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August Weather in Casper Wyoming, United States

Daily high temperatures decrease by 6°F, from 88°F to 82°F, rarely falling below 72°F or exceeding 95°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 5°F, from 57°F to 51°F, rarely falling below 42°F or exceeding 64°F.

For reference, on July 18, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Casper typically range from 57°F to 88°F, while on December 29, the coldest day of the year, they range from 17°F to 34°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in August in Casper

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on August. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in August in Casper

Average Hourly Temperature in August in CasperAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMJulSepcoldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarmhotvery coldcoldcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Elmadağ, Turkey (6,190 miles away); Hozat, Turkey (6,383 miles); and Bījār, Iran (6,761 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Casper (view comparison).

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The month of August in Casper experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 26% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is August 20, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 76% of the time.

For reference, on March 20, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 53%, while on July 3, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 77%.

Cloud Cover Categories in August in Casper

Cloud Cover Categories in August in CasperAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JulSepAug 175%Aug 175%Aug 3173%Aug 3173%Aug 1175%Aug 1175%Aug 2175%Aug 2175%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Casper, the chance of a wet day over the course of August is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 15% and ending it at 12%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 27% on May 22, and its lowest chance is 5% on January 10.

Probability of Precipitation in August in Casper

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during August in Casper is essentially constant, remaining about 0.6 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 1.5 inches or falling below 0.1 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 0.5 inches on August 24.

Average Monthly Rainfall in August in Casper

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of August in Casper, the length of the day is rapidly decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 1 hour, 17 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 2 minutes, 34 seconds, and weekly decrease of 18 minutes, 0 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is August 31, with 13 hours, 11 minutes of daylight and the longest day is August 1, with 14 hours, 28 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in August in Casper

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Casper is 5:57 AM on August 1 and the latest sunrise is 32 minutes later at 6:29 AM on August 31.

The latest sunset is 8:25 PM on August 1 and the earliest sunset is 45 minutes earlier at 7:40 PM on August 31.

Daylight saving time is observed in Casper during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during August, so the entire month is in daylight saving time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:26 AM and sets 15 hours, 21 minutes later, at 8:47 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:33 AM and sets 9 hours, 1 minute later, at 4:34 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in August in Casper

The solar day over the course of August. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in August in Casper

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in August in CasperAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMJulSep0010102020203030404050506000010102020303030404050506060
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of August 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for August 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in August in Casper

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in August in CasperAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMJulSepJul 54:58 PMJul 54:58 PMJul 214:18 AMJul 214:18 AMAug 45:14 AMAug 45:14 AMAug 1912:26 PMAug 1912:26 PMSep 27:56 PMSep 27:56 PMSep 178:35 PMSep 178:35 PM4:44 AM4:44 AM9:16 PM9:16 PM8:45 PM8:45 PM5:37 AM5:37 AM5:54 AM5:54 AM8:56 PM8:56 PM7:53 PM7:53 PM5:52 AM5:52 AM5:56 AM5:56 AM7:43 PM7:43 PM7:09 PM7:09 PM7:25 AM7:25 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Aug 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
8%2:35 AMNE7:12 PMNW-10:55 AMS240,890 mi
2
3%3:38 AMNE7:55 PMNW-11:50 AMS243,104 mi
3
1%4:45 AMNE8:29 PMWNW-12:42 PMS245,238 mi
4
0%5:54 AMENE8:56 PMWNW-1:30 PMS247,230 mi
5
2%7:01 AMENE9:18 PMWNW-2:14 PMS248,997 mi
6
5%8:06 AMENE9:37 PMW-2:55 PMS250,432 mi
7
11%9:09 AME9:55 PMW-3:34 PMS251,417 mi
8
18%10:10 AME10:12 PMW-4:13 PMS251,833 mi
9
26%11:11 AME10:29 PMWSW-4:51 PMS251,572 mi
10
34%12:14 PMESE10:48 PMWSW-5:32 PMS250,560 mi
11
44%1:18 PMESE11:11 PMWSW-6:15 PMS248,763 mi
12
50%2:24 PMESE11:39 PMWSW-7:02 PMS246,212 mi
13
64%3:32 PMSE--7:53 PMS243,006 mi
14
74%-12:14 AMSW4:39 PMSE8:50 PMS239,326 mi
15
83%-1:01 AMSW5:41 PMSE9:51 PMS235,431 mi
16
91%-2:00 AMSW6:35 PMSE10:53 PMS231,645 mi
17
97%-3:11 AMSW7:18 PMSE11:54 PMS228,316 mi
18
98%-4:30 AMWSW7:53 PMESE--
19
100%-5:52 AMWSW8:21 PMESE12:52 AMS225,766 mi
20
100%-7:14 AMWSW8:46 PME1:47 AMS224,232 mi
21
96%-8:34 AMW9:09 PME2:38 AMS223,825 mi
22
90%-9:53 AMW9:31 PME3:28 AMS224,523 mi
23
82%-11:12 AMWNW9:55 PMENE4:17 AMS226,182 mi
24
71%-12:31 PMWNW10:23 PMENE5:08 AMS228,573 mi
25
60%-1:49 PMWNW10:57 PMNE6:01 AMS231,432 mi
26
50%-3:04 PMNW11:39 PMNE6:56 AMS234,505 mi
27
37%-4:12 PMNW-7:53 AMS237,577 mi
28
27%12:30 AMNE5:10 PMNW-8:50 AMS240,493 mi
29
18%1:30 AMNE5:56 PMNW-9:46 AMS243,155 mi
30
11%2:35 AMNE6:32 PMWNW-10:38 AMS245,514 mi
31
5%3:44 AMENE7:01 PMWNW-11:27 AMS247,553 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Casper is essentially constant during August, remaining around 0% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in August in Casper

Humidity Comfort Levels in August in CasperAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%JulSepAug 160%Aug 160%Aug 10%Aug 10%Aug 310%Aug 310%drydrycomfortablecomfortable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Casper is gradually increasing during August, increasing from 8.6 miles per hour to 9.6 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on January 9, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 15.4 miles per hour, while on August 2, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.6 miles per hour.

The lowest daily average wind speed during August is 8.6 miles per hour on August 2.

Average Wind Speed in August in Casper

Average Wind Speed in August in CasperAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mphJulSepAug 28.6 mphAug 28.6 mphAug 319.6 mphAug 319.6 mphAug 219.2 mphAug 219.2 mph
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Casper throughout August is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 46% on August 31.

Wind Direction in August in Casper

Wind Direction in August in CasperAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%JulSepwestsoutheastnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Casper typically lasts for 4.3 months (134 days), from around May 14 to around September 25, rarely starting before April 25 or after May 31, and rarely ending before September 7 or after October 13.

The month of August in Casper is reliably fully within the growing season.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in August in Casper

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in August in Caspergrowing seasonAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JulSep100%Aug 1100%Aug 197%Aug 3197%Aug 31100%Aug 11100%Aug 11100%Aug 21100%Aug 2150%Sep 2550%Sep 2590%Sep 790%Sep 7very coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhotfreezing
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Casper are rapidly increasing during August, increasing by 576°F, from 1,431°F to 2,007°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in August in Casper

The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of August, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Casper is decreasing during August, falling by 1.1 kWh, from 7.3 kWh to 6.2 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in August in Casper

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in August in CasperAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhJulSepAug 17.3 kWhAug 17.3 kWhAug 316.2 kWhAug 316.2 kWhAug 117.0 kWhAug 117.0 kWhAug 216.7 kWhAug 216.7 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Casper are 42.867 deg latitude, -106.313 deg longitude, and 5,171 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Casper contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 289 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 5,195 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (3,153 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (4,823 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Casper is covered by shrubs (76%), artificial surfaces (12%), and grassland (12%), within 10 miles by grassland (48%) and shrubs (41%), and within 50 miles by shrubs (57%) and grassland (39%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Casper, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Casper.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Casper according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Casper is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Casper and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Casper and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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