Brainerd climate

Brainerd Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Brainerd, 1.7 km from Brainerd

Average highs run from 80°F on August 1 to 76°F on August 31, and lows from 57°F to 52°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.59 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 Brainerd, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
78°F
Average low
55°F
Precipitation
3.59 in
Record high
97°FAug 5, 2001
Record low
32°FAug 21, 2004
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.3
Daylight
14 h 49 min to 13 h 21 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
67%
Dew point
56°F
Wind
10.1 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 180°F57°F91°F 200747°F 202534%0%
Aug 280°F57°F90°F 200547°F 201834%0%
Aug 380°F57°F92°F 202347°F 201533%0%
Aug 480°F57°F91°F 200144°F 201333%0%
Aug 580°F57°F97°F 200145°F 202633%0%
Aug 680°F57°F94°F 200146°F 200433%0%
Aug 780°F57°F94°F 200149°F 201733%0%
Aug 880°F57°F97°F 200148°F 199933%0%
Aug 980°F56°F92°F 200746°F 199633%0%
Aug 1080°F56°F97°F 200746°F 200133%0%
Aug 1179°F56°F90°F 200744°F 199733%0%
Aug 1279°F56°F89°F 200941°F 200433%0%
Aug 1379°F56°F92°F 201842°F 199733%0%
Aug 1479°F56°F91°F 202144°F 200433%0%
Aug 1579°F55°F95°F 200347°F 199833%0%
Aug 1679°F55°F91°F 199843°F 200033%0%
Aug 1779°F55°F95°F 202141°F 201233%0%
Aug 1878°F55°F93°F 200346°F 200233%0%
Aug 1978°F55°F95°F 202137°F 200433%0%
Aug 2078°F55°F94°F 201340°F 200433%0%
Aug 2178°F54°F88°F 199632°F 200433%0%
Aug 2278°F54°F88°F 201246°F 200933%0%
Aug 2377°F54°F88°F 202144°F 200533%0%
Aug 2477°F54°F92°F 201343°F 200833%0%
Aug 2577°F53°F95°F 201344°F 200833%0%
Aug 2677°F53°F95°F 201339°F 201533%0%
Aug 2777°F53°F89°F 201346°F 199633%0%
Aug 2876°F53°F88°F 201345°F 199633%0%
Aug 2976°F52°F93°F 201344°F 200033%0%
Aug 3076°F52°F89°F 201041°F 200933%0%
Aug 3176°F52°F90°F 201340°F 200933%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Brainerd, 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 5:58 AM, sunset 8:47 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 7:57 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00210939 (Brainerd), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094938, 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.