Onalaska weather in August

In August, Onalaska sees average daytime highs of 78°F and overnight lows near 61°F, with 3.6 in of rain across 9.3 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-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 37% 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 Onalaska's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Onalaska's year-round climate.

Daytime high
78°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
61°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.6 in
9.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:14 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
54%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Onalaska is fourth-class city in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States.

Density
659/km²
people per km²
Founded
1851

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 Onalaska 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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28063
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297759
307759
317759

How August really feels in Onalaska

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.

Onalaska weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 10°1.376.49.10.0
Feb30° / 14°1.26.15.110.20.0
Mar43° / 26°2.38.94.111.60.7
Apr56° / 38°3.611.5213.23.7
May68° / 49°4.212.80.114.55.8
Jun77° / 60°4.812.3015.26.3
Jul81° / 64°3.910.6014.96.5
Aug78° / 61°3.69.3013.86.9
Sep71° / 53°3.29.4012.36.8
Oct58° / 41°2.88.80.510.84.4
Nov43° / 29°2.06.839.50.7
Dec30° / 17°1.57.168.80.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25842
35842
45743
55644
65644
75545
85545
95446
105446
115446
125446
135446
145446
155545
165545
175644
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205743
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265941
276040
286040
296139
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Onalaska gets around 3.6 in of rain over 9.3 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 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
130
230
329
430
530
630
730
830
931
1031
1131
1232
1332
1432
1532
1632
1732
1831
1931
2031
2131
2231
2330
2430
2530
2629
2729
2829
2928
3028
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 (%)
1142631218
2142631218
3142631217
4152731207
5152631207
6152731207
7162730207
8162730206
9172729206
10172729206
11172829206
12172829205
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14182928215
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16182928214
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18182828224
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20192827223
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22202727223
23212727223
24222726224
25232626214
26242625214
27262525204
28272525204
29292424194
30312424184
31332423174

Wind in August

Winds average 6 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
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
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246calm
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276calm
286calm
297calm
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 4:57 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 7:25 PM to 6:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.54:577:25
214.44:587:24
314.44:597:22
414.35:007:21
514.35:027:20
614.35:037:19
714.25:047:17
814.25:057:16
914.15:067:14
1014.15:077:13
1114.15:087:12
1214.05:107:10
1314.05:117:09
1413.95:127:07
1513.95:137:06
1613.85:147:04
1713.85:157:02
1813.75:167:01
1913.75:186:59
2013.65:196:57
2113.65:206:56
2213.65:216:54
2313.55:226:52
2413.55:236:51
2513.45:256:49
2613.45:266:47
2713.35:276:45
2813.35:286:44
2913.25:296:42
3013.25:306:40
3113.15:326:38

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.48 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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95.6Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Onalaska?

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
6.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Onalaska in August

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

In August, Onalaska sees daytime highs around 78°F and nights near 61°F. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Onalaska 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 Onalaska peaks around June 14 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 14UV 9Jan 11UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul7High
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Onalaska?

Onalaska sits at 43.9°N, 91.2°W, 709 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is North La Crosse, 2.5 mi away.

Topography around Onalaska

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Onalaska has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 581 ft around an average of 696 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 748 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 860 ft.

The land around Onalaska is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), trees (28%) and grassland (21%) within 2 miles, trees (53%) within 10 miles, and trees (54%) and cropland (33%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
581 ft
10 miles
748 ft
50 miles
860 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: North La Crosse 2.5 mi · La Crosse 5.6 mi · Winona 23 mi · Rochester 62 mi · Eau Claire 65 mi · Marshfield 76 mi · Menomonie 76 mi · Wisconsin Rapids 78 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 Onalaska (43.8844°, -91.2351°, elevation 709 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).