Highlands weather in August: Highlands, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August
Highlands in August has a normal high of 76°F and a normal low of 57°F, a daily mean of 66°F, falling from 77°F on the 1st to 75°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 16 days in a normal August, 7.10 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 24°C and low of 14°C, 180 mm of precipitation in August.
- NOAA stationHighlands
- Station IDUSC00314055
- Location35.06°N 83.20°W
- Elevation3,850 ft (1,174 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population1,119
- Jan 42° 24°
- Feb 46° 26°
- Mar 54° 32°
- Apr 62° 39°
- May 69° 47°
- Jun 75° 54°
- Jul 78° 58°
- Aug 76° 57°
- Sep 71° 51°
- Oct 63° 41°
- Nov 53° 32°
- Dec 45° 27°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Highlands in August?
The normal high is 76°F and the normal low 57°F, for a daily mean of 66.4°F. August is 1.3°F cooler than July and 5.1°F warmer than September. August is the 2nd warmest month of the year in Highlands and the 7th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 2°F, from 77°F on August 1 to 75°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 68°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 54%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 77°F | 58°F | 54% | 36% |
| August 8 | 77°F | 58°F | 53% | 35% |
| August 15 | 76°F | 57°F | 52% | 33% |
| August 22 | 76°F | 56°F | 49% | 30% |
| August 31 | 75°F | 55°F | 45% | 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 | 77°F | 58°F | 54% | 36% | 14 h |
| August 2 | 77°F | 58°F | 54% | 35% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 3 | 77°F | 58°F | 54% | 35% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 4 | 77°F | 58°F | 54% | 35% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 5 | 77°F | 58°F | 54% | 35% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 6 | 77°F | 58°F | 54% | 35% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 7 | 77°F | 58°F | 53% | 35% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 8 | 77°F | 58°F | 53% | 35% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 9 | 77°F | 57°F | 53% | 34% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 10 | 77°F | 57°F | 53% | 34% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 11 | 77°F | 57°F | 53% | 34% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 12 | 77°F | 57°F | 53% | 34% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 13 | 76°F | 57°F | 52% | 33% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 14 | 76°F | 57°F | 52% | 33% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 15 | 76°F | 57°F | 52% | 33% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 16 | 76°F | 57°F | 51% | 32% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 17 | 76°F | 57°F | 51% | 32% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 18 | 76°F | 57°F | 51% | 31% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 19 | 76°F | 57°F | 50% | 31% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 20 | 76°F | 57°F | 50% | 31% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 21 | 76°F | 56°F | 49% | 30% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 22 | 76°F | 56°F | 49% | 30% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 23 | 76°F | 56°F | 48% | 30% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 24 | 75°F | 56°F | 48% | 29% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 25 | 75°F | 56°F | 47% | 29% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 26 | 75°F | 56°F | 47% | 28% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 27 | 75°F | 56°F | 47% | 28% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 28 | 75°F | 55°F | 46% | 28% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 29 | 75°F | 55°F | 46% | 28% | 13 h |
| August 30 | 75°F | 55°F | 45% | 27% | 13 h |
| August 31 | 75°F | 55°F | 45% | 27% | 13 h |
- Normal high
- 76°FAugust average
- Normal low
- 57°FAugust average
- Precipitation
- 7.10 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 160.01 inch or more
- Daylight
- 14 h to 13 hAugust 1 to August 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 28
- Days at 80°F or more
- 9
- Sunshine
- 77%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00314055; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Highlands in August?
On a given August day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 51% on average, highest around August 1 (54%). In all, 7.10 in falls on 16 days of a normal August, 2 of them with an inch or more.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00314055.
What are the records for August in Highlands?
The warmest August temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 98°F, on August 7, 1930; the coldest is 42°F, on August 26, 1917. The wettest August brought 30.74 in (1901).
The August mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 66.4°F: 2021 66.5°F (+0.1), 2022 66.2°F (−0.3), 2023 66.5°F (+0.1), 2024 67.0°F (+0.6), 2025 64.1°F (−2.3), 2026 68.4°F (+2.0). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| August | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 66.5°F | +0.1°F | 13.27 in |
| 2022 | 66.2°F | −0.3°F | 10.43 in |
| 2023 | 66.5°F | +0.1°F | 7.66 in |
| 2024 | 67.0°F | +0.6°F | 2.28 in |
| 2025 | 64.1°F | −2.3°F | 10.97 in |
| 2026 | 68.4°F | +2.0°F | 7.41 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00314055; recent months: ACIS, station USC00314055. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does August in Highlands 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; Highlands's is 76°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Highlands in July78°F by day, 58°F at night
- Highlands in September71°F by day, 51°F at night
- Highlands 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