Norfolk weather in August

In August, Norfolk sees average daytime highs of 83°F and overnight lows near 62°F, with 3.2 in of rain across 9 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 83°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Norfolk's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Norfolk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
83°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
62°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.2 in
9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:42 AM – 7:25 PM
Cloud cover
45%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 mph
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Norfolk is city in Madison County, Nebraska, United States.

Density
786/km²
people per km²
Founded
1866

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 83°F through the month.

A typical August day in Norfolk reaches about 83°F in the afternoon and slips back to 62°F overnight — a 21°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 74°F and 92°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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28464
38464
48464
58464
68364
78363
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128363
138363
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298260
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318160

How August really feels in Norfolk

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.

Norfolk 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
Jan32° / 14°0.84.23.79.30.0
Feb36° / 17°0.954.310.30.0
Mar48° / 27°2.07.33.611.71.8
Apr60° / 38°3.610.31.913.14.6
May70° / 50°5.012.40.114.36.2
Jun81° / 61°4.411.30156.2
Jul85° / 65°2.88.6014.75.6
Aug83° / 62°3.29013.76.3
Sep76° / 53°2.67.2012.37.4
Oct62° / 40°2.57.40.810.95.8
Nov47° / 27°1.44.62.49.61.8
Dec35° / 17°1.14.53.990.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 34%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36436
46436
56337
66337
76337
86337
96436
106436
116436
126436
136535
146535
156535
166535
176535
186535
196634
206634
216634
226733
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256733
266832
276931
287030
297030
307030
317030

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Norfolk gets around 3.2 in of rain over 9 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 28% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
130
230
330
430
530
631
731
831
931
1031
1131
1230
1330
1430
1529
1629
1729
1829
1929
2028
2128
2228
2327
2427
2526
2626
2725
2825
2924
3024
3124

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 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 34% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1820322613
2820322713
3820322713
4820322812
5821312812
6921312812
7921302811
8922302811
9922302811
101022302810
111022302810
12112230289
13112231279
14112231278
15122231277
16122232277
17132232276
18132232276
19132232275
20132232285
21142232284
22142232284
23152232283
24152232283
25162231283
26172231273
27182231272
28192230262
29212230252
30232229241
31252329231

Wind in August

Winds average 8 mph in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 9 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
18light breeze
28light breeze
38light breeze
48light breeze
58light breeze
68light breeze
78light breeze
88light breeze
98light breeze
108light breeze
118light breeze
128light breeze
138light breeze
148light breeze
158light breeze
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309light breeze
319light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:27 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 7:45 PM to 7:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:277:45
214.35:287:44
314.25:297:42
414.25:307:41
514.25:317:40
614.15:327:39
714.15:337:38
814.05:347:36
914.05:357:35
1014.05:367:34
1113.95:377:32
1213.95:387:31
1313.85:397:30
1413.85:407:28
1513.85:417:27
1613.75:427:25
1713.75:437:24
1813.65:457:22
1913.65:467:21
2013.55:477:19
2113.55:487:17
2213.55:497:16
2313.45:507:14
2413.45:517:13
2513.35:527:11
2613.35:537:09
2713.25:547:08
2813.25:557:06
2913.15:567:04
3013.15:577:03
3113.05:587:01

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.7Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Norfolk

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Norfolk?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Norfolk in August

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

In August, Norfolk sees daytime highs around 83°F and nights near 62°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Norfolk 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 Norfolk peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 9Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Norfolk?

Norfolk sits at 42.0°N, 97.4°W, 1,522 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Columbus, 42 mi away.

Topography around Norfolk

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Norfolk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 ft around an average of 1,535 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 404 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,053 ft.

The land around Norfolk is covered by artificial surfaces (36%) and grassland (33%) within 2 miles, cropland (57%) and grassland (31%) within 10 miles, and cropland (79%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
190 ft
10 miles
404 ft
50 miles
1,053 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Columbus 42 mi · Sioux City 62 mi · Fremont 63 mi · Grand Island 90 mi · La Vista 93 mi · Omaha 93 mi · Papillion 93 mi · Lincoln 93 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 Norfolk (42.0283°, -97.417°, elevation 1,522 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).