Hays County climate

Hays County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Dripping Springs 6 E, 18.4 km from Hays County

Average highs run from 96°F on August 1 to 93°F on August 31, and lows from 73°F to 70°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.11 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 Hays County, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
95°F
Average low
72°F
Precipitation
2.11 in
Record high
111°FAug 23, 1917
Record low
50°FAug 29, 2010
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
28.0
Daylight
13 h 34 min to 12 h 47 min
Cloud cover
42%
Humidity
61%
Dew point
67°F
Wind
8.5 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 196°F73°F105°F 192261°F 193613%0%
Aug 296°F73°F106°F 192361°F 193613%0%
Aug 396°F73°F107°F 192260°F 192513%0%
Aug 496°F73°F108°F 192261°F 192513%0%
Aug 596°F73°F107°F 201157°F 201013%0%
Aug 696°F73°F107°F 192462°F 197313%0%
Aug 796°F73°F108°F 192264°F 201013%0%
Aug 896°F73°F107°F 192461°F 201013%0%
Aug 996°F73°F108°F 202359°F 201013%0%
Aug 1096°F73°F109°F 194759°F 201013%0%
Aug 1196°F73°F110°F 193660°F 201013%0%
Aug 1296°F72°F108°F 196960°F 201014%0%
Aug 1396°F72°F109°F 192559°F 193114%0%
Aug 1496°F72°F107°F 192357°F 196714%0%
Aug 1596°F72°F106°F 192560°F 196714%0%
Aug 1696°F72°F107°F 192559°F 201014%0%
Aug 1796°F72°F108°F 192358°F 201014%0%
Aug 1896°F72°F107°F 192358°F 201015%0%
Aug 1996°F72°F108°F 192459°F 201015%0%
Aug 2095°F72°F107°F 191760°F 201015%0%
Aug 2195°F72°F108°F 192458°F 194015%0%
Aug 2295°F71°F108°F 191757°F 201016%0%
Aug 2395°F71°F111°F 191755°F 194916%0%
Aug 2495°F71°F107°F 192456°F 194916%0%
Aug 2594°F71°F108°F 192459°F 194917%0%
Aug 2694°F71°F107°F 192258°F 194917%0%
Aug 2794°F71°F109°F 192355°F 201017%0%
Aug 2894°F70°F106°F 201154°F 201018%0%
Aug 2994°F70°F106°F 194350°F 201018%0%
Aug 3093°F70°F109°F 201157°F 201018%0%
Aug 3193°F70°F108°F 192360°F 191519%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Hays County, 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 6:51 AM, sunset 8:25 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 7:56 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00412585 (Dripping Springs 6 E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00417983, 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.