Northfield weather in August

In August, Northfield sees average daytime highs of 78°F and overnight lows near 61°F, with 4.0 in of rain across 9.6 wet days and about 13.9 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 39% 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 Northfield's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Northfield's year-round climate.

Daytime high
78°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
61°
11th coldest
Rainfall
4.0 in
9.6 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
5.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Northfield is city in Minnesota, United States.

Density
913/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 Northfield 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 71°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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How August really feels in Northfield

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.

Northfield 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° / 1.16.26.290.0
Feb28° / 12°1.15.3510.10.0
Mar40° / 24°2.28.14.311.60.5
Apr55° / 37°3.311.32.313.23.4
May67° / 49°4.612.80.214.65.8
Jun77° / 60°4.712.6015.36.3
Jul81° / 64°3.710.10156.6
Aug78° / 61°4.09.6013.96.9
Sep71° / 53°3.39.2012.36.8
Oct57° / 40°2.58.80.510.74.2
Nov41° / 27°1.96.93.79.40.5
Dec28° / 15°1.56.86.28.70.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36139
45941
55941
65842
75842
85842
95743
105743
115644
125644
135644
145644
155644
165743
175743
185842
195842
205842
215941
226040
236139
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266139
276337
286337
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306337
316337

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Northfield gets around 4.0 in of rain over 9.6 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 31% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
129
229
329
429
529
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931
1031
1132
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1532
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1732
1832
1932
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2431
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2730
2830
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3030
3130

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 24% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11626302071
21626302071
31626302071
41726301971
51727301961
61727301961
71727301961
81827301961
91827301961
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111828301950
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242326271940
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272725261840
282825251840
293025241740
303224241740
313424231630

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
177calm
187calm
197calm
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217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267light breeze
278light breeze
288light breeze
298light breeze
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 5:03 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)
114.55:037:34
214.55:047:33
314.45:067:32
414.45:077:30
514.45:087:29
614.35:097:28
714.35:107:26
814.25:117:25
914.25:127:23
1014.15:147:22
1114.15:157:21
1214.15:167:19
1314.05:177:17
1414.05:187:16
1513.95:207:14
1613.95:217:13
1713.85:227:11
1813.85:237:10
1913.75:247:08
2013.75:257:06
2113.65:277:05
2213.65:287:03
2313.55:297:01
2413.55:306:59
2513.45:316:58
2613.45:336:56
2713.35:346:54
2813.35:356:52
2913.25:366:50
3013.25:376:49
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 5.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.33 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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35.9Bright
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225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Northfield

In seasonPeak

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

Northfield's rainy season runs March–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 Northfield?

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
6.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Northfield in August

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

In August, Northfield 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 Northfield 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 Northfield 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 Northfield?

Northfield sits at 44.5°N, 93.2°W, 912 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Faribault, 12 mi away.

Topography around Northfield

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Northfield has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 ft around an average of 968 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 423 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 791 ft.

The land around Northfield is covered by trees (39%), cropland (25%) and grassland (22%) within 2 miles, cropland (63%) and trees (21%) within 10 miles, and cropland (56%) and trees (26%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
226 ft
10 miles
423 ft
50 miles
791 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Faribault 12 mi · Farmington 12 mi · Lakeville 14 mi · Apple Valley 19 mi · Rosemount 19 mi · Prior Lake 22 mi · Burnsville 22 mi · Savage 24 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 Northfield (44.4583°, -93.1616°, elevation 912 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).