Kenosha weather in August

In August, Kenosha sees average daytime highs of 76°F and overnight lows near 70°F, with 3.7 in of rain across 10.6 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 76°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 Kenosha's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kenosha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
76°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
70°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.7 in
10.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:03 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
50%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Kenosha is city in and county seat of Kenosha County, Wisconsin and part of the Chicago metropolitan area, known as Chicagoland.

Density
1,426/km²
people per km²
Founded
1835

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 76°F through the month.

A typical August day in Kenosha reaches about 76°F in the afternoon and slips back to 70°F overnight — a 6°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 70°F and 83°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 6°F warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Kenosha

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.

Kenosha 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
Jan30° / 22°2.79.679.20.0
Feb30° / 21°2.27.55.410.30.0
Mar36° / 28°2.79.63.611.60.0
Apr44° / 38°4.511.81.513.10.8
May55° / 49°3.811.2014.43.5
Jun69° / 62°3.210.1015.16.3
Jul77° / 70°2.89.9014.87.0
Aug76° / 70°3.710.6013.77.0
Sep70° / 64°3.19.7012.36.7
Oct58° / 51°3.810.80.110.84.3
Nov46° / 39°3.29.71.39.61.1
Dec36° / 29°2.89.84.98.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kenosha gets around 3.7 in of rain over 10.6 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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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 30% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 46% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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26192630172
36192630172
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Wind in August

Winds average 11 mph in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 mph on the calmest days to 12 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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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 4:47 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 6:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.34:477:08
214.34:487:07
314.34:497:05
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514.24:517:03
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2713.35:156:30
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3013.15:186:25
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.49 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kenosha?

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
6.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kenosha in August

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

In August, Kenosha sees daytime highs around 76°F and nights near 70°F. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kenosha in August

The nearest coast averages about 71°F in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 71°F and coldest in March near 36°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 20 to Sep 5 — about 1.6 months when the water holds above 68°F.

30°40°50°60°70°80°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarm
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan38Bracing
Feb36Bracing
Mar36Bracing
Apr38Bracing
May43Bracing
Jun55Bracing
Jul68Cool
Aug71Refreshing
Sep67Cool
Oct56Bracing
Nov47Bracing
Dec42Bracing

UV index in Kenosha 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 Kenosha peaks around June 22 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Kenosha 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 Kenosha is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (October, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1017 µg/m³Oct 249 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kenosha?

Kenosha sits at 42.6°N, 87.8°W, 604 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Pleasant Prairie, 6.2 mi away.

Topography around Kenosha

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Kenosha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 ft around an average of 600 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 292 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 761 ft.

The land around Kenosha is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and water (39%) within 2 miles, water (46%) within 10 miles, and water (50%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
108 ft
10 miles
292 ft
50 miles
761 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Pleasant Prairie 6.2 mi · Mount Pleasant 8.1 mi · Zion 9.3 mi · Racine 9.9 mi · Waukegan 16 mi · Gurnee 16 mi · Caledonia 16 mi · North Chicago 18 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 Kenosha (42.5847°, -87.8212°, elevation 604 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).