Elkader climate

Elkader Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Elkader 6 Ssw, 9.6 km from Elkader

Average highs run from 82°F on August 1 to 79°F on August 31, and lows from 60°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.92 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 Elkader, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
81°F
Average low
58°F
Precipitation
3.92 in
Record high
106°FAug 8, 1894
Record low
35°FAug 29, 1896
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.9
Daylight
14 h 29 min to 13 h 13 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
61°F
Wind
8.1 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 182°F60°F103°F 198842°F 189530%0%
Aug 282°F60°F101°F 196436°F 190831%0%
Aug 382°F60°F103°F 193037°F 190831%0%
Aug 482°F59°F103°F 194742°F 189431%0%
Aug 582°F59°F103°F 194744°F 191031%0%
Aug 682°F59°F103°F 191644°F 191031%0%
Aug 781°F59°F104°F 189445°F 191031%0%
Aug 881°F59°F106°F 189445°F 190431%0%
Aug 981°F59°F101°F 189543°F 192731%0%
Aug 1081°F59°F99°F 194746°F 192731%0%
Aug 1181°F59°F101°F 194146°F 196731%0%
Aug 1281°F59°F101°F 193639°F 190831%0%
Aug 1381°F58°F100°F 189545°F 189331%0%
Aug 1481°F58°F96°F 190138°F 196431%0%
Aug 1581°F58°F101°F 193641°F 197931%0%
Aug 1681°F58°F103°F 193745°F 197631%0%
Aug 1781°F58°F104°F 198841°F 189631%0%
Aug 1881°F58°F104°F 194743°F 196331%0%
Aug 1980°F57°F103°F 191640°F 189631%0%
Aug 2080°F57°F104°F 191640°F 195031%0%
Aug 2180°F57°F104°F 194741°F 189531%0%
Aug 2280°F57°F102°F 194744°F 192331%0%
Aug 2380°F57°F102°F 194841°F 189631%0%
Aug 2480°F56°F103°F 202340°F 189631%0%
Aug 2580°F56°F99°F 194842°F 195831%0%
Aug 2679°F56°F101°F 195539°F 193431%0%
Aug 2779°F56°F98°F 189539°F 191531%0%
Aug 2879°F55°F101°F 195537°F 189631%0%
Aug 2979°F55°F101°F 198435°F 189631%0%
Aug 3079°F55°F99°F 198435°F 191531%0%
Aug 3179°F54°F99°F 195335°F 191531%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Elkader, 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 5:57 AM, sunset 8:26 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 7:42 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00132603 (Elkader 6 Ssw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00476827, 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.