Burlington climate

Burlington Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Elgin, 21.7 km from Burlington

Average highs run from 84°F on August 1 to 80°F on August 31, and lows from 63°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.33 in over about 10 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Burlington, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
82°F
Average low
61°F
Precipitation
4.33 in
Record high
103°FAug 17, 1988
Record low
39°FAug 28, 1986
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
3.3
Daylight
14 h 25 min to 13 h 10 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
62°F
Wind
7.6 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Aug 184°F63°F97°F 200648°F 199033%0%
Aug 284°F63°F98°F 198848°F 197633%0%
Aug 384°F63°F99°F 198846°F 197633%0%
Aug 483°F63°F97°F 198846°F 197233%0%
Aug 583°F63°F98°F 198847°F 197433%0%
Aug 683°F63°F93°F 198447°F 199433%0%
Aug 783°F62°F93°F 198346°F 199033%0%
Aug 883°F62°F96°F 198346°F 197633%0%
Aug 983°F62°F98°F 198847°F 197233%0%
Aug 1083°F62°F96°F 200550°F 197233%0%
Aug 1183°F62°F92°F 198346°F 196733%0%
Aug 1283°F62°F95°F 199546°F 196732%0%
Aug 1383°F62°F97°F 199548°F 200432%0%
Aug 1483°F62°F95°F 199550°F 199232%0%
Aug 1583°F62°F94°F 199545°F 197932%0%
Aug 1683°F62°F99°F 198842°F 199232%0%
Aug 1782°F61°F103°F 198844°F 199232%0%
Aug 1882°F61°F102°F 198847°F 198132%0%
Aug 1982°F61°F98°F 198348°F 198132%0%
Aug 2082°F61°F96°F 198348°F 199232%0%
Aug 2182°F61°F94°F 198348°F 199232%0%
Aug 2282°F61°F97°F 200346°F 196932%0%
Aug 2382°F60°F91°F 196847°F 196632%0%
Aug 2482°F60°F95°F 202346°F 198732%0%
Aug 2581°F60°F95°F 202345°F 197732%0%
Aug 2681°F60°F95°F 199150°F 201732%0%
Aug 2781°F60°F95°F 200344°F 196831%0%
Aug 2881°F59°F97°F 199139°F 198631%0%
Aug 2981°F59°F96°F 198440°F 198631%0%
Aug 3081°F59°F96°F 198445°F 198631%0%
Aug 3180°F59°F94°F 201340°F 196731%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Burlington, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:48 AM, sunset 8:13 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:19 AM, sunset 7:29 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00112736 (Elgin), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00112223, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.