Ellis County climate

Ellis County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Hays, 5.3 km from Ellis County

Average highs run from 93°F on August 1 to 89°F on August 31, and lows from 67°F to 62°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.58 in over about 7 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 Ellis County, 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
65°F
Precipitation
3.58 in
Record high
108°FAug 7, 1970
Record low
50°FAug 28, 1992
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
18.5
Daylight
14 h 10 min to 13 h 04 min
Cloud cover
47%
Humidity
60%
Dew point
61°F
Wind
9.8 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°F67°F106°F 201955°F 197123%0%
Aug 293°F67°F107°F 201157°F 201823%0%
Aug 393°F67°F106°F 202253°F 202123%0%
Aug 493°F67°F102°F 202253°F 199323%0%
Aug 593°F67°F103°F 197053°F 199323%0%
Aug 693°F67°F104°F 197051°F 197123%0%
Aug 793°F67°F108°F 197056°F 199023%0%
Aug 893°F67°F107°F 202258°F 199023%0%
Aug 992°F67°F107°F 201258°F 197223%0%
Aug 1092°F66°F101°F 202051°F 196923%0%
Aug 1192°F66°F98°F 202156°F 202423%0%
Aug 1292°F66°F103°F 196956°F 202423%0%
Aug 1392°F66°F105°F 202157°F 199222%0%
Aug 1492°F66°F104°F 202256°F 199222%0%
Aug 1592°F66°F104°F 202255°F 199422%0%
Aug 1692°F65°F105°F 202255°F 199422%0%
Aug 1791°F65°F101°F 197056°F 198122%0%
Aug 1891°F65°F105°F 197057°F 197122%0%
Aug 1991°F65°F105°F 201155°F 198122%0%
Aug 2091°F65°F108°F 202355°F 201222%0%
Aug 2191°F64°F106°F 202354°F 201622%0%
Aug 2291°F64°F106°F 202354°F 201622%0%
Aug 2390°F64°F105°F 202356°F 197022%0%
Aug 2490°F64°F107°F 201152°F 201522%0%
Aug 2590°F63°F106°F 202152°F 201522%0%
Aug 2690°F63°F107°F 202455°F 197222%0%
Aug 2790°F63°F104°F 199051°F 199221%0%
Aug 2889°F63°F104°F 199050°F 199221%0%
Aug 2989°F62°F106°F 199053°F 199221%0%
Aug 3089°F62°F103°F 201356°F 201521%0%
Aug 3189°F62°F105°F 199052°F 199321%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ellis County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:38 AM, sunset 8:48 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:05 AM, sunset 8:09 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00143523 (Hays), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00143523, 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.