Bancroft climate

Bancroft Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Swea City 5N, 19.3 km from Bancroft

Average highs run from 80°F on August 1 to 77°F on August 31, and lows from 60°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.11 in over about 8 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 Bancroft, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
78°F
Average low
58°F
Precipitation
4.11 in
Record high
110°FAug 3, 1930
Record low
37°FAug 30, 1915
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.5
Daylight
14 h 32 min to 13 h 13 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
60°F
Wind
8.7 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 180°F60°F98°F 194149°F 197326%0%
Aug 280°F59°F101°F 193047°F 190426%0%
Aug 380°F59°F110°F 193044°F 197126%0%
Aug 479°F59°F100°F 194745°F 197825%0%
Aug 579°F59°F99°F 194743°F 195725%0%
Aug 679°F59°F97°F 191648°F 197825%0%
Aug 779°F59°F96°F 189444°F 197225%0%
Aug 879°F59°F98°F 193445°F 190425%0%
Aug 979°F59°F100°F 193642°F 192725%0%
Aug 1079°F59°F100°F 194142°F 191725%0%
Aug 1179°F59°F97°F 194744°F 198225%0%
Aug 1279°F59°F100°F 191846°F 192925%0%
Aug 1379°F58°F97°F 196542°F 196425%0%
Aug 1479°F58°F96°F 197845°F 196425%0%
Aug 1578°F58°F102°F 193645°F 199225%0%
Aug 1678°F58°F102°F 193748°F 199225%0%
Aug 1778°F58°F101°F 198847°F 194325%0%
Aug 1878°F58°F100°F 193645°F 195025%0%
Aug 1978°F57°F97°F 192140°F 196725%0%
Aug 2078°F57°F99°F 198339°F 195025%0%
Aug 2178°F57°F98°F 194742°F 200425%0%
Aug 2278°F57°F96°F 194740°F 192325%0%
Aug 2378°F57°F97°F 194744°F 196625%0%
Aug 2478°F56°F103°F 193639°F 193425%0%
Aug 2577°F56°F94°F 202039°F 195825%0%
Aug 2677°F56°F98°F 195542°F 191025%0%
Aug 2777°F55°F101°F 195543°F 197125%0%
Aug 2877°F55°F97°F 198441°F 191125%0%
Aug 2977°F55°F96°F 194138°F 191125%0%
Aug 3077°F55°F97°F 194137°F 191525%0%
Aug 3177°F54°F97°F 201241°F 196725%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bancroft, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:07 AM, sunset 8:39 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 7:53 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00138026 (Swea City 5N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00130133, 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.