Marathon County climate

Marathon County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wausau Dwtn AP, 11 km from Marathon County

Average highs run from 80°F on August 1 to 75°F on August 31, and lows from 59°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.07 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 Marathon County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
78°F
Average low
57°F
Precipitation
4.07 in
Record high
99°FAug 2, 1964
Record low
35°FAug 24, 1942
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.0
Daylight
14 h 40 min to 13 h 18 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
58°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 180°F59°F98°F 198842°F 194736%0%
Aug 280°F59°F99°F 196447°F 196536%0%
Aug 380°F59°F94°F 198845°F 195036%0%
Aug 480°F59°F98°F 194742°F 195136%0%
Aug 580°F58°F98°F 194742°F 195736%0%
Aug 679°F58°F94°F 194743°F 194836%0%
Aug 779°F58°F95°F 200145°F 197535%0%
Aug 879°F58°F93°F 200146°F 201335%0%
Aug 979°F58°F92°F 195840°F 196435%0%
Aug 1079°F58°F94°F 194445°F 196235%0%
Aug 1179°F58°F93°F 194742°F 196735%0%
Aug 1279°F58°F95°F 194744°F 194235%0%
Aug 1379°F58°F96°F 194443°F 200435%0%
Aug 1478°F58°F92°F 196538°F 196434%0%
Aug 1578°F57°F91°F 195541°F 199234%0%
Aug 1678°F57°F99°F 198842°F 197934%0%
Aug 1778°F57°F97°F 194744°F 196334%0%
Aug 1878°F57°F94°F 194738°F 195034%0%
Aug 1978°F57°F95°F 195542°F 196734%0%
Aug 2078°F57°F93°F 195536°F 195034%0%
Aug 2177°F56°F99°F 195539°F 200434%0%
Aug 2277°F56°F93°F 194739°F 195034%0%
Aug 2377°F56°F96°F 194841°F 195234%0%
Aug 2477°F56°F99°F 194835°F 194234%0%
Aug 2577°F56°F96°F 194840°F 195834%0%
Aug 2676°F55°F93°F 195341°F 196434%0%
Aug 2776°F55°F97°F 197342°F 196834%0%
Aug 2876°F55°F94°F 198440°F 198634%0%
Aug 2976°F55°F93°F 197335°F 196534%0%
Aug 3075°F54°F93°F 201240°F 197434%0%
Aug 3175°F54°F92°F 200039°F 200934%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Marathon 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 5:45 AM, sunset 8:25 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:20 AM, sunset 7:38 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014897 (Wausau Dwtn AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014897, 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.