Nicollet County climate

Nicollet County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for New Ulm 3SE, 14.2 km from Nicollet County

Average highs run from 81°F on August 1 to 77°F on August 31, and lows from 61°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.13 in.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Nicollet County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
79°F
Average low
58°F
Precipitation
4.13 in
Record high
107°FAug 3, 1930
Record low
34°FAug 29, 1946
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.1
Daylight
14 h 38 min to 13 h 16 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
59°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 181°F61°F104°F 193540°F 18980%
Aug 281°F61°F103°F 193036°F 19150%
Aug 381°F61°F107°F 193045°F 19710%
Aug 481°F61°F103°F 189643°F 19780%
Aug 581°F60°F105°F 194741°F 19260%
Aug 681°F60°F103°F 194745°F 19260%
Aug 781°F60°F101°F 193444°F 19210%
Aug 880°F60°F102°F 193444°F 19220%
Aug 980°F60°F102°F 193646°F 19270%
Aug 1080°F60°F102°F 189941°F 19100%
Aug 1180°F60°F104°F 194743°F 19670%
Aug 1280°F59°F102°F 194740°F 19460%
Aug 1380°F59°F97°F 197139°F 19640%
Aug 1480°F59°F98°F 193039°F 19640%
Aug 1580°F59°F97°F 193842°F 19290%
Aug 1679°F59°F106°F 193645°F 19240%
Aug 1779°F59°F98°F 195542°F 19430%
Aug 1879°F58°F102°F 193442°F 19440%
Aug 1979°F58°F97°F 195539°F 19670%
Aug 2079°F58°F98°F 190037°F 19500%
Aug 2179°F58°F96°F 190135°F 20040%
Aug 2279°F57°F99°F 194738°F 19230%
Aug 2378°F57°F97°F 194741°F 19270%
Aug 2478°F57°F99°F 192935°F 19270%
Aug 2578°F57°F102°F 193641°F 19580%
Aug 2678°F56°F97°F 193739°F 19340%
Aug 2778°F56°F102°F 192641°F 19410%
Aug 2878°F56°F98°F 189535°F 19340%
Aug 2977°F56°F100°F 192134°F 19460%
Aug 3077°F55°F98°F 194138°F 19150%
Aug 3177°F55°F98°F 194137°F 19280%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Nicollet County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:04 AM, sunset 8:42 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:39 AM, sunset 7:55 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00215888 (New Ulm 3SE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00215887, 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.