Petal climate

Petal Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Hattiesburg Chain Muni AP, 7.3 km from Petal

Average highs run from 92°F on August 1 to 91°F on August 31, and lows from 73°F to 70°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.75 in over about 12 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 Petal, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
92°F
Average low
72°F
Precipitation
4.75 in
Record high
107°FAug 26, 2023
Record low
56°FAug 14, 2004
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
24.6
Daylight
13 h 39 min to 12 h 50 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
71°F
Wind
2.9 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°F100°F 201066°F 201742%0%
Aug 292°F73°F103°F 201068°F 201542%0%
Aug 392°F73°F100°F 201067°F 200142%0%
Aug 492°F73°F101°F 202368°F 202642%0%
Aug 592°F73°F104°F 202365°F 202141%0%
Aug 692°F72°F103°F 202367°F 200441%0%
Aug 792°F72°F103°F 202362°F 200441%0%
Aug 892°F72°F100°F 201565°F 200441%0%
Aug 992°F72°F103°F 202363°F 200841%0%
Aug 1092°F72°F103°F 202365°F 200241%0%
Aug 1192°F72°F104°F 202366°F 200240%0%
Aug 1292°F72°F105°F 202365°F 200440%0%
Aug 1392°F72°F104°F 202358°F 200440%0%
Aug 1492°F72°F105°F 202356°F 200440%0%
Aug 1592°F72°F103°F 200663°F 201439%0%
Aug 1692°F72°F100°F 202657°F 200439%0%
Aug 1792°F72°F99°F 202357°F 200439%0%
Aug 1892°F72°F104°F 202358°F 200439%0%
Aug 1992°F72°F105°F 202366°F 200439%0%
Aug 2092°F72°F102°F 202369°F 202038%0%
Aug 2192°F72°F101°F 202366°F 202038%0%
Aug 2292°F72°F103°F 202366°F 201237%0%
Aug 2392°F71°F105°F 202361°F 200937%0%
Aug 2492°F71°F105°F 202358°F 200937%0%
Aug 2591°F71°F104°F 202360°F 200936%0%
Aug 2691°F71°F107°F 202359°F 201536%0%
Aug 2791°F71°F106°F 202358°F 201536%0%
Aug 2891°F71°F100°F 202362°F 201536%0%
Aug 2991°F71°F104°F 200066°F 201135%0%
Aug 3091°F71°F104°F 200067°F 201135%0%
Aug 3191°F70°F99°F 201166°F 200935%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Petal, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:14 AM, sunset 7:53 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:32 AM, sunset 7:22 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013833 (Hattiesburg Chain Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013833, 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.