Independence climate

Independence Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Independence, 3.8 km from Independence

Average highs run from 88°F on August 1 to 83°F on August 31, and lows from 68°F to 62°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.06 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 Independence, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
86°F
Average low
66°F
Precipitation
5.06 in
Record high
109°FAug 2, 2011
Record low
50°FAug 12, 2004
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
10.5
Daylight
14 h 11 min to 13 h 04 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
65°F
Wind
7.8 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 188°F68°F102°F 201161°F 202531%0%
Aug 288°F68°F109°F 201156°F 200931%0%
Aug 388°F68°F99°F 200560°F 202031%0%
Aug 488°F68°F97°F 201654°F 202031%0%
Aug 587°F68°F99°F 202459°F 201731%0%
Aug 687°F68°F102°F 200658°F 200431%0%
Aug 787°F67°F103°F 201259°F 200431%0%
Aug 887°F67°F101°F 201260°F 200231%0%
Aug 987°F67°F102°F 200657°F 202431%0%
Aug 1087°F67°F99°F 201058°F 202431%0%
Aug 1187°F67°F100°F 201055°F 200431%0%
Aug 1287°F67°F100°F 201050°F 200431%0%
Aug 1387°F67°F101°F 201057°F 201430%0%
Aug 1487°F66°F99°F 200756°F 200230%0%
Aug 1587°F66°F99°F 200751°F 200430%0%
Aug 1686°F66°F100°F 200358°F 200430%0%
Aug 1786°F66°F103°F 200357°F 201330%0%
Aug 1886°F66°F104°F 200353°F 201230%0%
Aug 1986°F65°F101°F 200356°F 200430%0%
Aug 2086°F65°F102°F 200354°F 201530%0%
Aug 2186°F65°F106°F 200356°F 200430%0%
Aug 2285°F65°F97°F 201257°F 200929%0%
Aug 2385°F65°F98°F 202355°F 201729%0%
Aug 2485°F64°F102°F 202352°F 201529%0%
Aug 2585°F64°F104°F 202356°F 201029%0%
Aug 2685°F64°F103°F 200352°F 202529%0%
Aug 2784°F64°F99°F 202461°F 202529%0%
Aug 2884°F63°F96°F 200858°F 202329%0%
Aug 2984°F63°F98°F 202457°F 200929%0%
Aug 3084°F63°F99°F 201252°F 200929%0%
Aug 3183°F62°F100°F 201157°F 200929%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.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:18 AM, sunset 8:29 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 7:50 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00234154 (Independence), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00053879, 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.