Average monthly temperature: 88.7 degrees -- 3.2 degrees above average
Aug. 2024 brought 15 triple-digit days in the Alamo City, 13 of which were consecutive.
August Rainfall
Monthly rainfall total: 0.38″
Highest daily rainfall total: 0.15″ on August 27
Number of days with measurable rainfall: 4
Last month rang in drier than average with a monthly rainfall total of 0.38 inches. This is 1.77 inches below the average of 2.15 inches.
This brings our year-to-date total to 19.83 inches, which is 0.84 inches below where we should be for this time of year when compared to the average.
August 2024 rang in drier than average with a total of 0.38" in San Antonio.
Hottest Summers on Record
While not as hot as 2023 (which rang in as the hottest summer on record in San Antonio) and despite a stretch of cooler-than-average temperatures in late July, the summer of 2024 still proved to be hot enough to grab the fifth-hottest spot in the Alamo City’s history:
The summer of 2024 measured in as the fifth-hottest on record in San Antonio.
Looking Ahead to September
On average, September is typically our second-wettest month of the year with an average monthly rainfall total of 3.88 inches.
While the average high temperature at the beginning of the month is 93 degrees, the average high at the end of the month falls to 87 degrees.
The average low temperature at the beginning of the month is 73 degrees, while the average low at the end of the month drops to 66 degrees.