Springfield, IL: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 75.5°F in Springfield, IL, the warmest August since 2021, tied 50th warmest of 148 (with 1942, 1931 and 1925).

August 2026

Mean temperature: 75.5°F; Warmest since 2021; 50th warmest of 148
Precipitation: 3.50 in; Wettest since 2024; 55th wettest of 148

A normal August in Springfield, IL (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 74.7°F, between 71.6°F and 77.5°F in eight years of ten and 3.12 in of precipitation, between 1.46 in and 5.50 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in Springfield, IL since 1879: 75.5°F in 2026; the highest is 84.4°F, in 1947.

Normal range, 71.6 to 77.5°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August in Springfield, IL from 1879 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	75.5	50	85.2	67	65.9	40	3.50	55	0
2025	73.1	108	84.1	94	62.2	115	0.16	147	0
2024	73.9	88	84.2	92	63.6	86	3.76	50	0
2023	73.7	95	84.1	94	63.4	95	6.25	7	0
2022	74.6	76	84.8	73	64.4	75	5.39	17	0
2021	76.3	39	86.5	37	66.1	38	5.69	13	0
2020	73	110	84.4	86	61.6	127	1.63	115	0
2019	73.4	102	83.5	106	63.2	101	3.92	45	0
2018	76.7	31	86.4	38	66.9	26	6.32	6	0
2017	71.8	128	83.3	111	60.4	138	1.60	119	0
2016	77.4	21	86.1	45	68.7	12	10.82	1	0
2015	73.3	104	84.4	86	62.3	114	1.57	120	0
2014	75.6	49	84.5	84	66.8	28	6.64	5	0
2013	73.2	106	84.6	80	61.8	122	0.34	144	0
2012	75.3	56	89.5	16	61	134	2.94	74	0
2011	76.8	30	89.4	17	64.2	77	0.25	146	0
2010	78.4	16	89	19	67.8	15	2.54	92	0
2009	71.7	130	81.5	131	61.9	119	3.04	73	0
2008	71.6	131	82.6	120	60.6	136	1.61	117	0
2007	79.3	10	90.1	7	68.5	14	2.50	94	0
2006	74.9	69	84.7	75	65.1	59	2.45	97	0
2005	76.4	38	87.1	33	65.6	48	2.88	77	0
2004	68.8	146	80.2	142	57.4	148	2.66	87	0
2003	75.3	56	85.8	55	64.7	67	3.82	47	0
2002	75	67	84.4	86	65.6	48	5.41	16	0
2001	74.1	82	85.3	66	62.8	108	3.34	60	0
2000	75.4	54	85.2	67	65.6	48	3.33	62	0
1999	71.5	134	82.5	121	60.5	137	4.64	28	0
1998	74.8	72	84.4	86	65.3	55	5.30	20	0
1997	71.8	128	81.4	132	62.2	115	4.64	28	0
1996	73.6	97	84.4	86	62.8	108	1.81	112	0
1995	80.2	3	90	8	70.3	3	3.67	52	0
1994	72.8	114	83.7	98	61.9	119	3.19	66	0
1993	76	42	85.5	60	66.5	33	3.21	65	0
1992	70.9	139	82	127	59.8	143	0.46	143	0
1991	74.5	78	85.1	69	63.9	83	4.03	43	0
1990	74	84	83.5	106	64.5	72	2.68	85	0
1989	73.3	104	83.3	111	63.3	96	2.57	90	0
1988	78.7	14	89.7	11	67.7	16	1.56	121	0
1987	75.3	56	86.1	45	64.5	72	3.23	64	0
1986	70	143	81.8	129	58.2	147	1.13	125	0
1985	70.8	140	80.4	141	61.2	132	6.03	9	0
1984	76.9	27	89	19	64.7	67	0.63	141	0
1983	80	6	92.5	3	67.4	20	0.84	135	0
1982	72.5	118	83.2	114	61.8	122	3.68	51	0
1981	73.8	93	83.5	106	64.1	79	8.37	2	0
1980	79.3	10	89.8	9	68.8	11	3.91	46	0
1979	73.9	88	83.6	102	64.3	76	2.85	81	0
1978	73	110	83.2	114	62.9	105	4.04	42	0
1977	72.8	114	82	127	63.6	86	5.95	10	0
1976	71.6	131	83.3	111	59.9	141	2.33	101	0
1975	76.6	35	86.4	38	66.8	28	3.34	60	0
1974	72.8	114	82.7	119	63	104	7.70	3	0
1973	76	42	86.3	41	65.7	44	1.66	114	0
1972	73.8	93	83.7	98	63.8	84	4.52	32	0
1971	72.5	118	83.5	106	61.5	128	1.06	127	0
1970	73.9	88	83.4	110	64.5	72	4.20	39	0
1969	73.9	88	84.7	75	63.2	101	2.34	99	0
1968	75.2	63	85.4	63	65	62	0.99	130	0
1967	68.6	147	78.9	147	58.3	146	2.51	93	0
1966	72	127	84.1	94	59.9	141	2.71	84	0
1965	72.3	123	83.2	114	61.5	128	5.90	11	0
1964	74.5	78	87.3	29	61.7	126	2.20	102	0
1963	70.6	142	80.8	139	60.3	139	5.46	14	0
1962	73.4	102	85	70	61.8	122	1.11	126	0
1961	73.6	97	83.6	102	63.6	86	3.08	70	0
1960	75.7	48	85.5	60	65.9	40	2.55	91	0
1959	78.2	17	87.3	29	69.2	7	5.39	17	0
1958	75.2	63	85.4	63	65	62	0.67	139	0
1957	75.9	45	86	49	65.7	44	3.07	71	0
1956	74.8	72	84.9	72	64.6	69	5.20	21	0
1955	77.8	19	89.6	14	66.1	38	3.06	72	0
1954	75.2	63	84.7	75	65.7	44	4.54	31	0
1953	75.3	56	87	35	63.5	90	0.65	140	0
1952	73.7	95	85	70	62.4	113	0.94	132	0
1951	73.2	106	83.6	102	62.8	108	1.96	106	0
1950	69.1	145	79.2	145	59.1	145	2.81	82	0
1949	74	84	84.6	80	63.3	96	4.21	38	0
1948	74.8	72	86.1	45	63.5	90	2.03	105	0
1947	84.4	1	94.9	1	73.9	1	1.85	110	0
1946	72.2	125	81	138	63.5	90	3.17	67	0
1945	76	42	86.4	38	65.6	48	3.36	59	0
1944	77	24	86.9	36	67.2	21	4.11	41	0
1943	79	13	89.2	18	68.9	10	0.10	148	0
1942	75.5	50	84.8	73	66.2	37	0.91	134	0
1941	78	18	88.4	21	67.6	18	2.05	104	0
1940	76.7	31	86.3	41	67.1	23	2.47	96	0
1939	75.3	56	85.7	59	64.9	64	5.75	12	0
1938	79.4	9	89.7	11	69	8	2.49	95	0
1937	79.5	8	89.6	14	69.4	6	0.94	132	0
1936	82.5	2	94.1	2	70.9	2	1.61	117	0
1935	77.5	20	87.2	31	67.7	16	1.23	124	0
1934	76.9	27	87.2	31	66.7	30	3.62	53	0
1933	75.3	56	85.9	50	64.6	69	2.34	99	0
1932	76.2	41	85.9	50	66.6	32	5.42	15	0
1931	75.5	50	85.9	50	65.2	57	3.58	54	0
1930	77	24	87.1	33	66.9	26	2.68	85	1
1929	72.5	118	82.2	124	62.9	105	2.08	103	0
1928	76.3	39	86.1	45	66.5	33	0.73	138	0
1927	69.6	144	79	146	60.2	140	3.37	57	0
1926	76.7	31	85.8	55	67.6	18	4.39	36	0
1925	75.5	50	85.9	50	65.1	59	4.42	33	0
1924	75.4	54	85.8	55	64.9	64	3.10	69	0
1923	75	67	84.7	75	65.3	55	5.35	19	0
1922	76.6	35	87.7	23	65.5	53	0.55	142	0
1921	74.9	69	84.6	80	65.1	59	5.18	22	0
1920	72.9	112	82.5	121	63.3	96	4.60	30	0
1919	74	84	84.7	75	63.3	96	1.85	110	0
1918	80.1	5	90.5	6	69.7	4	3.46	56	0
1917	72.4	121	82.1	126	62.7	111	2.35	98	0
1916	77.3	23	87.5	25	67.1	23	4.34	37	0
1915	68.5	148	77.1	148	59.8	143	6.21	8	0
1914	77.4	21	88.3	22	66.5	33	3.32	63	1
1913	79.9	7	90.8	4	69	8	2.88	77	0
1912	74.1	82	83.7	98	64.6	69	2.87	79	0
1911	73.6	97	83.7	98	63.5	90	3.37	57	0
1910	73.9	88	84.2	92	63.5	90	0.78	136	0
1909	78.5	15	89.8	9	67.1	23	1.62	116	0
1908	75.2	63	86.3	41	64.2	77	2.62	89	0
1907	74	84	83.9	97	64.1	79	7.13	4	0
1906	76.9	27	87.6	24	66.3	36	4.88	24	0
1905	75.8	46	85.8	55	65.7	44	4.70	26	0
1904	71.2	136	81.4	132	61.1	133	2.63	88	0
1903	73.1	108	82.5	121	63.7	85	2.92	75	0
1902	72.1	126	81.3	134	62.9	105	5.12	23	0
1901	75.8	46	87.5	25	64	82	2.92	75	0
1900	80.2	3	90.8	4	69.6	5	4.42	33	0
1899	76.7	31	87.5	25	65.9	40	3.81	49	0
1898	74.6	76	83.6	102	65.6	48	4.40	35	0
1897	72.4	121	82.9	117	62	117	2.86	80	0
1896	74.9	69	84.4	86	65.5	53	1.87	108	0
1895	75.3	56	85.4	63	65.2	57	2.76	83	0
1894	74.8	72	86.2	44	63.3	96	1.86	109	0
1893	72.9	112	84.5	84	61.3	131	0.28	145	0
1892	74.3	80	84.6	80	64.1	79	1.89	107	0
1891	71.6	131	81.3	134	61.9	119	4.65	27	0
1890	71	138	81.2	136	60.7	135	1.03	129	0
1889	72.3	123	82.8	118	61.8	122	0.78	136	0
1888	71.4	135	80.8	139	62	117	1.43	123	0
1887	74.3	80	85.5	60	63.2	101	1.05	128	0
1886	76.5	37	85.9	50	67.2	21	4.19	40	0
1885	71.2	136	79.9	143	62.6	112	4.82	25	0
1884	72.6	117	81.6	130	63.6	86	1.54	122	0
1883	70.7	141	79.9	143	61.5	128	0.95	131	0
1882	73.5	100	81.2	136	65.9	40	3.13	68	0
1881	79.2	12	89.7	11	68.6	13	4.03	43	0
1880	77	24	87.4	28	66.7	30	1.80	113	0
1879	73.5	100	82.2	124	64.8	66	3.82	47	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1947	84.4
1936	82.5
1995	80.2
1900	80.2
1918	80.1
1983	80
1913	79.9
1937	79.5
1938	79.4
2007	79.3
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1915	68.5
1967	68.6
2004	68.8
1950	69.1
1927	69.6
1986	70
1963	70.6
1883	70.7
1985	70.8
1992	70.9

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2016	10.82
1981	8.37
1974	7.70
1907	7.13
2014	6.64
2018	6.32
2023	6.25
1915	6.21
1985	6.03
1977	5.95

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1943	0.10
2025	0.16
2011	0.25
1893	0.28
2013	0.34
1992	0.46
1922	0.55
1984	0.63
1953	0.65
1958	0.67

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 97°F; 31 August 2026
Coldest night: 54°F; 24 August 2026
Wettest day: 1.82 in; 15 August 2026

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August 2026 brought 3.50 in of precipitation in Springfield, IL, the wettest August since 2024, 55th wettest of 148.
The hottest day of August 2026 in Springfield, IL: 97°F on Monday 31 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in Springfield, IL: a low of 54°F on Monday 24 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in Springfield, IL: 1.82 in on Saturday 15 August 2026.