La Crosse climate

La Crosse Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Bison 3NW, 7.4 km from La Crosse

Average highs run from 92°F on August 1 to 88°F on August 31, and lows from 64°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.50 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 La Crosse, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
90°F
Average low
62°F
Precipitation
3.50 in
Record high
108°FAug 7, 1970
Record low
50°FAug 28, 1992
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
19.4
Daylight
14 h 08 min to 13 h 03 min
Cloud cover
45%
Humidity
59%
Dew point
61°F
Wind
10.3 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 192°F64°F106°F 201955°F 197129%0%
Aug 292°F64°F107°F 201157°F 201829%0%
Aug 392°F64°F106°F 202253°F 202129%0%
Aug 492°F64°F102°F 202253°F 199329%0%
Aug 592°F64°F103°F 197053°F 199329%0%
Aug 692°F64°F104°F 197051°F 197129%0%
Aug 792°F64°F108°F 197056°F 199029%0%
Aug 892°F64°F107°F 202258°F 199029%0%
Aug 991°F63°F107°F 201258°F 197228%0%
Aug 1091°F63°F101°F 202051°F 196928%0%
Aug 1191°F63°F98°F 202156°F 202428%0%
Aug 1291°F63°F103°F 196956°F 202428%0%
Aug 1391°F63°F105°F 202157°F 199228%0%
Aug 1491°F63°F104°F 202256°F 199227%0%
Aug 1591°F63°F104°F 202255°F 199427%0%
Aug 1691°F62°F105°F 202255°F 199427%0%
Aug 1791°F62°F101°F 197056°F 198127%0%
Aug 1890°F62°F105°F 197057°F 197126%0%
Aug 1990°F62°F105°F 201155°F 198126%0%
Aug 2090°F62°F108°F 202355°F 201226%0%
Aug 2190°F62°F106°F 202354°F 201625%0%
Aug 2290°F61°F106°F 202354°F 201625%0%
Aug 2390°F61°F105°F 202356°F 197025%0%
Aug 2489°F61°F107°F 201152°F 201524%0%
Aug 2589°F61°F106°F 202152°F 201524%0%
Aug 2689°F60°F107°F 202455°F 197223%0%
Aug 2789°F60°F104°F 199051°F 199223%0%
Aug 2889°F60°F104°F 199050°F 199223%0%
Aug 2988°F60°F106°F 199053°F 199222%0%
Aug 3088°F59°F103°F 201356°F 201522%0%
Aug 3188°F59°F105°F 199052°F 199322%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at La Crosse, 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 6:39 AM, sunset 8:47 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 8:09 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00140865 (Bison 3NW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00143523, 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.