Sunset climate

Sunset Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Grand Coteau, 2.4 km from Sunset

Average highs run from 92°F on August 1 to 91°F on August 31, and lows from 73°F to 71°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.36 in over about 10 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 Sunset, in °F, with the record for each date.5060708090100110151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
92°F
Average low
72°F
Precipitation
4.36 in
Record high
107°FAug 9, 1935
Record low
58°FAug 9, 1990
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
25.6
Daylight
13 h 35 min to 12 h 48 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
74°F
Wind
5.6 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 192°F73°F102°F 199866°F 193633%0%
Aug 292°F73°F102°F 189963°F 193633%0%
Aug 393°F73°F99°F 192464°F 193633%0%
Aug 493°F73°F100°F 192463°F 197333%0%
Aug 593°F73°F102°F 196463°F 191233%0%
Aug 693°F73°F100°F 191364°F 191233%0%
Aug 793°F73°F100°F 189963°F 194733%0%
Aug 893°F73°F102°F 193561°F 199034%0%
Aug 993°F73°F107°F 193558°F 199034%0%
Aug 1093°F73°F102°F 196259°F 198934%0%
Aug 1193°F73°F102°F 196260°F 198934%0%
Aug 1292°F73°F101°F 196258°F 196734%0%
Aug 1392°F73°F101°F 195158°F 200434%0%
Aug 1492°F73°F104°F 199959°F 200434%0%
Aug 1592°F73°F103°F 195165°F 193134%0%
Aug 1692°F73°F102°F 195160°F 199234%0%
Aug 1792°F72°F100°F 191860°F 199234%0%
Aug 1892°F72°F101°F 190963°F 199235%0%
Aug 1992°F72°F102°F 199965°F 194135%0%
Aug 2092°F72°F103°F 202361°F 194035%0%
Aug 2192°F72°F103°F 202362°F 192735%0%
Aug 2292°F72°F103°F 192159°F 196135%0%
Aug 2392°F72°F102°F 192158°F 195635%0%
Aug 2492°F72°F104°F 202360°F 195635%0%
Aug 2592°F72°F104°F 202361°F 191736%0%
Aug 2691°F72°F102°F 199959°F 201536%0%
Aug 2791°F72°F105°F 202359°F 201536%0%
Aug 2891°F72°F101°F 199859°F 201536%0%
Aug 2991°F71°F101°F 199858°F 190636%0%
Aug 3091°F71°F105°F 200059°F 190636%0%
Aug 3191°F71°F106°F 200063°F 191536%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sunset, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:27 AM, sunset 8:02 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:44 AM, sunset 7:32 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00163800 (Grand Coteau), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00163800, 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.