August is one of the warmer months of the year in Little Rock, with average highs near 35.5°C and lows around 21.9°C (mean 28.7°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 85 mm of rainfall and 64% relative humidity across the period.
August is one of the warmer months of the year in Little Rock. Across 45 years of records, the warmest August in Little Rock was 2000 — when the month averaged 32.3°C — while the coldest was 2009 at 25.6°C. Typical August days reach 35.5°C with nights near 21.9°C. The long-term August temperature trend is broadly flat.
August is one of the drier months in Little Rock, averaging 85 mm of rainfall. The wettest August on record was 2020 with 256 mm, while the driest was 2007 at 11 mm.
Relative humidity in Little Rock during August averages 64%. The most humid August was 2016 at 79%, and the least humid was 2000 at 41%.
August receives about 5.8 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Little Rock. The sunniest August was 2000 at 6.6 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 2016 and 2017 at 5.
Average wind speed in Little Rock during August is 0.3 m/s. The windiest Augusts were 2014, 2021 and 2023, among others at 0.4 m/s, while the calmest were 2022, 2024 and 2025, among others at 0.3 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 28.5°C | 28.5°C | 28.9°C | 28.8°C | 28.8°C | +0.3°C |
| Avg High | 35.4°C | 35.6°C | 35.6°C | 35.3°C | 35.5°C | +0.1°C |
| Avg Low | 21.6°C | 21.5°C | 22.2°C | 22.3°C | 22.1°C | +0.5°C |
| Avg Rain | 78 mm | 64 mm | 70 mm | 119 mm | 96 mm | +19 mm |
August temperatures in Little Rock have risen by about 0.9°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
August has ranged from a record low of 11.4°C (1986) to a record high of 46.2°C (2011).
Rainfall in August is one of the drier months, averaging 85 mm, with a wettest year of 256 mm.
Daytime highs and overnight lows have shifted differently — highs fell about 0.1°C per decade while lows rose 0.2°C per decade, narrowing the gap between day and night.
A good time to visit Little Rock
August is a good time to visit Little Rock, with days averaging 35.5°C and nights around 21.9°C (mean 28.7°C, warmer than Little Rock's yearly average) and higher rainfall. May and September are marginally more temperate, but August still suits most travellers.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35.5°C | 28.4°C | 21.3°C | 41.9°C | 15.2°C | 96 mm | 62% | 0.3 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2024 | 36.5°C | 29.2°C | 21.9°C | 40.3°C | 15.6°C | 41 mm | 58% | 0.3 m/s | 6 |
| 2023 | 37.9°C | 30.5°C | 23.0°C | 42.6°C | 16.7°C | 59 mm | 62% | 0.4 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2022 | 35.2°C | 28.8°C | 22.4°C | 41.2°C | 18.3°C | 69 mm | 68% | 0.3 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2021 | 35.0°C | 28.9°C | 22.9°C | 40.6°C | 19.0°C | 58 mm | 70% | 0.4 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2020 🌧️ | 33.0°C | 26.9°C | 20.8°C | 37.5°C | 17.2°C | 256 mm | 74% | 0.3 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2019 | 36.1°C | 29.4°C | 22.8°C | 40.9°C | 18.4°C | 90 mm | 71% | 0.3 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2018 | 33.6°C | 27.6°C | 21.6°C | 37.9°C | 18.2°C | 168 mm | 73% | 0.3 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2017 | 32.0°C | 26.6°C | 21.3°C | 38.1°C | 16.7°C | 145 mm | 76% | 0.3 m/s | 5 |
| 2016 | 32.8°C | 27.9°C | 23.0°C | 40.1°C | 18.9°C | 202 mm | 79% | 0.3 m/s | 5 |
| 2015 | 35.7°C | 28.3°C | 20.8°C | 42.5°C | 14.9°C | 59 mm | 62% | 0.3 m/s | 6 |
| 2014 | 35.4°C | 28.6°C | 21.7°C | 40.2°C | 16.7°C | 62 mm | 66% | 0.4 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2013 | 35.8°C | 28.7°C | 21.7°C | 39.9°C | 15.2°C | 62 mm | 63% | 0.3 m/s | 6 |
| 2012 | 35.9°C | 29.1°C | 22.2°C | 41.5°C | 17.2°C | 180 mm | 57% | 0.4 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2011 | 37.9°C | 30.7°C | 23.6°C | 46.2°C | 18.2°C | 144 mm | 63% | 0.3 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2010 | 37.9°C | 30.8°C | 23.8°C | 43.8°C | 15.5°C | 82 mm | 63% | 0.3 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2009 ❄️ | 31.1°C | 25.6°C | 20.0°C | 34.8°C | 14.0°C | 105 mm | 79% | 0.3 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2008 | 32.4°C | 26.9°C | 21.3°C | 40.6°C | 17.9°C | 178 mm | 73% | 0.4 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2007 | 37.9°C | 30.8°C | 23.8°C | 42.0°C | 21.2°C | 11 mm | 59% | 0.4 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2006 | 36.5°C | 29.8°C | 23.0°C | 40.8°C | 17.3°C | 66 mm | 63% | 0.3 m/s | 6 |
| 2005 | 37.1°C | 30.1°C | 23.2°C | 39.5°C | 19.3°C | 62 mm | 60% | 0.3 m/s | 6 |
| 2004 | 33.4°C | 26.4°C | 19.4°C | 39.5°C | 12.7°C | 52 mm | 66% | 0.4 m/s | 6 |
| 2003 | 36.3°C | 29.5°C | 22.7°C | 41.3°C | 19.1°C | 58 mm | 64% | 0.3 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2002 | 35.1°C | 28.5°C | 22.0°C | 40.1°C | 17.5°C | 65 mm | 65% | 0.4 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2001 | 35.4°C | 28.8°C | 22.1°C | 39.4°C | 16.4°C | 93 mm | 64% | 0.3 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2000 🔥 | 40.4°C | 32.3°C | 24.2°C | 44.4°C | 20.1°C | 12 mm | 41% | 0.4 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1999 | 38.5°C | 30.3°C | 22.1°C | 42.3°C | 16.5°C | 19 mm | 42% | 0.4 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1998 | 36.5°C | 29.5°C | 22.5°C | 41.4°C | 19.3°C | 74 mm | 60% | 0.3 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1997 | 34.7°C | 27.7°C | 20.7°C | 38.8°C | 15.9°C | 65 mm | 63% | 0.3 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1996 | 33.3°C | 27.0°C | 20.8°C | 37.3°C | 17.6°C | 41 mm | 69% | 0.3 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1995 | 39.1°C | 31.7°C | 24.3°C | 42.4°C | 19.6°C | 20 mm | 52% | 0.4 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1994 | 34.0°C | 26.8°C | 19.6°C | 38.5°C | 14.6°C | 100 mm | 68% | 0.3 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1993 | 37.0°C | 30.1°C | 23.2°C | 41.2°C | 18.8°C | 102 mm | 64% | 0.3 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1992 | 32.5°C | 25.7°C | 18.8°C | 36.1°C | 12.4°C | 59 mm | 68% | 0.3 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1991 | 34.3°C | 27.6°C | 20.9°C | 38.7°C | 14.9°C | 106 mm | 67% | 0.3 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1990 | 36.3°C | 29.0°C | 21.7°C | 41.8°C | 13.4°C | 50 mm | 60% | 0.3 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1989 | 32.9°C | 26.8°C | 20.8°C | 37.1°C | 13.1°C | 49 mm | 74% | 0.3 m/s | 6 |
| 1988 | 36.5°C | 29.5°C | 22.5°C | 39.9°C | 13.8°C | 54 mm | 61% | 0.3 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1987 | 38.1°C | 30.9°C | 23.7°C | 42.3°C | 18.0°C | 52 mm | 56% | 0.3 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1986 | 34.7°C | 27.5°C | 20.4°C | 38.3°C | 11.4°C | 87 mm | 59% | 0.4 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1985 | 35.8°C | 28.5°C | 21.1°C | 41.9°C | 15.9°C | 81 mm | 64% | 0.3 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1984 | 32.6°C | 26.5°C | 20.4°C | 38.1°C | 15.5°C | 145 mm | 74% | 0.3 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1983 | 37.2°C | 30.1°C | 23.0°C | 41.1°C | 19.4°C | 37 mm | 59% | 0.3 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 36.0°C | 28.9°C | 21.9°C | 38.8°C | 18.4°C | 90 mm | 68% | 0.3 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 34.5°C | 27.5°C | 20.6°C | 39.0°C | 17.5°C | 104 mm | 65% | 0.3 m/s | — |
Actual recorded August data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in August is around 35.5°C with lows near 21.9°C (mean 28.7°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
August averages 85 mm of rainfall in Little Rock, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 256 mm in 2020.
The hottest August reached 46.2°C in 2011. The coldest dipped to 11.4°C in 1986.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average August temperatures have risen by about 0.9°C. Daytime highs moved from 35.2°C to 36°C and overnight lows from 21.4°C to 22.3°C over the same span.
August is one of the warmer months of the year in Little Rock and one of the drier months, so plan for around 35.5°C daytime highs and 21.9°C at night.
Not quite — August is the 11th coolest month in Little Rock, averaging 28.7°C.
For August in Little Rock, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 35.5°C and lows of 21.9°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in August averages 64% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in August is 0.3 m/s. The windiest August on record averaged 0.4 m/s (1986).
The wettest August on record was 2020 with 256 mm. On average, August sees 85 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Little Rock behaves each August, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for August specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
