Ector County climate

Ector County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Penwell, 15.5 km from Ector County

Average highs run from 98°F on August 1 to 94°F on August 31, and lows from 73°F to 70°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.54 in over about 4 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 Ector County, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
97°F
Average low
72°F
Precipitation
1.54 in
Record high
112°FAug 26, 2019
Record low
59°FAug 26, 2010
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
27.4
Daylight
13 h 41 min to 12 h 50 min
Cloud cover
41%
Humidity
48%
Dew point
59°F
Wind
9.8 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 198°F73°F102°F 202367°F 200014%0%
Aug 298°F73°F104°F 201266°F 200514%0%
Aug 398°F73°F105°F 202262°F 202114%0%
Aug 498°F73°F104°F 200361°F 202114%0%
Aug 598°F73°F105°F 202368°F 200514%0%
Aug 698°F73°F107°F 202367°F 200214%0%
Aug 798°F73°F108°F 202369°F 200514%0%
Aug 898°F73°F106°F 202469°F 200414%0%
Aug 998°F73°F107°F 200366°F 201814%0%
Aug 1098°F73°F109°F 202366°F 200414%0%
Aug 1198°F72°F107°F 202366°F 201814%0%
Aug 1298°F72°F107°F 202362°F 200414%0%
Aug 1398°F72°F104°F 202064°F 200314%0%
Aug 1498°F72°F107°F 202062°F 200314%0%
Aug 1598°F72°F104°F 202063°F 201614%0%
Aug 1698°F72°F103°F 199964°F 200314%0%
Aug 1798°F72°F106°F 202362°F 200414%0%
Aug 1897°F72°F105°F 201962°F 200814%0%
Aug 1997°F72°F102°F 201963°F 200414%0%
Aug 2097°F72°F102°F 201062°F 200814%0%
Aug 2197°F72°F105°F 202465°F 200414%0%
Aug 2297°F72°F106°F 202465°F 201214%0%
Aug 2396°F71°F105°F 202465°F 200314%0%
Aug 2496°F71°F104°F 202665°F 201614%0%
Aug 2596°F71°F106°F 201965°F 200814%0%
Aug 2696°F71°F112°F 201959°F 201014%0%
Aug 2795°F71°F105°F 200265°F 201014%0%
Aug 2895°F71°F102°F 202064°F 200514%0%
Aug 2995°F70°F103°F 201159°F 200914%0%
Aug 3094°F70°F103°F 201160°F 201214%0%
Aug 3194°F70°F100°F 201460°F 201714%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ector County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 8:47 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 8:15 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00416932 (Penwell), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003031, 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.