Cedar Falls weather in August

In August, Cedar Falls sees average daytime highs of 80°F and overnight lows near 61°F, with 4.0 in of rain across 9.7 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-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 42% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Cedar Falls's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cedar Falls's year-round climate.

Daytime high
80°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
61°
11th coldest
Rainfall
4.0 in
9.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:22 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
50%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Cedar Falls is city in Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States.

Density
535/km²
people per km²
Founded
1845

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 Cedar Falls reaches about 80°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 72°F and 87°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°F cooler than July and about 6°F warmer than September.

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

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.

Cedar Falls weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 11°1.46.75.59.20.0
Feb31° / 15°1.46.34.610.30.0
Mar45° / 27°2.593.211.61.2
Apr59° / 39°4.3111.113.14.3
May70° / 51°5.013.20.114.46.0
Jun79° / 61°5.112.4015.16.3
Jul82° / 64°4.110.1014.86.5
Aug80° / 61°4.09.7013.76.8
Sep73° / 53°3.68.5012.37.1
Oct61° / 41°2.88.20.410.85.2
Nov45° / 29°2.16.929.61.3
Dec32° / 18°1.66.958.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

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

Any precipitation

Cedar Falls gets around 4.0 in of rain over 9.7 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 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 27% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 37% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18223024151
28223024151
38223025141
48223025141
59223025131
69222926130
710222926130
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Wind in August

Winds average 7 mph in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 mph on the calmest days to 8 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
17calm
27calm
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47calm
57calm
67calm
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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 5:06 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:067:26
214.35:077:25
314.35:087:24
414.25:097:23
514.25:107:21
614.25:117:20
714.15:127:19
814.15:137:18
914.05:147:16
1014.05:157:15
1114.05:167:13
1213.95:177:12
1313.95:187:11
1413.85:197:09
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1613.75:227:06
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1813.75:247:03
1913.65:257:02
2013.65:267:00
2113.55:276:58
2213.55:286:57
2313.45:296:55
2413.45:306:54
2513.35:316:52
2613.35:336:50
2713.25:346:49
2813.25:356:47
2913.25:366:45
3013.15:376:43
3113.15:386:42

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.7 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Bright
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275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Cedar Falls?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cedar Falls in August

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

In August, Cedar Falls sees daytime highs around 80°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 Cedar Falls 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 Cedar Falls peaks around June 18 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 18UV 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Cedar Falls 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 Cedar Falls is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (October, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 1916 µg/m³Oct 217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr11Good
May12Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct7Good
Nov8Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Cedar Falls?

Cedar Falls sits at 42.5°N, 92.4°W, 879 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Waterloo, 5.6 mi away.

Topography around Cedar Falls

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Cedar Falls has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 ft around an average of 902 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 604 ft.

The land around Cedar Falls is covered by trees (47%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 2 miles, cropland (62%) within 10 miles, and cropland (83%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
164 ft
10 miles
230 ft
50 miles
604 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Waterloo 5.6 mi · Marshalltown 40 mi · Cedar Rapids 55 mi · Marion 55 mi · Mason City 58 mi · Newton 65 mi · Ames 69 mi · North Liberty 69 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 Cedar Falls (42.5278°, -92.4455°, elevation 879 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).