
Aug 692°F69°F103°F 202258°F 200427%0%
Aug 792°F69°F101°F 200056°F 199727%0%
Aug 891°F69°F103°F 201058°F 199727%0%
Aug 991°F69°F103°F 200157°F 202427%0%
Aug 1091°F69°F103°F 200659°F 202427%0%
Aug 1191°F69°F105°F 199957°F 200427%0%
Aug 1291°F69°F105°F 201055°F 200427%0%
Aug 1391°F68°F108°F 201055°F 200427%0%
Aug 1491°F68°F103°F 201053°F 200427%0%
Aug 1591°F68°F102°F 200056°F 200427%0%
Aug 1690°F68°F103°F 199960°F 200127%0%
Aug 1790°F68°F104°F 199957°F 201227%0%
Aug 1890°F68°F101°F 200359°F 201327%0%
Aug 1990°F67°F110°F 202356°F 201227%0%
Aug 2090°F67°F108°F 202354°F 201227%0%
Aug 2190°F67°F105°F 202353°F 200427%0%
Aug 2289°F67°F106°F 202354°F 200927%0%
Aug 2389°F66°F107°F 201154°F 201727%0%
Aug 2489°F66°F106°F 201154°F 201527%0%
Aug 2589°F66°F105°F 202352°F 201527%0%
Aug 2689°F66°F106°F 199954°F 202527%0%
Aug 2788°F65°F107°F 200055°F 202527%0%
Aug 2888°F65°F105°F 200057°F 201927%0%
Aug 2988°F65°F104°F 200056°F 200427%0%
Aug 3088°F65°F105°F 202652°F 200927%0%
Aug 3187°F64°F107°F 201147°F 200927%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Benton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:32 AM, sunset 8:37 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 7:59 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00003974 (Wichita Jabara AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003974, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.