Gastonia weather in August: Gastonia, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August
Gastonia in August has a normal high of 89°F and a normal low of 69°F, a daily mean of 79°F, falling from 91°F on the 1st to 87°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal August, 3.95 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 32°C and low of 21°C, 100 mm of precipitation in August.
- NOAA stationGastonia Municipal Airport
- Station IDUSW00053870
- Location35.20°N 81.16°W
- Elevation797 ft (243 m)
- Population85,535
- Jan 53° 33°
- Feb 58° 36°
- Mar 65° 42°
- Apr 74° 50°
- May 81° 58°
- Jun 88° 67°
- Jul 91° 70°
- Aug 89° 69°
- Sep 83° 63°
- Oct 74° 51°
- Nov 64° 41°
- Dec 56° 36°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Gastonia in August?
The normal high is 89°F and the normal low 69°F, for a daily mean of 79.2°F. August is 1.3°F cooler than July and 6.0°F warmer than September. August is the 2nd warmest month of the year in Gastonia and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 4°F, from 91°F on August 1 to 87°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 77°F and 81°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 39%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 91°F | 70°F | 39% | 20% |
| August 8 | 90°F | 70°F | 38% | 20% |
| August 15 | 90°F | 69°F | 37% | 20% |
| August 22 | 89°F | 69°F | 35% | 19% |
| August 31 | 87°F | 67°F | 34% | 18% |
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 | 91°F | 70°F | 39% | 20% | 14 h |
| August 2 | 91°F | 70°F | 39% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 3 | 91°F | 70°F | 39% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 4 | 90°F | 70°F | 39% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 5 | 90°F | 70°F | 39% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 6 | 90°F | 70°F | 38% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 7 | 90°F | 70°F | 38% | 20% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 8 | 90°F | 70°F | 38% | 20% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 9 | 90°F | 70°F | 38% | 20% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 10 | 90°F | 70°F | 38% | 20% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 11 | 90°F | 70°F | 38% | 20% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 12 | 90°F | 70°F | 37% | 20% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 13 | 90°F | 70°F | 37% | 20% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 14 | 90°F | 70°F | 37% | 20% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 15 | 90°F | 69°F | 37% | 20% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 16 | 90°F | 69°F | 37% | 20% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 17 | 89°F | 69°F | 36% | 20% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 18 | 89°F | 69°F | 36% | 20% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 19 | 89°F | 69°F | 36% | 20% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 20 | 89°F | 69°F | 36% | 19% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 21 | 89°F | 69°F | 36% | 19% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 22 | 89°F | 69°F | 35% | 19% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 23 | 89°F | 69°F | 35% | 19% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 24 | 89°F | 68°F | 35% | 19% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 25 | 88°F | 68°F | 35% | 19% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 26 | 88°F | 68°F | 35% | 19% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 27 | 88°F | 68°F | 34% | 18% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 28 | 88°F | 68°F | 34% | 18% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 29 | 88°F | 68°F | 34% | 18% | 13 h |
| August 30 | 87°F | 67°F | 34% | 18% | 13 h |
| August 31 | 87°F | 67°F | 34% | 18% | 13 h |
- Normal high
- 89°FAugust average
- Normal low
- 69°FAugust average
- Precipitation
- 3.95 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 15
- Daylight
- 14 h to 13 hAugust 1 to August 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 31
- Days at 80°F or more
- 29
- Sunshine
- 79%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00053870; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Gastonia in August?
On a given August day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 36% on average, highest around August 1 (39%). In all, 3.95 in falls on 12 days of a normal August, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal August in Gastonia, 15 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00053870.
What are the records for August in Gastonia?
The warmest August temperature on this station's record (since 1999) is 105°F, on August 9, 2007; the coldest is 54°F, on August 7, 2004. The wettest August brought 9.29 in (2024).
The August mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 79.2°F: 2021 78.2°F (−1.0), 2022 77.1°F (−2.1), 2023 77.8°F (−1.4), 2024 76.8°F (−2.4), 2025 74.5°F (−4.7), 2026 79.0°F (−0.2). 0 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| August | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 78.2°F | −1.0°F | 4.94 in |
| 2022 | 77.1°F | −2.1°F | 1.94 in |
| 2023 | 77.8°F | −1.4°F | 6.07 in |
| 2024 | 76.8°F | −2.4°F | 9.29 in |
| 2025 | 74.5°F | −4.7°F | – |
| 2026 | 79.0°F | −0.2°F | 5.14 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00053870; recent months: ACIS, station USW00053870. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does August in Gastonia 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; Gastonia's is 89°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Gastonia in July91°F by day, 70°F at night
- Gastonia in September83°F by day, 63°F at night
- Gastonia through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- North Carolina in AugustThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Southport: North Carolina's warmest Augustnormal high 90°F