De Soto climate

De Soto Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Festus, 17.1 km from De Soto

Average highs run from 89°F on August 1 to 85°F on August 31, and lows from 67°F to 63°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.59 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 De Soto, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
87°F
Average low
65°F
Precipitation
3.59 in
Record high
114°FAug 9, 1934
Record low
38°FAug 29, 1986
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
11.1
Daylight
14 h 07 min to 13 h 02 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
68%
Dew point
64°F
Wind
3.6 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 189°F67°F105°F 198048°F 196025%0%
Aug 289°F67°F101°F 193053°F 197725%0%
Aug 389°F67°F106°F 193047°F 195025%0%
Aug 488°F67°F103°F 191848°F 197425%0%
Aug 588°F67°F106°F 193049°F 197425%0%
Aug 688°F67°F108°F 193047°F 195725%0%
Aug 788°F67°F110°F 193448°F 195725%0%
Aug 888°F67°F112°F 193448°F 197624%0%
Aug 988°F67°F114°F 193447°F 196424%0%
Aug 1088°F67°F103°F 192646°F 197224%0%
Aug 1188°F66°F105°F 198049°F 196024%0%
Aug 1288°F66°F104°F 200747°F 200424%0%
Aug 1388°F66°F103°F 193643°F 196424%0%
Aug 1488°F66°F104°F 193647°F 200424%0%
Aug 1588°F66°F108°F 193648°F 192924%0%
Aug 1688°F66°F107°F 193647°F 192924%0%
Aug 1787°F66°F109°F 193651°F 199423%0%
Aug 1887°F65°F109°F 193650°F 201223%0%
Aug 1987°F65°F107°F 193648°F 194323%0%
Aug 2087°F65°F106°F 193646°F 196723%0%
Aug 2187°F65°F106°F 193640°F 195023%0%
Aug 2287°F65°F105°F 193640°F 195623%0%
Aug 2387°F64°F105°F 193648°F 192323%0%
Aug 2486°F64°F102°F 193649°F 192322%0%
Aug 2586°F64°F100°F 193645°F 192722%0%
Aug 2686°F64°F105°F 193645°F 193422%0%
Aug 2786°F64°F109°F 193647°F 194622%0%
Aug 2886°F63°F105°F 193641°F 196722%0%
Aug 2985°F63°F102°F 192538°F 198622%0%
Aug 3085°F63°F101°F 194540°F 198622%0%
Aug 3185°F63°F101°F 201142°F 195522%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at De Soto, 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 6:05 AM, sunset 8:12 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:31 AM, sunset 7:33 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00232850 (Festus), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00232809, 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.