Boone weather in August: Boone, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August
Boone in August has a normal high of 78°F and a normal low of 56°F, a daily mean of 67°F, falling from 79°F on the 1st to 76°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 13 days in a normal August, 5.56 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 25°C and low of 13°C, 141 mm of precipitation in August.
- NOAA stationBoone (1 mi SE)
- Station IDUSC00310982
- Location36.21°N 81.65°W
- Elevation3,100 ft (945 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population20,080
- Jan 41° 22°
- Feb 45° 24°
- Mar 52° 29°
- Apr 62° 37°
- May 69° 46°
- Jun 76° 54°
- Jul 79° 58°
- Aug 78° 56°
- Sep 72° 50°
- Oct 63° 39°
- Nov 53° 30°
- Dec 45° 25°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Boone in August?
The normal high is 78°F and the normal low 56°F, for a daily mean of 67.1°F. August is 1.3°F cooler than July and 5.8°F warmer than September. August is the 2nd warmest month of the year in Boone and the 3rd wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 3°F, from 79°F on August 1 to 76°F on August 31. From one year to the next August's mean temperature typically moves about 1.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Augusts in three average between 65°F and 69°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 45%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 79°F | 58°F | 45% | 31% |
| August 8 | 79°F | 57°F | 45% | 31% |
| August 15 | 78°F | 57°F | 44% | 31% |
| August 22 | 77°F | 56°F | 42% | 29% |
| August 31 | 76°F | 55°F | 39% | 27% |
Every day of August: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon August 1, coldest night August 31)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 79°F | 58°F | 45% | 31% | 14 h |
| August 2 | 79°F | 58°F | 45% | 31% | 14 h |
| August 3 | 79°F | 57°F | 45% | 31% | 14 h |
| August 4 | 79°F | 57°F | 45% | 31% | 14 h |
| August 5 | 79°F | 57°F | 45% | 31% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 6 | 79°F | 57°F | 45% | 31% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 7 | 79°F | 57°F | 45% | 31% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 8 | 79°F | 57°F | 45% | 31% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 9 | 79°F | 57°F | 45% | 31% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 10 | 78°F | 57°F | 45% | 31% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 11 | 78°F | 57°F | 45% | 31% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 12 | 78°F | 57°F | 45% | 31% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 13 | 78°F | 57°F | 45% | 31% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 14 | 78°F | 57°F | 44% | 31% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 15 | 78°F | 57°F | 44% | 31% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 16 | 78°F | 57°F | 44% | 30% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 17 | 78°F | 56°F | 44% | 30% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 18 | 78°F | 56°F | 43% | 30% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 19 | 78°F | 56°F | 43% | 30% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 20 | 78°F | 56°F | 43% | 29% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 21 | 78°F | 56°F | 43% | 29% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 22 | 77°F | 56°F | 42% | 29% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 23 | 77°F | 56°F | 42% | 29% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 24 | 77°F | 56°F | 41% | 28% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 25 | 77°F | 55°F | 41% | 28% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 26 | 77°F | 55°F | 41% | 28% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 27 | 77°F | 55°F | 40% | 27% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 28 | 77°F | 55°F | 40% | 27% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 29 | 76°F | 55°F | 40% | 27% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 30 | 76°F | 55°F | 40% | 27% | 13 h |
| August 31 | 76°F | 55°F | 39% | 27% | 13 h |
- Normal high
- 78°FAugust average
- Normal low
- 56°FAugust average
- Precipitation
- 5.56 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 130.01 inch or more
- Daylight
- 14 h to 13 hAugust 1 to August 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 29
- Days at 80°F or more
- 11
- Sunshine
- 75%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00310982; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Boone in August?
On a given August day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 43% on average, highest around August 1 (45%). In all, 5.56 in falls on 13 days of a normal August, 2 of them with an inch or more.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00310982.
What are the records for August in Boone?
The warmest August temperature on this station's record (since 1980) is 91°F, on August 21, 1983; the coldest is 38°F, on August 29, 1986. The wettest August brought 11.47 in (1994).
The August mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 67.1°F: 2021 68.0°F (+0.9), 2022 67.7°F (+0.6), 2023 68.0°F (+0.9), 2024 67.0°F (−0.1), 2025 65.5°F (−1.6), 2026 68.9°F (+1.8). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| August | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 68.0°F | +0.9°F | 9.06 in |
| 2022 | 67.7°F | +0.6°F | 4.27 in |
| 2023 | 68.0°F | +0.9°F | 7.89 in |
| 2024 | 67.0°F | −0.1°F | 3.01 in |
| 2025 | 65.5°F | −1.6°F | 5.56 in |
| 2026 | 68.9°F | +1.8°F | 8.35 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00310982; recent months: ACIS, station USC00310982. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does August in Boone compare across North Carolina?
Across the 131 places PlainClimate covers in North Carolina, August normal highs run from 68°F in Beech Mountain to 90°F in Southport; Boone's is 78°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.