Canton climate

Canton Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Mcpherson, 15.9 km from Canton

Average highs run from 93°F on August 1 to 88°F on August 31, and lows from 69°F to 63°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.51 in over about 8 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 Canton, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
91°F
Average low
66°F
Precipitation
3.51 in
Record high
117°FAug 12, 1936
Record low
43°FAug 26, 1910
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
17.4
Daylight
14 h 08 min to 13 h 03 min
Cloud cover
45%
Humidity
62%
Dew point
63°F
Wind
9.6 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 193°F69°F113°F 193454°F 189329%0%
Aug 293°F69°F110°F 201155°F 192529%0%
Aug 392°F68°F112°F 193049°F 197429%0%
Aug 492°F68°F111°F 193047°F 189429%0%
Aug 592°F68°F110°F 195652°F 189428%0%
Aug 692°F68°F111°F 195653°F 199728%0%
Aug 792°F68°F111°F 194653°F 199728%0%
Aug 892°F68°F111°F 193451°F 198928%0%
Aug 992°F68°F112°F 193655°F 198928%0%
Aug 1092°F68°F112°F 193651°F 191728%0%
Aug 1192°F68°F114°F 193650°F 190228%0%
Aug 1291°F67°F117°F 193649°F 196428%0%
Aug 1391°F67°F116°F 193652°F 196728%0%
Aug 1491°F67°F115°F 193648°F 192027%0%
Aug 1591°F67°F112°F 193452°F 192027%0%
Aug 1691°F67°F110°F 193654°F 191927%0%
Aug 1791°F66°F110°F 195653°F 201227%0%
Aug 1891°F66°F109°F 193452°F 194327%0%
Aug 1990°F66°F109°F 193651°F 194027%0%
Aug 2090°F66°F109°F 202347°F 195026%0%
Aug 2190°F66°F108°F 192246°F 195626%0%
Aug 2290°F65°F106°F 189951°F 192326%0%
Aug 2390°F65°F107°F 190547°F 192326%0%
Aug 2490°F65°F110°F 193646°F 192826%0%
Aug 2589°F65°F110°F 193651°F 195825%0%
Aug 2689°F64°F107°F 192143°F 191025%0%
Aug 2789°F64°F108°F 192144°F 196725%0%
Aug 2889°F64°F108°F 191345°F 191625%0%
Aug 2989°F64°F109°F 198445°F 189325%0%
Aug 3088°F63°F107°F 192248°F 191725%0%
Aug 3188°F63°F107°F 192246°F 191825%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Canton, 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 8:40 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 8:01 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00145152 (Mcpherson), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00145152, 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.