Red Wing weather in August

In August, Red Wing sees average daytime highs of 78°F and overnight lows near 61°F, with 4.0 in of rain across 10 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 80°F in the first days to 77°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 Red Wing's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Red Wing's year-round climate.

Daytime high
78°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
61°
11th coldest
Rainfall
4.0 in
10 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:18 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
53%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Red Wing is city in Minnesota, United States.

Density
153/km²
people per km²
Founded
1857

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 80°F in the first days to 77°F by the end.

A typical August day in Red Wing 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)
18063
28063
38063
48062
58062
67962
77962
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127961
137861
147861
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237860
247860
257860
267860
277760
287760
297759
307759
317759

How August really feels in Red Wing

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.

Red Wing 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
Jan24° / 1.16.1690.0
Feb28° / 13°1.15.75.310.10.0
Mar41° / 25°2.28.44.311.60.5
Apr55° / 37°3.411.42.413.23.4
May67° / 49°4.412.70.114.65.8
Jun77° / 60°4.812.5015.36.3
Jul81° / 64°3.510.50156.6
Aug78° / 61°4.010013.96.8
Sep71° / 53°3.39.6012.36.7
Oct57° / 40°2.79.10.510.74.1
Nov41° / 28°2.07.13.79.40.5
Dec28° / 15°1.56.86.18.70.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 (%)
16139
26040
36040
46040
55941
65842
75743
85743
95644
105545
115545
125446
135446
145446
155545
165545
175545
185545
195545
205545
215644
225743
235743
245842
255842
265941
275941
285941
296040
306139
316040

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Red Wing gets around 4.0 in of rain over 10 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 32% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
131
231
331
431
532
632
732
832
933
1033
1133
1233
1333
1433
1533
1633
1733
1833
1933
2033
2133
2233
2333
2432
2532
2632
2732
2831
2931
3031
3131

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1162630208
2162630207
3162731197
4162730197
5162730207
6172729206
7172829206
8172829206
9172828206
10182928205
11182928205
12182927205
13182927205
14182927214
15192927214
16192928214
17192828214
18202828214
19202728214
20202729213
21212729203
22212629203
23222629203
24232629193
25242528193
26252528183
27272427183
28282427173
29302426173
30322425163
31342324153

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
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
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287calm
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 5:00 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 7:32 PM to 6:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.55:007:32
214.55:027:31
314.45:037:29
414.45:047:28
514.45:057:27
614.35:067:25
714.35:077:24
814.25:097:23
914.25:107:21
1014.15:117:20
1114.15:127:18
1214.15:137:17
1314.05:147:15
1414.05:167:14
1513.95:177:12
1613.95:187:10
1713.85:197:09
1813.85:207:07
1913.75:227:06
2013.75:237:04
2113.65:247:02
2213.65:257:00
2313.55:266:59
2413.55:286:57
2513.45:296:55
2613.45:306:53
2713.35:316:52
2813.35:326:50
2913.25:346:48
3013.25:356:46
3113.15:366:44

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.7Bright
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95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Red Wing?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Red Wing in August

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

In August, Red Wing 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 Red Wing 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 Red Wing peaks around June 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJun 15UV 9Jan 12UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Red Wing?

Red Wing sits at 44.6°N, 92.5°W, 741 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Hastings, 20 mi away.

Topography around Red Wing

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Red Wing has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 466 ft around an average of 801 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 568 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 768 ft.

The land around Red Wing is covered by trees (55%) within 2 miles, trees (42%) and cropland (38%) within 10 miles, and cropland (48%) and trees (35%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
466 ft
10 miles
568 ft
50 miles
768 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Hastings 20 mi · River Falls 21 mi · Cottage Grove 27 mi · Farmington 30 mi · Rosemount 32 mi · Northfield 32 mi · Inver Grove Heights 32 mi · Woodbury 32 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 Red Wing (44.5625°, -92.5338°, elevation 741 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).