Hendersonville weather in August: Hendersonville, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August
Hendersonville in August has a normal high of 83°F and a normal low of 63°F, a daily mean of 73°F, falling from 84°F on the 1st to 81°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 13 days in a normal August, 5.73 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 28°C and low of 17°C, 146 mm of precipitation in August.
- NOAA stationHendersonville (1 mi NE)
- Station IDUSC00313976
- Location35.33°N 82.45°W
- Elevation2,160 ft (658 m)
- Population15,656
- Jan 48° 27°
- Feb 52° 29°
- Mar 59° 35°
- Apr 68° 43°
- May 75° 52°
- Jun 82° 60°
- Jul 85° 64°
- Aug 83° 63°
- Sep 78° 56°
- Oct 69° 45°
- Nov 59° 34°
- Dec 51° 29°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Hendersonville in August?
The normal high is 83°F and the normal low 63°F, for a daily mean of 72.8°F. August is 1.4°F cooler than July and 5.8°F warmer than September. August is the 2nd warmest month of the year in Hendersonville and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 3°F, from 84°F on August 1 to 81°F on August 31. From one year to the next August's mean temperature typically moves about 1.6°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Augusts in three average between 71°F and 74°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 43%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 84°F | 64°F | 43% | 31% |
| August 8 | 84°F | 64°F | 42% | 30% |
| August 15 | 83°F | 63°F | 40% | 28% |
| August 22 | 82°F | 62°F | 38% | 26% |
| August 31 | 81°F | 61°F | 34% | 24% |
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 | 84°F | 64°F | 43% | 31% | 14 h |
| August 2 | 84°F | 64°F | 43% | 31% | 14 h |
| August 3 | 84°F | 64°F | 43% | 30% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 4 | 84°F | 64°F | 43% | 30% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 5 | 84°F | 64°F | 43% | 30% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 6 | 84°F | 64°F | 43% | 30% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 7 | 84°F | 64°F | 42% | 30% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 8 | 84°F | 64°F | 42% | 30% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 9 | 84°F | 64°F | 42% | 30% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 10 | 84°F | 63°F | 42% | 29% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 11 | 83°F | 63°F | 42% | 29% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 12 | 83°F | 63°F | 41% | 29% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 13 | 83°F | 63°F | 41% | 29% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 14 | 83°F | 63°F | 41% | 29% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 15 | 83°F | 63°F | 40% | 28% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 16 | 83°F | 63°F | 40% | 28% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 17 | 83°F | 63°F | 40% | 28% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 18 | 83°F | 63°F | 39% | 28% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 19 | 83°F | 63°F | 39% | 27% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 20 | 83°F | 63°F | 39% | 27% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 21 | 82°F | 62°F | 38% | 27% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 22 | 82°F | 62°F | 38% | 26% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 23 | 82°F | 62°F | 37% | 26% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 24 | 82°F | 62°F | 37% | 26% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 25 | 82°F | 62°F | 36% | 25% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 26 | 82°F | 62°F | 36% | 25% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 27 | 82°F | 62°F | 36% | 25% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 28 | 82°F | 61°F | 35% | 25% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 29 | 81°F | 61°F | 35% | 24% | 13 h |
| August 30 | 81°F | 61°F | 34% | 24% | 13 h |
| August 31 | 81°F | 61°F | 34% | 24% | 13 h |
- Normal high
- 83°FAugust average
- Normal low
- 63°FAugust average
- Precipitation
- 5.73 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 130.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 3
- Daylight
- 14 h to 13 hAugust 1 to August 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 31
- Days at 80°F or more
- 24
- Sunshine
- 76%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00313976; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Hendersonville in August?
On a given August day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 39% on average, highest around August 1 (43%). In all, 5.73 in falls on 13 days of a normal August, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal August in Hendersonville, 3 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00313976.
What are the records for August in Hendersonville?
The warmest August temperature on this station's record (since 1898) is 101°F, on August 23, 1983; the coldest is 40°F, on August 29, 1968. The wettest August brought 26.58 in (1901).
The August mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 72.8°F: 2021 73.3°F (+0.5), 2022 72.6°F (−0.2), 2023 73.4°F (+0.6), 2024 72.5°F (−0.3), 2025 70.3°F (−2.5), 2026 74.1°F (+1.3). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| August | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 73.3°F | +0.5°F | 7.12 in |
| 2022 | 72.6°F | −0.2°F | 2.98 in |
| 2023 | 73.4°F | +0.6°F | 4.47 in |
| 2024 | 72.5°F | −0.3°F | 3.13 in |
| 2025 | 70.3°F | −2.5°F | 7.94 in |
| 2026 | 74.1°F | +1.3°F | 6.05 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00313976; recent months: ACIS, station USC00313976. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does August in Hendersonville 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; Hendersonville's is 83°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Hendersonville in July85°F by day, 64°F at night
- Hendersonville in September78°F by day, 56°F at night
- Hendersonville 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