Cottage Grove climate

Cottage Grove Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Madison Dane Rgnl AP, 13.8 km from Cottage Grove

Average highs run from 81°F on August 1 to 78°F on August 31, and lows from 61°F to 57°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.16 in over about 9 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 Cottage Grove, 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
60°F
Precipitation
4.16 in
Record high
102°FAug 16, 1988
Record low
35°FAug 27, 1968
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
2.0
Daylight
14 h 30 min to 13 h 13 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
61°F
Wind
8.1 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 181°F61°F101°F 198847°F 197632%0%
Aug 281°F61°F98°F 198844°F 196532%0%
Aug 381°F61°F96°F 195843°F 196632%0%
Aug 481°F61°F99°F 194741°F 197232%0%
Aug 581°F61°F98°F 194745°F 197432%0%
Aug 681°F61°F98°F 194743°F 199232%0%
Aug 781°F61°F96°F 194942°F 197632%0%
Aug 881°F61°F95°F 194144°F 197631%0%
Aug 981°F61°F93°F 194940°F 197231%0%
Aug 1081°F61°F97°F 194444°F 198231%0%
Aug 1181°F60°F97°F 194139°F 196731%0%
Aug 1281°F60°F99°F 199538°F 196731%0%
Aug 1380°F60°F95°F 194443°F 196731%0%
Aug 1480°F60°F96°F 194437°F 196431%0%
Aug 1580°F60°F95°F 195537°F 197931%0%
Aug 1680°F60°F102°F 198838°F 197931%0%
Aug 1780°F60°F102°F 198845°F 198130%0%
Aug 1880°F60°F100°F 195541°F 197730%0%
Aug 1980°F59°F97°F 198343°F 198130%0%
Aug 2080°F59°F98°F 195539°F 195030%0%
Aug 2180°F59°F101°F 195543°F 196930%0%
Aug 2279°F59°F94°F 197644°F 196730%0%
Aug 2379°F59°F98°F 194743°F 194030%0%
Aug 2479°F58°F98°F 194741°F 197730%0%
Aug 2579°F58°F94°F 194837°F 195830%0%
Aug 2679°F58°F95°F 195339°F 196430%0%
Aug 2779°F58°F95°F 195335°F 196830%0%
Aug 2878°F57°F95°F 195538°F 196830%0%
Aug 2978°F57°F94°F 194835°F 196530%0%
Aug 3078°F57°F97°F 195340°F 196729%0%
Aug 3178°F57°F100°F 195337°F 196729%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Cottage Grove, 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 5:48 AM, sunset 8:18 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:20 AM, sunset 7:33 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014837 (Madison Dane Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014837, 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.