Beloit weather in August

In August, Beloit sees average daytime highs of 80°F and overnight lows near 62°F, with 3.5 in of rain across 9.9 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 80°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Beloit's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Beloit's year-round climate.

Daytime high
80°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
62°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.5 in
9.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:08 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
55%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Beloit is city in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States.

Density
807/km²
people per km²
Founded
1836

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 80°F through the month.

A typical August day in Beloit reaches about 80°F in the afternoon and slips back to 62°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 72°F and 87°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°F cooler than July and about 7°F warmer than September.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How August really feels in Beloit

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Beloit weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 15°1.87.569.20.0
Feb33° / 18°1.775.510.30.0
Mar45° / 28°2.49.43.311.61.1
Apr57° / 39°4.112.31.213.13.8
May69° / 50°4.012.40.114.45.9
Jun78° / 60°4.011.8015.16.4
Jul82° / 64°3.410.1014.86.4
Aug80° / 62°3.59.9013.76.7
Sep73° / 54°3.39012.37.0
Oct60° / 42°2.88.90.210.84.9
Nov45° / 31°2.37.91.99.61.2
Dec34° / 21°2.17.84.78.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Beloit gets around 3.5 in of rain over 9.9 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
132
232
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733
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 25% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 31% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
116252523111
216252523101
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Wind in August

Winds average 6 mph in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 7 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
26calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:52 AM to 5:24 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 6:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:527:12
214.34:537:11
314.34:547:10
414.24:557:09
514.24:567:08
614.24:577:06
714.14:587:05
814.14:597:04
914.05:007:03
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1213.95:046:58
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1813.75:106:49
1913.65:116:48
2013.65:126:46
2113.55:136:45
2213.55:156:43
2313.45:166:41
2413.45:176:40
2513.35:186:38
2613.35:196:37
2713.25:206:35
2813.25:216:33
2913.25:226:31
3013.15:236:30
3113.15:246:28

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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265.1Bright
275.1Bright
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295.0Bright
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315.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Beloit?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Beloit for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Beloit in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Beloit sees daytime highs around 80°F and nights near 62°F. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Beloit in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Beloit peaks around June 19 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 19UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Beloit in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Beloit is worst in July — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (October, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodJul 1715 µg/m³Oct 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr12Good
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Beloit?

Beloit sits at 42.5°N, 89.0°W, 751 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Machesney Park, 11 mi away.

Topography around Beloit

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Beloit.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Beloit has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 ft around an average of 784 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 341 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 623 ft.

The land around Beloit is covered by trees (39%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 2 miles, cropland (49%), trees (23%) and grassland (20%) within 10 miles, and cropland (59%) and trees (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
151 ft
10 miles
341 ft
50 miles
623 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Machesney Park 11 mi · Janesville 12 mi · Loves Park 13 mi · Rockford 17 mi · Belvidere 19 mi · Woodstock 32 mi · Freeport 34 mi · Fitchburg 39 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Beloit (42.5084°, -89.0318°, elevation 751 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).