La Center climate

La Center Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Grand Chain Dam 53, 15.3 km from La Center

Average highs run from 89°F on August 1 to 87°F on August 31, and lows from 68°F to 65°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.03 in over about 6 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 Center, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
89°F
Average low
67°F
Precipitation
3.03 in
Record high
103°FAug 15, 2007
Record low
50°FAug 27, 2025
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
13.2
Daylight
14 h 02 min to 13 h 00 min
Cloud cover
47%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
66°F
Wind
6.0 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 189°F68°F98°F 201261°F 201423%0%
Aug 289°F68°F99°F 201260°F 201823%0%
Aug 389°F68°F101°F 201060°F 201423%0%
Aug 489°F68°F101°F 201057°F 201723%0%
Aug 589°F68°F95°F 201653°F 201723%0%
Aug 689°F68°F96°F 200759°F 202023%0%
Aug 789°F68°F97°F 200761°F 202023%0%
Aug 889°F68°F98°F 200762°F 200823%0%
Aug 989°F68°F97°F 200757°F 200823%0%
Aug 1089°F68°F99°F 201059°F 202423%0%
Aug 1189°F68°F98°F 201059°F 201222%0%
Aug 1289°F68°F102°F 200755°F 201222%0%
Aug 1389°F68°F99°F 201056°F 200822%0%
Aug 1489°F68°F99°F 200756°F 201322%0%
Aug 1589°F68°F103°F 200753°F 201322%0%
Aug 1689°F67°F103°F 200758°F 201122%0%
Aug 1789°F67°F97°F 202555°F 200822%0%
Aug 1889°F67°F97°F 200756°F 200822%0%
Aug 1989°F67°F98°F 202557°F 200821%0%
Aug 2089°F67°F96°F 201058°F 201521%0%
Aug 2189°F67°F96°F 200755°F 202421%0%
Aug 2289°F67°F98°F 200754°F 202421%0%
Aug 2388°F67°F99°F 200753°F 201821%0%
Aug 2488°F67°F99°F 200755°F 200921%0%
Aug 2588°F66°F97°F 202352°F 201521%0%
Aug 2688°F66°F94°F 202151°F 202520%0%
Aug 2788°F66°F96°F 200750°F 202520%0%
Aug 2888°F66°F98°F 200754°F 201520%0%
Aug 2988°F66°F99°F 202454°F 202520%0%
Aug 3087°F65°F93°F 201358°F 201121%0%
Aug 3187°F65°F94°F 202658°F 202321%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at La Center, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:01 AM, sunset 8:03 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:26 AM, sunset 7:26 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00113580 (Grand Chain Dam 53), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00158555, 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.