Fargo Weather in August
Average highs run from 82°F on August 1 to 77°F on August 31, and lows from 61°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.74 in over about 9 wet days.
August day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
August at a glance
- Average high
- 81°F
- Average low
- 59°F
- Precipitation
- 2.74 in
- Record high
- 106°FAug 18, 1976
- Record low
- 31°FAug 23, 1891
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 3.0
- Daylight
- 14 h 52 min to 13 h 22 min
- Cloud cover
- 52%
- Humidity
- 63%
- Dew point
- 55°F
- Wind
- 9.4 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 82°F | 61°F | 97°F 1989 | 44°F 1892 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 2 | 82°F | 61°F | 102°F 1982 | 40°F 2018 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 3 | 82°F | 61°F | 100°F 1989 | 38°F 1972 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 4 | 82°F | 61°F | 105°F 1947 | 44°F 1978 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 5 | 82°F | 60°F | 99°F 1968 | 46°F 1990 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 6 | 82°F | 60°F | 98°F 1949 | 43°F 1989 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 7 | 82°F | 60°F | 101°F 1949 | 45°F 1967 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 8 | 82°F | 60°F | 101°F 1958 | 41°F 1964 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 9 | 82°F | 60°F | 101°F 1958 | 45°F 1966 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 10 | 82°F | 60°F | 98°F 1988 | 38°F 1891 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 11 | 82°F | 60°F | 95°F 2000 | 42°F 1968 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 12 | 81°F | 60°F | 101°F 1984 | 40°F 1964 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 13 | 81°F | 59°F | 102°F 1984 | 33°F 1964 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 14 | 81°F | 59°F | 99°F 1961 | 35°F 1968 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 15 | 81°F | 59°F | 96°F 1988 | 43°F 1979 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 16 | 81°F | 59°F | 104°F 1988 | 47°F 1964 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 17 | 81°F | 59°F | 98°F 1945 | 43°F 1977 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 18 | 81°F | 59°F | 106°F 1976 | 41°F 2002 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 19 | 80°F | 58°F | 105°F 1976 | 39°F 2004 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 20 | 80°F | 58°F | 104°F 1976 | 34°F 2004 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 21 | 80°F | 58°F | 103°F 1947 | 41°F 2004 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 22 | 80°F | 58°F | 101°F 1947 | 38°F 1891 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 23 | 80°F | 57°F | 99°F 1948 | 31°F 1891 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 24 | 79°F | 57°F | 100°F 1948 | 43°F 1950 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 25 | 79°F | 57°F | 96°F 1993 | 38°F 1950 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 26 | 79°F | 57°F | 98°F 1953 | 41°F 1992 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 27 | 79°F | 56°F | 100°F 1984 | 33°F 1982 | 28% | 0% |
| Aug 28 | 78°F | 56°F | 100°F 1984 | 36°F 1965 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 29 | 78°F | 56°F | 99°F 1961 | 40°F 1988 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 30 | 78°F | 55°F | 97°F 1961 | 37°F 1892 | 29% | 0% |
| Aug 31 | 77°F | 55°F | 95°F 1953 | 39°F 1987 | 29% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- August 1
- sunrise 6:07 AM, sunset 8:59 PM
- August 31
- sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 8:08 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00215586 (Moorhead), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014914, 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.