Platte City climate

Platte City Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Kansas City Intl AP, 9.2 km from Platte City

Average highs run from 89°F on August 1 to 84°F on August 31, and lows from 68°F to 63°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.24 in over about 8 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 Platte City, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
87°F
Average low
66°F
Precipitation
4.24 in
Record high
109°FAug 29, 1984
Record low
43°FAug 28, 1986
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
11.6
Daylight
14 h 12 min to 13 h 04 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
68%
Dew point
64°F
Wind
8.1 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°F68°F104°F 198058°F 197328%0%
Aug 289°F68°F107°F 201157°F 198628%0%
Aug 389°F68°F104°F 198753°F 197428%0%
Aug 489°F68°F100°F 198252°F 197428%0%
Aug 589°F68°F99°F 198354°F 202028%0%
Aug 689°F68°F104°F 200655°F 199027%0%
Aug 789°F68°F103°F 198850°F 198927%0%
Aug 888°F68°F105°F 198852°F 198927%0%
Aug 988°F68°F103°F 200654°F 202427%0%
Aug 1088°F68°F104°F 197653°F 202427%0%
Aug 1188°F67°F103°F 197555°F 200427%0%
Aug 1288°F67°F100°F 197549°F 200427%0%
Aug 1388°F67°F103°F 201054°F 199227%0%
Aug 1488°F67°F101°F 200754°F 200227%0%
Aug 1588°F67°F103°F 198849°F 199428%0%
Aug 1687°F67°F104°F 198353°F 199228%0%
Aug 1787°F67°F105°F 198353°F 201228%0%
Aug 1887°F66°F105°F 200352°F 198128%0%
Aug 1987°F66°F104°F 200354°F 198128%0%
Aug 2087°F66°F103°F 200353°F 199128%0%
Aug 2187°F66°F106°F 200353°F 200428%0%
Aug 2286°F66°F102°F 198856°F 200928%0%
Aug 2386°F65°F99°F 200052°F 201528%0%
Aug 2486°F65°F100°F 200350°F 201528%0%
Aug 2586°F65°F104°F 200355°F 202528%0%
Aug 2686°F65°F103°F 200350°F 202528%0%
Aug 2785°F64°F103°F 198354°F 198628%0%
Aug 2885°F64°F105°F 200043°F 198628%0%
Aug 2985°F64°F109°F 198450°F 198828%0%
Aug 3085°F63°F102°F 200051°F 200928%0%
Aug 3184°F63°F105°F 200055°F 198728%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Platte City, 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 6:19 AM, sunset 8:31 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:47 AM, sunset 7:51 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00003947 (Kansas City Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003947, 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.