Elizabethton weather in August: Elizabethton, Tennessee: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August
Elizabethton in August has a normal high of 85°F and a normal low of 62°F, a daily mean of 74°F, falling from 85°F on the 1st to 84°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal August, 4.20 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 29°C and low of 17°C, 107 mm of precipitation in August.
- NOAA stationElizabethton
- Station IDUSC00402806
- Location36.35°N 82.25°W
- Elevation1,487 ft (453 m)
- Population14,461
- Jan 46° 26°
- Feb 50° 28°
- Mar 59° 34°
- Apr 69° 42°
- May 77° 52°
- Jun 83° 60°
- Jul 86° 64°
- Aug 85° 62°
- Sep 80° 56°
- Oct 70° 44°
- Nov 59° 33°
- Dec 50° 29°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Elizabethton in August?
The normal high is 85°F and the normal low 62°F, for a daily mean of 73.7°F. August is 0.8°F cooler than July and 5.8°F warmer than September. August is the 2nd warmest month of the year in Elizabethton and the 4th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 1°F, from 85°F on August 1 to 84°F on August 31. From one year to the next August's mean temperature typically moves about 2.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Augusts in three average between 72°F and 76°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 42%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 85°F | 64°F | 42% | 29% |
| August 8 | 85°F | 63°F | 41% | 28% |
| August 15 | 85°F | 63°F | 39% | 26% |
| August 22 | 85°F | 62°F | 35% | 24% |
| August 31 | 84°F | 60°F | 32% | 21% |
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 | 85°F | 64°F | 42% | 29% | 14 h |
| August 2 | 85°F | 64°F | 42% | 29% | 14 h |
| August 3 | 85°F | 64°F | 42% | 29% | 14 h |
| August 4 | 85°F | 64°F | 42% | 29% | 14 h |
| August 5 | 85°F | 64°F | 41% | 28% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 6 | 85°F | 64°F | 41% | 28% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 7 | 85°F | 63°F | 41% | 28% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 8 | 85°F | 63°F | 41% | 28% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 9 | 85°F | 63°F | 40% | 27% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 10 | 85°F | 63°F | 40% | 27% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 11 | 85°F | 63°F | 40% | 27% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 12 | 85°F | 63°F | 40% | 27% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 13 | 85°F | 63°F | 39% | 27% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 14 | 85°F | 63°F | 39% | 26% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 15 | 85°F | 63°F | 39% | 26% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 16 | 85°F | 63°F | 38% | 26% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 17 | 85°F | 62°F | 38% | 26% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 18 | 85°F | 62°F | 37% | 25% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 19 | 85°F | 62°F | 37% | 25% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 20 | 85°F | 62°F | 36% | 24% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 21 | 85°F | 62°F | 36% | 24% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 22 | 85°F | 62°F | 35% | 24% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 23 | 85°F | 62°F | 35% | 23% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 24 | 85°F | 61°F | 35% | 23% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 25 | 85°F | 61°F | 34% | 23% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 26 | 85°F | 61°F | 34% | 22% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 27 | 84°F | 61°F | 33% | 22% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 28 | 84°F | 61°F | 33% | 22% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 29 | 84°F | 60°F | 33% | 22% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 30 | 84°F | 60°F | 33% | 22% | 13 h |
| August 31 | 84°F | 60°F | 32% | 21% | 13 h |
- Normal high
- 85°FAugust average
- Normal low
- 62°FAugust average
- Precipitation
- 4.20 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 6
- Daylight
- 14 h to 13 hAugust 1 to August 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 31
- Days at 80°F or more
- 27
- Sunshine
- 78%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00402806; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Elizabethton in August?
On a given August day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 38% on average, highest around August 1 (42%). In all, 4.20 in falls on 12 days of a normal August, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal August in Elizabethton, 6 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00402806.
What are the records for August in Elizabethton?
The warmest August temperature on this station's record (since 1895) is 99°F, on August 7, 1900; the coldest is 43°F, on August 29, 1986. The wettest August brought 10.43 in (2003).
The August mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 73.7°F: 2021 76.3°F (+2.6), 2022 74.3°F (+0.6), 2023 73.9°F (+0.2), 2024 73.8°F (+0.1), 2025 72.8°F (−0.9), 2026 75.1°F (+1.4). 5 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| August | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 76.3°F | +2.6°F | 4.27 in |
| 2022 | 74.3°F | +0.6°F | 4.51 in |
| 2023 | 73.9°F | +0.2°F | 6.58 in |
| 2024 | 73.8°F | +0.1°F | 4.85 in |
| 2025 | 72.8°F | −0.9°F | 3.47 in |
| 2026 | 75.1°F | +1.4°F | 4.15 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00402806; recent months: ACIS, station USC00402806. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does August in Elizabethton compare across Tennessee?
Across the 116 places PlainClimate covers in Tennessee, August normal highs run from 78°F in Roan Mountain to 92°F in Memphis; Elizabethton's is 85°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Elizabethton in July86°F by day, 64°F at night
- Elizabethton in September80°F by day, 56°F at night
- Elizabethton through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Tennessee in AugustThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Memphis: Tennessee's warmest Augustnormal high 92°F