Wheeling Weather in August
Wheeling in August
The short of it: Wheeling in August averages a high of 28 °C (82 °F) and a low of 17 °C (62 °F), with 109 mm (4.3 in) of rain and about 13 h 52 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 82° · low 62° · rain 4.3 in. · daylight 13 h 52 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Wheeling an average August high of 82°, a low of 62° and some 4.3 in. of rain. Much like July: highs about 82°, nights near 62°. Easy travelling weather. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 4.3 in..
The sun is up for about 13 h 52 min in mid-August, 65 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and May.
Against its neighbours, Wheeling runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Buffalo Grove, 2 mi to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
August in Wheeling, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° colder, 0.8 in. more rain
- Versus September
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 20°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 6 mph
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo GroveIllinois | 2 mi WNW | 82° | 62° | 4.3 in. |
| Arlington HeightsIllinois | 4 mi SW | 82° | 62° | 4.3 in. |
| Mount ProspectIllinois | 5 mi S | 82° | 62° | 4.3 in. |
| PalatineIllinois | 6 mi WSW | 82° | 62° | 4.3 in. |
| Des PlainesIllinois | 8 mi SSE | 83° | 63° | 4.3 in. |
| GlenviewIllinois | 9 mi ESE | 81° | 63° | 4.2 in. |
| Hoffman EstatesIllinois | 10 mi SW | 82° | 62° | 4.3 in. |
| SchaumburgIllinois | 11 mi SW | 82° | 62° | 4.2 in. |