Normal Weather in August
Normal in August
The short of it: Normal in August averages a high of 29 °C (85 °F) and a low of 17 °C (63 °F), with 81 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 13 h 46 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 85° · low 63° · rain 3.2 in. · daylight 13 h 46 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Normal an average August high of 85°, a low of 63° and some 3.2 in. of rain. Much like July: highs about 85°, nights near 63°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 3.2 in., the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 46 min in mid-August, 61 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and September.
Against its neighbours, Normal runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. Bloomington, 2 mi to the S, sees much the same highs.
August in Normal, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 1.1 in. less rain
- Versus September
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 22°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 6 mph
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BloomingtonIllinois | 2 mi S | 85° | 63° | 3.2 in. |
| HudsonIllinois | 6 mi N | 84° | 62° | 3.1 in. |
| HeyworthIllinois | 14 mi S | 84° | 62° | 3.2 in. |
| LexingtonIllinois | 14 mi NE | 84° | 62° | 3.2 in. |
| El PasoIllinois | 16 mi N | 84° | 62° | 3.1 in. |
| Le RoyIllinois | 16 mi SE | 84° | 62° | 3.2 in. |
| MackinawIllinois | 19 mi W | 84° | 62° | 3.0 in. |
| EurekaIllinois | 21 mi NW | 84° | 62° | 3.1 in. |