Burlington, IA: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 74.2°F in Burlington, IA, the warmest August since 2021, tied 62nd warmest of 128 (with 2013, 1990 and 1923).

August 2026

Mean temperature: 74.2°F; Warmest since 2021; 62nd warmest of 128
Precipitation: 6.76 in; Wettest since 2023; 14th wettest of 128

A normal August in Burlington, IA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 74.4°F, between 70.6°F and 77.8°F in eight years of ten and 3.57 in of precipitation, between 0.57 in and 6.50 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in Burlington, IA since 1897: 74.2°F in 2026; the highest is 82.4°F, in 1947.

Normal range, 70.6 to 77.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August in Burlington, IA from 1897 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	74.2	62	83.3	87	65.1	34	6.76	14	0
2025	73	89	82.7	93	63.3	72	1.83	98	0
2024	72.6	95	82.6	96	62.6	87	2.56	81	0
2023	73.3	84	82.5	99	64.1	57	7.56	8	0
2022	74	71	84	71	64	61	1.02	115	0
2021	75.3	35	84.9	59	65.6	23	3.87	46	0
2020	74.8	50	86.4	29	63.2	74	0.30	127	0
2019	73.3	84	82.4	100	64.1	57	3.50	61	0
2018	75.2	39	85.4	48	64.9	38	3.84	48	0
2017	69.8	121	80.3	115	59.4	122	4.56	35	0
2016	74.9	46	83.5	83	66.3	17	5.03	32	0
2015	71.9	104	81.5	109	62.2	94	3.47	62	0
2014	73.8	75	81.9	105	65.6	23	6.21	22	0
2013	74.2	62	85.1	53	63.4	70	trace	128	0
2012	72.8	91	85.7	42	60	117	2.14	94	0
2011	75.3	35	86.3	30	64.3	53	0.44	123	0
2010	77.7	13	87.5	22	68	9	3.93	44	0
2009	70.8	115	79.7	121	61.9	98	9.47	3	0
2008	72.4	100	82.8	91	62	97	2.71	76	0
2007	79	6	88.3	17	69.8	2	8.91	4	0
2006	75.3	35	84.1	69	66.5	16	3.69	57	0
2005	75.5	32	86.1	36	64.9	38	1.53	107	0
2004	69.5	122	80.3	115	58.6	124	6.00	25	0
2003	75.5	32	86.3	30	64.7	45	3.28	65	0
2002	73.5	81	82.6	96	64.5	47	6.40	17	0
2001	73.8	75	83.6	82	64.1	57	2.47	85	0
2000	75.5	32	85.2	52	65.7	21	0.58	121	0
1999	75.2	39	85.9	38	64.4	50	2.51	83	0
1998	78.3	12	88.6	15	68.1	8	2.40	89	0
1997	70.7	117	80.2	117	61.3	110	5.69	26	0
1996	74.5	53	84.1	69	64.9	38	2.71	76	0
1995	79.7	4	88.7	14	70.6	1	4.28	37	0
1994	71.6	107	81.5	109	61.7	102	4.28	37	0
1993	76.9	19	85.8	39	67.9	10	7.36	9	0
1992	68.6	125	78.7	124	58.5	125	1.74	103	0
1991	74.3	59	84.7	65	64	61	3.63	58	0
1990	74.2	62	83	90	65.5	27	3.80	52	0
1989	74.1	66	83.9	74	64.3	53	2.90	73	0
1988	78.6	10	89.6	10	67.7	11	6.40	17	0
1987	75.2	39	85.3	51	64.8	42	6.71	15	1
1986	68.9	124	78.3	127	59.5	120	2.95	72	0
1985	70.9	112	79.9	119	61.9	98	2.44	86	1
1984	75	42	85.7	42	64.4	50	1.79	102	0
1983	81	3	92.2	4	69.8	2	4.17	40	0
1982	70.9	112	80.2	117	61.6	104	2.36	90	1
1981	71.7	106	80.8	114	62.6	87	3.32	64	0
1980	76.6	22	85.8	39	67.4	13	11.40	1	0
1979	72.6	95	82.6	96	62.5	90	2.97	71	0
1978	72.5	98	82.8	91	62.2	94	3.82	50	0
1977	70.5	118	79.9	119	61.2	111	6.25	20	0
1976	70.8	115	81.7	107	59.9	118	1.81	99	0
1975	74.7	51	84	71	65.4	30	6.80	13	0
1974	70.3	119	79	123	61.5	106	4.04	43	0
1973	74.3	59	83.8	78	64.8	42	3.56	59	0
1972	73.1	88	82.3	101	63.9	64	4.64	34	0
1971	72.3	101	83.9	74	60.7	113	0.58	121	0
1970	72.6	95	82	103	63.2	74	8.13	6	0
1969	73.2	86	83.7	80	62.7	84	3.82	50	0
1968	74.5	53	84.8	62	64.3	53	1.40	109	0
1967	68.3	127	78.3	127	58.4	126	2.59	80	0
1966	70.9	112	82	103	59.9	118	1.01	116	0
1965	71.5	108	81.7	107	61.4	108	7.34	10	0
1964	71.8	105	83.2	88	60.4	114	1.62	105	0
1963	71.3	110	81.3	112	61.4	108	3.13	68	0
1962	74.4	56	85.7	42	63.2	74	2.10	95	0
1961	73.8	75	84.8	62	62.7	84	3.07	69	0
1960	75	42	85.5	46	64.5	47	2.54	82	0
1959	77.4	16	87.1	25	67.7	11	3.15	66	0
1958	73.8	75	84.5	67	63.1	78	4.66	33	0
1957	74.9	46	85.4	48	64.5	47	1.92	96	0
1956	74.3	59	84.8	62	63.8	67	5.09	31	0
1955	77.5	14	89.4	11	65.7	21	3.15	66	0
1954	74.1	66	83.4	85	64.8	42	5.24	29	0
1953	75.7	29	88.1	19	63.3	72	0.73	120	0
1952	72.2	102	82.7	93	61.6	104	8.83	5	0
1951	72.5	98	82.1	102	62.8	80	3.88	45	0
1950	68.3	127	78.6	125	58	128	2.44	86	0
1949	74.5	53	86.2	32	62.8	80	1.58	106	0
1948	74.9	46	87	26	62.8	80	2.50	84	0
1947	82.4	1	95	1	69.8	2	1.86	97	0
1946	69.3	123	79.2	122	59.5	120	5.27	28	0
1945	75	42	87.3	24	62.6	87	1.52	108	0
1944	74	71	85.5	46	62.5	90	6.25	20	0
1943	75.9	28	85.8	39	66	20	2.89	74	0
1942	73.8	75	84.9	59	62.7	84	1.80	100	0
1941	76.5	23	87.5	22	65.6	23	1.32	111	0
1940	74.1	66	83.2	88	65	37	5.15	30	0
1939	73.7	80	84	71	63.4	70	5.37	27	0
1938	78.4	11	88.5	16	68.3	7	6.94	12	0
1937	79	6	89.1	12	69	6	2.20	92	0
1936	81.7	2	94.2	2	69.1	5	4.23	39	0
1935	76.1	26	86	37	66.2	18	3.77	53	0
1934	77	18	88.9	13	65.1	34	1.22	113	0
1933	73.5	81	83.9	74	63.2	74	2.64	78	0
1932	74.1	66	83.9	74	64.2	56	6.34	19	0
1931	74.4	56	85.1	53	63.7	68	3.84	48	0
1930	76.9	19	88.3	17	65.5	27	0.88	117	0
1929	72.8	91	83.4	85	62.3	92	2.81	75	0
1928	75.7	29	86.2	32	65.2	32	6.09	23	0
1927	70.3	119	81.4	111	59.2	123	1.40	109	0
1926	75.7	29	85.1	53	66.2	18	3.76	55	0
1925	75	42	86.2	32	63.7	68	3.77	53	0
1924	74.7	51	84.3	68	65.1	34	4.07	42	0
1923	74.2	62	84.6	66	63.9	64	2.17	93	0
1922	75.3	35	86.2	32	64.4	50	1.05	114	0
1921	74.9	46	85	58	64.9	38	4.08	41	0
1920	73.4	83	85.1	53	61.7	102	0.44	123	0
1919	74.1	66	85.1	53	63.1	78	3.05	70	0
1918	78.7	9	90.1	7	67.3	14	4.52	36	0
1917	72.8	91	85.4	48	60.2	115	1.80	100	0
1916	77.5	14	89.7	9	65.4	30	3.42	63	0
1915	68.4	126	78.5	126	58.2	127	1.32	111	0
1914	77.3	17	90.6	6	64	61	0.83	119	0
1913	79.5	5	93.3	3	65.6	23	2.41	88	0
1912	72.1	103	83.5	83	60.8	112	2.36	90	0
1911	73.2	86	84.9	59	61.5	106	3.85	47	1
1910	74.4	56	86.5	27	62.2	94	0.43	125	0
1909	79	6	91.3	5	66.7	15	0.87	118	0
1908	73.9	74	85.6	45	61.9	98	2.64	78	1
1907	73	89	83.7	80	62.3	92	6.96	11	0
1906	76.4	24	87.6	21	65.2	32	3.74	56	0
1905	76	27	86.5	27	65.5	27	6.61	16	0
1904	71	111	81.9	105	60.1	116	6.08	24	0
1903	72.7	94	82.7	93	62.8	80	7.63	7	0
1902	71.4	109	80.9	113	61.9	98	10.62	2	0
1901	76.4	24	88.1	19	64.6	46	0.36	126	0
1899	76.9	19	89.9	8	63.9	64	3.56	59	2
1897	74	71	83.8	78	64.1	57	1.73	104	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1947	82.4
1936	81.7
1983	81
1995	79.7
1913	79.5
2007	79
1937	79
1909	79
1918	78.7
1988	78.6

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1967	68.3
1950	68.3
1915	68.4
1992	68.6
1986	68.9
1946	69.3
2004	69.5
2017	69.8
1974	70.3
1927	70.3

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1980	11.40
1902	10.62
2009	9.47
2007	8.91
1952	8.83
1970	8.13
1903	7.63
2023	7.56
1993	7.36
1965	7.34

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2013	trace
2020	0.30
1901	0.36
1910	0.43
2011	0.44
1920	0.44
2000	0.58
1971	0.58
1953	0.73
1914	0.83

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 94°F; 31 August 2026
Coldest night: 53°F; 24 August 2026
Wettest day: 1.95 in; 15 August 2026

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Every answer in words

August 2026 brought 6.76 in of precipitation in Burlington, IA, the wettest August since 2023, 14th wettest of 128.
The hottest day of August 2026 in Burlington, IA: 94°F on Monday 31 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in Burlington, IA: a low of 53°F on Monday 24 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in Burlington, IA: 1.95 in on Saturday 15 August 2026.