Marshfield weather in August

In August, Marshfield sees average daytime highs of 76°F and overnight lows near 58°F, with 3.9 in of rain across 10.4 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 78°F in the first days to 75°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Marshfield's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marshfield's year-round climate.

Daytime high
76°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
58°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.9 in
10.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:08 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
57%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Marshfield is city in Wood and Marathon counties in Wisconsin, United States.

Density
533/km²
people per km²
Founded
1868

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 78°F in the first days to 75°F by the end.

A typical August day in Marshfield reaches about 76°F in the afternoon and slips back to 58°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 68°F and 84°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)
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47860
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How August really feels in Marshfield

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.

Marshfield 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° / 1.27.37.490.0
Feb28° / 11°1.25.75.310.10.0
Mar40° / 22°2.28.85.211.60.4
Apr54° / 35°3.511.53.313.23.1
May66° / 47°4.112.80.114.65.5
Jun75° / 57°4.412.3015.36.4
Jul78° / 61°3.611.50156.5
Aug76° / 58°3.910.4013.96.9
Sep69° / 50°3.59.9012.36.4
Oct55° / 38°3.19.60.810.73.6
Nov40° / 26°2.17.53.69.40.3
Dec28° / 14°1.67.26.68.70.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 48%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25545
35545
45446
55446
65347
75248
85248
95149
105149
115050
125050
135050
145050
155149
165050
175149
185149
195149
205248
215248
225248
235248
245347
255347
265446
275446
285446
295545
305545
315446

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Marshfield gets around 3.9 in of rain over 10.4 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 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
136
236
335
435
535
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735
835
934
1034
1134
1234
1334
1433
1533
1633
1733
1833
1933
2033
2132
2232
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2432
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2631
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3131

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 14% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1263026153
2273125143
3273125143
4273125143
5283124143
6283124143
7293124143
8293123142
9303123142
10313123142
11313123142
12313123132
13323123131
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18323024131
19333024131
20333024131
21332924121
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25362723121
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28402523111
29412522111
30432421101
31452421101

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
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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307calm
317calm

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 4:51 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 7:23 PM to 6:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.54:517:23
214.54:527:21
314.54:537:20
414.44:547:19
514.44:557:18
614.34:567:16
714.34:587:15
814.24:597:13
914.25:007:12
1014.25:017:11
1114.15:027:09
1214.15:047:08
1314.05:057:06
1414.05:067:04
1513.95:077:03
1613.95:087:01
1713.85:107:00
1813.85:116:58
1913.75:126:56
2013.75:136:55
2113.65:146:53
2213.65:166:51
2313.55:176:49
2413.55:186:48
2513.45:196:46
2613.45:206:44
2713.35:226:42
2813.35:236:41
2913.25:246:39
3013.25:256:37
3113.15:266:35

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Marshfield?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Marshfield in August

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

In August, Marshfield sees daytime highs around 76°F and nights near 58°F. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Marshfield 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 Marshfield peaks around June 17 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 17UV 9Jan 11UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Marshfield?

Marshfield sits at 44.7°N, 90.2°W, 1,286 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Wisconsin Rapids, 26 mi away.

Topography around Marshfield

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Marshfield has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 ft around an average of 1,266 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,188 ft.

The land around Marshfield is covered by trees (38%), grassland (24%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 2 miles, cropland (51%) and trees (34%) within 10 miles, and trees (60%) and cropland (28%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
200 ft
10 miles
331 ft
50 miles
1,188 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Wisconsin Rapids 26 mi · Stevens Point 31 mi · Wausau 34 mi · Weston 34 mi · Eau Claire 66 mi · Onalaska 76 mi · North La Crosse 78 mi · La Crosse 80 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 Marshfield (44.6688°, -90.1718°, elevation 1,286 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).