Faribault weather in August

In August, Faribault sees average daytime highs of 78°F and overnight lows near 61°F, with 4.2 in of rain across 9.8 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 78°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 30 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Faribault's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Faribault's year-round climate.

Daytime high
78°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
61°
11th coldest
Rainfall
4.2 in
9.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:21 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
51%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Faribault is city in Rice County, Minnesota, United States of America.

Density
589/km²
people per km²
Founded
1855

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 78°F through the month.

A typical August day in Faribault reaches about 78°F in the afternoon and slips back to 61°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 70°F and 86°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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317658

How August really feels in Faribault

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.

Faribault 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
Jan23° / 1.16.26.29.10.0
Feb27° / 12°1.15.5510.20.0
Mar40° / 24°2.28.44.511.60.4
Apr55° / 37°3.511.22.313.23.4
May67° / 49°4.7130.214.55.7
Jun77° / 60°5.112.7015.36.3
Jul80° / 63°4.010.10156.7
Aug78° / 61°4.29.8013.87.0
Sep71° / 53°3.38.9012.36.8
Oct57° / 40°2.58.60.610.84.2
Nov41° / 27°1.96.93.69.40.6
Dec28° / 15°1.576.28.70.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 41%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
25941
35941
45941
55743
65743
75644
85644
95545
105545
115545
125644
135644
145644
155743
165743
175842
185842
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216040
226040
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256238
266337
276337
286337
296337
306337
316337

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Faribault gets around 4.2 in of rain over 9.8 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 (%)
130
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530
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730
831
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1032
1132
1232
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1433
1533
1633
1733
1833
1933
2033
2133
2232
2332
2432
2531
2630
2730
2829
2929
3029
3128

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 28% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 26% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11426292181
21426302171
31526302171
41526302171
51526302161
61526302161
71627302161
81627302161
91627302151
101727302151
111727292151
121727292151
131828292150
141828292140
151827292240
161827282240
171827282240
181927282240
191927282340
201927272340
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232127262240
242127262240
252226262240
262426252140
272526252140
282725242040
292825242040
303025231930
313224221830

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
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177light breeze
188light breeze
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258light breeze
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278light breeze
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308light breeze
318light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 30 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 84 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:04 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 7:34 PM to 6:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:047:34
214.55:057:33
314.45:067:32
414.45:087:30
514.35:097:29
614.35:107:28
714.35:117:26
814.25:127:25
914.25:137:23
1014.15:147:22
1114.15:167:21
1214.05:177:19
1314.05:187:18
1413.95:197:16
1513.95:207:14
1613.95:217:13
1713.85:237:11
1813.85:247:10
1913.75:257:08
2013.75:267:06
2113.65:277:05
2213.65:297:03
2313.55:307:01
2413.55:317:00
2513.45:326:58
2613.45:336:56
2713.35:356:54
2813.35:366:52
2913.25:376:51
3013.25:386:49
3113.15:396:47

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.51 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Faribault

In seasonPeak

In August, Faribault sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Faribault's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Faribault?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Faribault for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Faribault in August

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

In August, Faribault sees daytime highs around 78°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 Faribault 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 Faribault peaks around June 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 15UV 9Jan 11UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul7High
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Faribault?

Faribault sits at 44.3°N, 93.3°W, 994 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Northfield, 12 mi away.

Topography around Faribault

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Faribault has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 ft around an average of 1,050 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 387 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 820 ft.

The land around Faribault is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (20%) within 2 miles, cropland (60%) and trees (22%) within 10 miles, and cropland (65%) and trees (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
285 ft
10 miles
387 ft
50 miles
820 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Northfield 12 mi · Owatonna 15 mi · Lakeville 24 mi · Farmington 25 mi · Prior Lake 30 mi · Apple Valley 30 mi · Rosemount 32 mi · Burnsville 33 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 Faribault (44.295°, -93.2688°, elevation 994 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).