La Crosse County climate

La Crosse County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for La Crosse WFO, 11.2 km from La Crosse County

Average highs run from 79°F on August 1 to 76°F on August 31, and lows from 62°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.47 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 La Crosse County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
78°F
Average low
60°F
Precipitation
4.47 in
Record high
105°FAug 1, 1988
Record low
36°FAug 20, 1950
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
0.7
Daylight
14 h 35 min to 13 h 15 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
60°F
Wind
8.3 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 179°F62°F105°F 198849°F 197633%0%
Aug 279°F62°F103°F 198845°F 194833%0%
Aug 379°F62°F101°F 198849°F 195033%0%
Aug 479°F62°F98°F 194747°F 197133%0%
Aug 579°F62°F96°F 194745°F 194833%0%
Aug 679°F62°F100°F 200145°F 194833%0%
Aug 779°F61°F99°F 200149°F 197633%0%
Aug 879°F61°F97°F 194950°F 197233%0%
Aug 979°F61°F95°F 194945°F 197233%0%
Aug 1079°F61°F96°F 194445°F 198233%0%
Aug 1179°F61°F95°F 198845°F 198233%0%
Aug 1279°F61°F95°F 199546°F 198233%0%
Aug 1379°F61°F95°F 197846°F 194133%0%
Aug 1479°F61°F95°F 197843°F 196434%0%
Aug 1579°F61°F97°F 198843°F 197934%0%
Aug 1678°F61°F101°F 198844°F 197634%0%
Aug 1778°F61°F103°F 198848°F 194134%0%
Aug 1878°F60°F100°F 194744°F 194333%0%
Aug 1978°F60°F96°F 195543°F 195033%0%
Aug 2078°F60°F97°F 195536°F 195033%0%
Aug 2178°F60°F103°F 195540°F 200433%0%
Aug 2278°F60°F96°F 194739°F 195033%0%
Aug 2378°F60°F104°F 202342°F 194033%0%
Aug 2477°F59°F104°F 194839°F 194233%0%
Aug 2577°F59°F99°F 194843°F 195833%0%
Aug 2677°F59°F97°F 201346°F 196433%0%
Aug 2777°F59°F96°F 201343°F 194133%0%
Aug 2877°F59°F97°F 195542°F 198633%0%
Aug 2976°F58°F95°F 196640°F 196533%0%
Aug 3076°F58°F97°F 201246°F 196733%0%
Aug 3176°F58°F95°F 195342°F 196733%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at La Crosse County, 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 5:53 AM, sunset 8:28 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:27 AM, sunset 7:42 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00474373 (La Crosse WFO), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014920, 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.