Shawnee County climate

Shawnee County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Topeka Muni AP, 11.7 km from Shawnee County

Average highs run from 91°F on August 1 to 86°F on August 31, and lows from 69°F to 63°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.55 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 Shawnee County, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
89°F
Average low
67°F
Precipitation
4.55 in
Record high
112°FAug 2, 2011
Record low
41°FAug 29, 1988
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
14.8
Daylight
14 h 10 min to 13 h 04 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
66%
Dew point
64°F
Wind
8.7 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 191°F69°F109°F 201153°F 197729%0%
Aug 291°F69°F112°F 201155°F 194929%0%
Aug 391°F69°F105°F 196449°F 197629%0%
Aug 491°F69°F104°F 195651°F 197429%0%
Aug 591°F69°F104°F 200052°F 194829%0%
Aug 690°F69°F105°F 200653°F 194829%0%
Aug 790°F69°F104°F 201249°F 198929%0%
Aug 890°F68°F104°F 194649°F 198929%0%
Aug 990°F68°F106°F 194750°F 198929%0%
Aug 1090°F68°F104°F 201051°F 198929%0%
Aug 1190°F68°F103°F 201051°F 200428%0%
Aug 1290°F68°F104°F 201048°F 200428%0%
Aug 1390°F68°F106°F 201052°F 199228%0%
Aug 1490°F68°F102°F 195250°F 200428%0%
Aug 1589°F67°F103°F 200750°F 199428%0%
Aug 1689°F67°F106°F 195652°F 199228%0%
Aug 1789°F67°F106°F 198351°F 201228%0%
Aug 1889°F67°F105°F 197050°F 201228%0%
Aug 1989°F67°F111°F 202352°F 195028%0%
Aug 2089°F66°F102°F 194745°F 195028%0%
Aug 2188°F66°F107°F 200345°F 195628%0%
Aug 2288°F66°F102°F 200054°F 194928%0%
Aug 2388°F66°F104°F 200050°F 196128%0%
Aug 2488°F65°F106°F 202350°F 201528%0%
Aug 2588°F65°F107°F 202347°F 195828%0%
Aug 2687°F65°F105°F 198349°F 198828%0%
Aug 2787°F65°F108°F 200050°F 196728%0%
Aug 2887°F64°F107°F 200046°F 198628%0%
Aug 2987°F64°F110°F 198441°F 198827%0%
Aug 3086°F64°F107°F 194750°F 197627%0%
Aug 3186°F63°F107°F 194747°F 196727%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Shawnee County, 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 6:24 AM, sunset 8:34 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:51 AM, sunset 7:55 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013996 (Topeka Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013996, 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.