Moorhead climate

Moorhead Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Moorhead, 0.4 km from Moorhead

Average highs run from 92°F on August 1 to 90°F on August 31, and lows from 74°F to 71°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.06 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 Moorhead, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
91°F
Average low
73°F
Precipitation
3.06 in
Record high
106°FAug 15, 2007
Record low
52°FAug 13, 2004
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
20.9
Daylight
13 h 47 min to 12 h 52 min
Cloud cover
44%
Humidity
66%
Dew point
69°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 192°F74°F101°F 201064°F 201529%0%
Aug 292°F74°F103°F 201062°F 197328%0%
Aug 392°F74°F102°F 201057°F 197628%0%
Aug 492°F74°F104°F 201058°F 197428%0%
Aug 592°F74°F105°F 199857°F 197428%0%
Aug 692°F74°F101°F 195661°F 194828%0%
Aug 792°F73°F102°F 195656°F 200428%0%
Aug 892°F73°F103°F 195459°F 197628%0%
Aug 992°F73°F102°F 200655°F 197627%0%
Aug 1092°F73°F103°F 200758°F 197627%0%
Aug 1192°F73°F103°F 195460°F 196927%0%
Aug 1292°F73°F102°F 195457°F 200427%0%
Aug 1392°F73°F104°F 200752°F 200427%0%
Aug 1492°F73°F104°F 200752°F 200427%0%
Aug 1592°F73°F106°F 200754°F 200426%0%
Aug 1692°F73°F103°F 195453°F 200426%0%
Aug 1792°F73°F103°F 195155°F 200426%0%
Aug 1891°F73°F103°F 202458°F 199926%0%
Aug 1991°F73°F102°F 199964°F 199226%0%
Aug 2091°F73°F102°F 200662°F 199126%0%
Aug 2191°F72°F102°F 200560°F 196126%0%
Aug 2291°F72°F102°F 202356°F 195626%0%
Aug 2391°F72°F102°F 202355°F 195625%0%
Aug 2491°F72°F105°F 202357°F 200925%0%
Aug 2591°F72°F104°F 202358°F 201525%0%
Aug 2691°F72°F105°F 202354°F 201525%0%
Aug 2791°F71°F102°F 202454°F 201525%0%
Aug 2891°F71°F103°F 202457°F 201524%0%
Aug 2991°F71°F102°F 195152°F 198624%0%
Aug 3090°F71°F106°F 200058°F 196724%0%
Aug 3190°F71°F105°F 200059°F 196824%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Moorhead, 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 6:15 AM, sunset 8:02 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 7:28 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00226009 (Moorhead), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013978, 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.