Watertown climate

Watertown Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chaska 2NW, 23.9 km from Watertown

Average highs run from 82°F on August 1 to 78°F on August 31, and lows from 60°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.58 in over about 11 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 Watertown, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
80°F
Average low
58°F
Precipitation
4.58 in
Record high
102°FAug 1, 1988
Record low
39°FAug 27, 1986
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
2.1
Daylight
14 h 41 min to 13 h 18 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
59°F
Wind
8.5 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°F102°F 198848°F 199235%0%
Aug 282°F60°F100°F 198846°F 197135%0%
Aug 382°F60°F96°F 198245°F 197135%0%
Aug 482°F59°F96°F 198945°F 197835%0%
Aug 582°F59°F95°F 196446°F 199435%0%
Aug 682°F59°F94°F 196343°F 201235%0%
Aug 782°F59°F97°F 198347°F 198935%0%
Aug 881°F59°F96°F 198349°F 196435%0%
Aug 981°F59°F93°F 197549°F 197235%0%
Aug 1081°F59°F92°F 197646°F 196735%0%
Aug 1181°F59°F95°F 198845°F 196835%0%
Aug 1281°F59°F96°F 196547°F 196135%0%
Aug 1381°F59°F95°F 196544°F 196435%0%
Aug 1481°F58°F95°F 197842°F 199235%0%
Aug 1581°F58°F97°F 198845°F 197935%0%
Aug 1680°F58°F100°F 198847°F 199235%0%
Aug 1780°F58°F99°F 198844°F 196335%0%
Aug 1880°F58°F98°F 197642°F 197735%0%
Aug 1980°F58°F97°F 197642°F 196735%0%
Aug 2080°F58°F95°F 197247°F 198534%0%
Aug 2180°F57°F97°F 197641°F 200434%0%
Aug 2280°F57°F96°F 197146°F 196734%0%
Aug 2380°F57°F94°F 197145°F 198734%0%
Aug 2479°F57°F93°F 200344°F 198734%0%
Aug 2579°F57°F91°F 197647°F 196234%0%
Aug 2679°F56°F93°F 197646°F 196434%0%
Aug 2779°F56°F93°F 197339°F 198634%0%
Aug 2879°F56°F93°F 197340°F 196534%0%
Aug 2978°F56°F93°F 196144°F 198634%0%
Aug 3078°F56°F90°F 196146°F 200934%0%
Aug 3178°F55°F91°F 196042°F 199234%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Watertown, 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 6:01 AM, sunset 8:42 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 7:54 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00211468 (Chaska 2NW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00211107, 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.