Galveston, TX: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 87°F in Galveston, TX, the warmest August since 2024 (2025 excluded: 13 of 31 days missing), 7th warmest of 150.

August 2026

Mean temperature: 87°F; Warmest since 2024; 7th warmest of 150
Precipitation: 0.09 in; Driest since 1927; 3rd driest of 153

A normal August in Galveston, TX (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 85.4°F, between 83.9°F and 87.5°F in eight years of ten and 3.36 in of precipitation, between 0.53 in and 10.28 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in Galveston, TX since 1874: 87°F in 2026; the highest is 88.6°F, in 2023.

Normal range, 83.9 to 87.5°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August in Galveston, TX from 1871 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	87	7	92.2	9	81.9	6	0.09	151	0
2025									13
2024	87.1	6	92.3	7	81.8	8	4.62	59	0
2023	88.6	1	94.7	1	82.6	3	0.27	147	0
2022	86.8	8	91.9	12	81.6	9	7.40	22	0
2021	86.6	9	91.7	14	81.6	9	3.50	79	0
2020	87.9	3	93	3	82.7	2	0.75	139	0
2019	87.8	4	93	3	82.6	3	2.25	105	0
2018	85.8	14	91	18	80.6	17	1.37	126	0
2017	83.9	63	88.8	49	79	79	26.67	1	0
2016	84.7	33	89.4	37	79.9	37	8.82	16	0
2015	86.1	13	91.9	12	80.3	27	6.40	33	0
2014	85.4	20	90.7	21	80	31	4.95	53	0
2013	84.7	33	89.7	32	79.7	46	3.85	75	0
2012	86.6	9	92	10	81.2	13	6.14	34	0
2011	88.5	2	94	2	83.1	1	0.10	150	0
2010	87.3	5	92.6	6	82	5	0.52	142	0
2009	86.5	12	92.3	7	80.7	16	1.08	133	0
2008	84	56	89.4	37	78.7	89	7.68	20	0
2007	85.7	16	90.9	19	80.5	20	4.77	57	0
2006	85.4	20	90.2	24	80.5	20	5.24	47	0
2005	86.6	9	92	10	81.2	13	1.00	134	0
2004	84.2	47	90	28	78.4	109	0.77	138	0
2003	84.6	36	90	28	79.3	67	4.59	61	0
2002	84.8	29	90.1	25	79.5	55	14.67	4	0
2001	83.9	63	89	45	78.8	84	10.59	9	0
2000	85.4	20	91.5	15	79.3	67	1.26	131	0
1999							0.26	148	4
1998	84.7	33	90.1	25	79.3	67			2
1997									9
1996	83.4	90	89.4	37	77.5	132	10.14	12	3
1995	85.8	14	93	3	78.6	97	2.87	91	1
1994	84.2	47	88.4	65	80	31	2.25	105	0
1993	85.6	17	89.4	37	81.9	6	0.54	141	0
1992	82.2	130	86.7	126	77.7	126	1.37	126	0
1991	84.1	50	88.6	57	79.5	55	4.35	65	0
1990	85.5	18	89.9	30	81.1	15	0.18	149	0
1989	83.6	78	87.3	111	79.9	37	7.01	25	0
1988	85.4	20	89.4	37	81.3	12	3.24	83	0
1987	85.1	28	88.7	52	81.5	11	2.76	94	0
1986	83.1	100	87.6	100	78.5	101	3.39	81	0
1985	83.7	73	87.9	81	79.5	55	2.46	103	0
1984	82.2	130	86.4	139	78.1	113	3.08	88	0
1983	84.4	40	89.3	42	79.5	55	11.18	8	0
1982	84.4	40	88.4	65	80.5	20	1.80	116	0
1981	84.8	29	89.6	34	80	31	13.38	6	0
1980	84.1	50	87.9	81	80.4	25	2.35	104	0
1979	82.4	125	87	114	77.8	123	4.47	64	0
1978	84.5	37	88.4	65	80.6	17	0.63	140	0
1977	82.6	118	86.6	130	78.6	97	6.45	31	0
1976	82.5	122	87.7	94	77.3	140	1.43	122	0
1975	84	56	88.1	77	80	31	6.58	29	0
1974	82.6	118	86.4	139	78.8	84	8.08	18	0
1973	81.9	140	86.5	134	77.4	136	10.25	10	0
1972	84	56	88.5	60	79.6	52	1.40	125	0
1971	82.5	122	87.2	113	77.8	123	3.61	77	0
1970	83.6	78	87.5	105	79.7	46	1.37	126	0
1969	84.4	40	88.7	52	80.1	29	5.75	39	0
1968	84.3	44	88.2	72	80.5	20	3.17	86	0
1967	80.7	148	85	149	76.3	147	5.74	40	0
1966	81.6	142	85.7	146	77.4	136	5.56	42	0
1965	82.7	115	86.9	119	78.6	97	4.88	54	0
1964	83.8	69	88	79	79.6	52	5.67	41	0
1963	83.6	78	87.7	94	79.4	63	1.41	124	0
1962	84.1	50	88.7	52	79.5	55	2.20	107	0
1961	80.7	148	85.5	147	75.8	149	4.57	62	0
1960	82	136	86.1	144	77.9	120	6.97	26	0
1959	82.3	129	86.5	134	78	116	5.76	38	0
1958	83.6	78	88.6	57	78.5	101	6.59	28	0
1957	83.6	78	87.9	81	79.4	63	2.98	90	0
1956	83.4	90	87.7	94	79	79	1.86	115	0
1955	83.1	100	88.2	72	78.1	113	5.11	49	0
1954	84.3	44	88.7	52	79.9	37	1.28	129	0
1953	82	136	86.8	122	77.2	142	15.29	3	0
1952	83.9	63	87.8	87	80.1	29	0.41	144	0
1951	85.4	20	90.4	23	80.4	25	0.38	145	0
1950	83.6	78	87.5	105	79.6	52	2.01	110	0
1949	82.4	125	87	114	77.7	126	3.32	82	0
1948	83	106	87.6	100	78.4	109	2.62	99	0
1947	82.8	111	87.8	87	77.7	126	4.85	55	0
1946	83.6	78	87.7	94	79.5	55	3.22	85	0
1945	82.6	118	87	114	78.2	111	13.18	7	0
1944	83.8	69	87.6	100	80	31	4.32	66	0
1943	84.1	50	88.5	60	79.8	45	2.85	92	0
1942	83.9	63	87.8	87	79.9	37	5.56	42	0
1941	84.1	50	88.3	69	80	31	3.16	87	0
1940	82.1	134	86.5	134	77.6	131	1.95	114	0
1939	83.5	88	88.3	69	78.7	89	1.99	113	0
1938	84	56	88.5	60	79.5	55	6.03	36	0
1937	84.2	47	88.5	60	79.9	37	3.24	83	0
1936	84	56	88.2	72	79.7	46	2.52	101	0
1935	84.8	29	89.7	32	79.9	37	3.61	77	0
1934	83.2	99	87	114	79.4	63	9.35	15	0
1933	83.6	78	87.9	81	79.3	67	2.06	109	0
1932	84.4	40	88.9	47	79.9	37	4.85	55	0
1931	82.2	130	86.7	126	77.7	126	4.23	68	0
1930	83.4	90	88.4	65	78.5	101	2.73	95	0
1929	83.7	73	88.3	69	79.2	74	0.94	135	0
1928	84.3	44	89.2	43	79.4	63	5.24	47	0
1927	84.8	29	88.9	47	80.6	17	0.02	152	0
1926	83.7	73	88.5	60	78.9	83	0.92	137	0
1925	82.1	134	86.7	126	77.5	132	2.78	93	0
1924	85.2	26	89.8	31	80.5	20	0.49	143	0
1923	82.4	125	86.8	122	78	116	4.61	60	0
1922	83.1	100	87.7	94	78.5	101	2.53	100	0
1921	83.6	78	87.9	81	79.3	67	1.42	123	0
1920	82.4	125	86.8	122	77.9	120	2.65	97	0
1919	83.4	90	88.2	72	78.5	101	2.17	108	0
1918	82.7	115	86.6	130	78.8	84	3.04	89	0
1917	83.5	88	88	79	79	79	2.71	96	0
1916	82.9	108	87.4	108	78.5	101	4.14	70	0
1915	81.3	146	85.8	145	76.8	144	19.08	2	0
1914	82.2	130	86.3	141	78.1	113	8.17	17	0
1913	82.9	108	87.8	87	78	116	3.88	74	0
1912	83.7	73	87.8	87	79.7	46	1.59	120	0
1911	82.8	111	87.6	100	78	116	5.48	44	0
1910	83.8	69	87.7	94	79.9	37	2.01	110	0
1909	83.3	96	88.2	72	78.5	101	4.06	71	0
1908	83.1	100	87	114	79.2	74	4.16	69	0
1907	83.3	96	87.3	111	79.3	67	0.94	135	0
1906	83	106	86.7	126	79.2	74	1.47	121	0
1905	83.4	90	87.9	81	79	79	2.00	112	0
1904	81.2	147	85.5	147	76.9	143	4.03	72	0
1903	82	136	86.6	130	77.5	132	5.45	45	0
1902	83.6	78	86.9	119	80.3	27	0.00	153	0
1901	83.9	63	89	45	78.8	84	6.58	29	0
1900	82.8	111	86.9	119	78.7	89	6.94	27	0
1899	83.4	90	88.1	77	78.8	84	2.52	101	0
1898	83.3	96	87.8	87	78.7	89	3.68	76	0
1897	82.7	115	86.8	122	78.7	89	4.65	58	0
1896	84	56	88.6	57	79.3	67	0.35	146	0
1895	83.1	100	87.5	105	78.6	97	4.51	63	0
1894	80.2	150	84.6	150	75.7	150	9.49	14	0
1893	81.9	140	86.5	134	77.3	140	5.02	52	0
1892	82.9	108	87.6	100	78.2	111	5.29	46	0
1891	82	136	86.5	134	77.4	136	4.01	73	0
1890	82.5	122	87.4	108	77.7	126	5.09	51	0
1889	81.5	143	86.3	141	76.7	145	5.11	49	0
1888	82.6	118	87.4	108	77.8	123	14.46	5	0
1887	83.1	100	88.8	49	77.5	132	6.43	32	0
1886	83.8	69	88.8	49	78.7	89	3.46	80	1
1885	84	56	88.7	52	79.2	74	1.74	118	0
1884	83.9	63	89.1	44	78.7	89	1.77	117	0
1883	85.3	25	90.9	19	79.7	46	1.09	132	0
1882	81.4	144	86.3	141	76.5	146	9.85	13	0
1881	84.5	37	89.5	35	79.5	55	5.98	37	0
1880	82.8	111	87.8	87	77.9	120	1.62	119	0
1879	81.4	144	86.6	130	76.1	148	7.18	24	0
1878	84.1	50	89.5	35	78.7	89	7.58	21	0
1877	85.2	26	91.3	16	79.1	78	1.27	130	0
1876	84.5	37	90.5	22	78.5	101	10.19	11	0
1875	83.7	73	90.1	25	77.4	136	6.10	35	0
1874	85.5	18	91.3	16	79.7	46	7.19	23	0
1873							8.04	19	31
1872							2.63	98	31
1871							4.32	66	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2023	88.6
2011	88.5
2020	87.9
2019	87.8
2010	87.3
2024	87.1
2026	87
2022	86.8
2021	86.6
2012	86.6
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1894	80.2
1967	80.7
1961	80.7
1904	81.2
1915	81.3
1882	81.4
1879	81.4
1889	81.5
1966	81.6
1973	81.9
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2017	26.67
1915	19.08
1953	15.29
2002	14.67
1888	14.46
1981	13.38
1945	13.18
1983	11.18
2001	10.59
1973	10.25

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1902	0.00
1927	0.02
2026	0.09
2011	0.10
1990	0.18
1999	0.26
2023	0.27
1896	0.35
1951	0.38
1952	0.41

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 95°F; 22 August 2026
Coldest night: 78°F; 10 August 2026
Wettest day: 0.09 in; 10 August 2026

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August 2026 brought 0.09 in of precipitation in Galveston, TX, the driest August since 1927 (1997 excluded: 6 of 31 days missing; 1998 excluded: 10 of 31 days missing; 2025 excluded: 14 of 31 days missing), 3rd driest of 153.
The hottest day of August 2026 in Galveston, TX: 95°F on Saturday 22 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in Galveston, TX: a low of 78°F on Monday 10 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in Galveston, TX: 0.09 in on Monday 10 August 2026.