Independence climate

Independence Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Independence, 1.5 km from Independence

Average highs run from 92°F on August 1 to 88°F on August 31, and lows from 70°F to 65°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.49 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 Independence, 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
4.49 in
Record high
116°FAug 9, 1936
Record low
43°FAug 31, 1915
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
17.9
Daylight
14 h 02 min to 13 h 00 min
Cloud cover
45%
Humidity
66%
Dew point
66°F
Wind
8.1 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°F111°F 193451°F 193624%0%
Aug 292°F70°F107°F 201152°F 193624%0%
Aug 392°F69°F111°F 201154°F 197624%0%
Aug 492°F69°F109°F 193051°F 197424%0%
Aug 592°F69°F111°F 201251°F 189424%0%
Aug 692°F69°F110°F 195653°F 199424%0%
Aug 792°F69°F107°F 193456°F 189424%0%
Aug 892°F69°F112°F 193654°F 198924%0%
Aug 991°F69°F116°F 193653°F 195324%0%
Aug 1091°F69°F115°F 193654°F 191224%0%
Aug 1191°F69°F112°F 193655°F 193124%0%
Aug 1291°F69°F111°F 193447°F 193124%0%
Aug 1391°F68°F110°F 193652°F 193124%0%
Aug 1491°F68°F110°F 189454°F 192024%0%
Aug 1591°F68°F110°F 193650°F 192924%0%
Aug 1691°F68°F111°F 193455°F 199224%0%
Aug 1791°F68°F110°F 195655°F 199224%0%
Aug 1890°F68°F108°F 198450°F 194324%0%
Aug 1990°F67°F106°F 193653°F 194324%0%
Aug 2090°F67°F106°F 189452°F 194024%0%
Aug 2190°F67°F110°F 202346°F 195024%0%
Aug 2290°F67°F106°F 190549°F 194924%0%
Aug 2389°F67°F111°F 193650°F 194924%0%
Aug 2489°F66°F110°F 193653°F 194924%0%
Aug 2589°F66°F105°F 193653°F 192624%0%
Aug 2689°F66°F106°F 190148°F 191024%0%
Aug 2789°F66°F105°F 191344°F 191024%0%
Aug 2888°F65°F106°F 191349°F 191624%0%
Aug 2988°F65°F105°F 195446°F 191124%0%
Aug 3088°F65°F107°F 193945°F 191124%0%
Aug 3188°F65°F108°F 193943°F 191524%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Independence, 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 6:28 AM, sunset 8:30 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:53 AM, sunset 7:53 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00143954 (Independence), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00143954, 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.