The highest day temperature in August 2025 was 104°F. The lowest night temperature was 48°F. The average values for day and night temperatures during August were 86.0°F и 65.8°F respectivly.

Most of the days in August are sunny but you can also expect cloudy and gloomy days.

Precipitation total in August for Des Moines is 0.7 in.

The average wind speed in August is 8.3 mph. It makes August one of the most windless months of the year for Des Moines.

We are using day length and cloud cover information for each day of the month to calculate averages for this chart. Average sunny hours for Des Moines in August is 9.1 hours.