Fort Gates climate

Fort Gates Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Gatesville, 1.7 km from Fort Gates

Average highs run from 97°F on August 1 to 94°F on August 31, and lows from 73°F to 70°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.97 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 Fort Gates, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
96°F
Average low
72°F
Precipitation
2.97 in
Record high
112°FAug 9, 1962
Record low
53°FAug 28, 1992
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
28.1
Daylight
13 h 40 min to 12 h 49 min
Cloud cover
41%
Humidity
58%
Dew point
67°F
Wind
8.3 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 197°F73°F106°F 194459°F 193611%0%
Aug 297°F73°F109°F 201159°F 193611%0%
Aug 397°F73°F108°F 195860°F 196512%0%
Aug 497°F73°F109°F 193760°F 191512%0%
Aug 597°F73°F109°F 193760°F 197312%0%
Aug 697°F73°F108°F 195265°F 197212%0%
Aug 797°F73°F109°F 195262°F 195712%0%
Aug 897°F73°F110°F 195460°F 199012%0%
Aug 997°F73°F112°F 196262°F 198913%0%
Aug 1097°F73°F111°F 196259°F 198913%0%
Aug 1197°F72°F111°F 193659°F 200413%0%
Aug 1297°F72°F112°F 196259°F 200413%0%
Aug 1397°F72°F109°F 196955°F 196713%0%
Aug 1497°F72°F108°F 202058°F 196713%0%
Aug 1597°F72°F108°F 194357°F 200414%0%
Aug 1697°F72°F112°F 194356°F 200414%0%
Aug 1797°F72°F110°F 190958°F 199214%0%
Aug 1896°F72°F112°F 194561°F 199214%0%
Aug 1996°F72°F110°F 194862°F 197114%0%
Aug 2096°F72°F111°F 194860°F 194014%0%
Aug 2196°F71°F110°F 194858°F 194015%0%
Aug 2296°F71°F110°F 194859°F 195615%0%
Aug 2396°F71°F106°F 194359°F 195615%0%
Aug 2495°F71°F107°F 195260°F 191715%0%
Aug 2595°F71°F107°F 194359°F 191715%0%
Aug 2695°F71°F106°F 194360°F 191715%0%
Aug 2795°F70°F108°F 194359°F 197015%0%
Aug 2895°F70°F110°F 194353°F 199215%0%
Aug 2994°F70°F110°F 194355°F 190315%0%
Aug 3094°F70°F107°F 194353°F 191515%0%
Aug 3194°F70°F107°F 194956°F 200415%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fort Gates, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:47 AM, sunset 8:27 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 7:55 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00413485 (Gatesville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00413485, 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.