Blaine weather in August

In August, Blaine sees average daytime highs of 79°F and overnight lows near 61°F, with 3.8 in of rain across 10 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 80°F in the first days to 77°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Blaine's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Blaine's year-round climate.

Daytime high
79°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
61°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.8 in
10 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:20 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
52%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Blaine is city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States.

Density
704/km²
people per km²
Founded
1877

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 80°F in the first days to 77°F by the end.

A typical August day in Blaine reaches about 79°F in the afternoon and slips back to 61°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 71°F and 87°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°F cooler than July and about 8°F warmer than September.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
18162
28162
38062
48062
58062
68062
78062
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98062
108061
118061
127961
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217860
227860
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277859
287859
297759
307758
317758

How August really feels in Blaine

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.

Blaine weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 0.95.9690.0
Feb27° / 11°1.04.94.710.10.0
Mar40° / 23°1.97.44.111.60.4
Apr55° / 36°3.210.52.613.23.4
May67° / 49°4.211.90.214.65.9
Jun77° / 59°4.412.1015.46.4
Jul81° / 63°3.610.9015.16.5
Aug79° / 61°3.810013.96.8
Sep71° / 52°3.39.2012.36.7
Oct56° / 40°2.78.80.710.74.0
Nov40° / 26°1.96.73.79.30.4
Dec27° / 14°1.35.85.88.60.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36238
46139
56139
66040
76040
85842
95842
105743
115743
125743
135743
145743
155743
165743
175842
185842
195842
205842
215941
225941
235941
246040
256139
266139
276139
286139
296139
306139
316139

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Blaine gets around 3.8 in of rain over 10 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 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
235
334
434
534
634
733
833
933
1033
1133
1233
1333
1433
1532
1632
1732
1832
1932
2032
2132
2231
2331
2431
2531
2631
2731
2830
2930
3030
3130

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 27% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 20% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1222627186
2222727186
3222727186
4222727185
5232727175
6232727175
7232827175
8232827175
9242827174
10242827174
11242927174
12242927174
13242927173
14242927173
15242928163
16242928163
17242828172
18252829172
19252829172
20252729172
21262728172
22262728172
23272728172
24282727172
25292726172
26302626172
27312625162
28332524162
29342523162
30362522152
31382521152

Wind in August

Winds average 7 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
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
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277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:02 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 7:36 PM to 6:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.65:027:36
214.55:037:35
314.55:047:34
414.55:057:32
514.45:067:31
614.45:077:30
714.35:097:28
814.35:107:27
914.25:117:25
1014.25:127:24
1114.15:137:22
1214.15:157:21
1314.15:167:19
1414.05:177:18
1514.05:187:16
1613.95:207:14
1713.95:217:13
1813.85:227:11
1913.85:237:09
2013.75:247:08
2113.75:267:06
2213.65:277:04
2313.65:287:03
2413.55:297:01
2513.55:316:59
2613.45:326:57
2713.45:336:55
2813.35:346:53
2913.35:366:52
3013.25:376:50
3113.25:386:48

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.38 kWh/m² to a high of 6.28 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Blaine?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Blaine in August

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

In August, Blaine sees daytime highs around 79°F and nights near 61°F. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Blaine in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Blaine peaks around June 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 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 17UV 9Jan 12UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Blaine?

Blaine sits at 45.2°N, 93.2°W, 906 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Coon Rapids, 3.7 mi away.

Topography around Blaine

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Blaine has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 ft around an average of 909 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 787 ft.

The land around Blaine is covered by trees (42%), grassland (29%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 2 miles, trees (49%) and grassland (24%) within 10 miles, and trees (38%) and cropland (35%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
72 ft
10 miles
295 ft
50 miles
787 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Coon Rapids 3.7 mi · Fridley 5.6 mi · West Coon Rapids 5.6 mi · Andover 5.6 mi · Ham Lake 6.2 mi · New Brighton 6.8 mi · Shoreview 6.8 mi · Lino Lakes 6.8 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 Blaine (45.1608°, -93.2349°, elevation 906 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).