Morganton weather in August: Morganton, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August
Morganton in August has a normal high of 86°F and a normal low of 65°F, a daily mean of 75°F, falling from 87°F on the 1st to 84°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal August, 4.80 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 30°C and low of 18°C, 122 mm of precipitation in August.
- NOAA stationMorganton
- Station IDUSC00315838
- Location35.73°N 81.67°W
- Elevation1,180 ft (360 m)
- Population17,825
- Jan 49° 28°
- Feb 53° 30°
- Mar 61° 37°
- Apr 71° 45°
- May 78° 54°
- Jun 85° 62°
- Jul 88° 66°
- Aug 86° 65°
- Sep 80° 59°
- Oct 71° 46°
- Nov 61° 35°
- Dec 52° 30°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Morganton in August?
The normal high is 86°F and the normal low 65°F, for a daily mean of 75.4°F. August is 1.5°F cooler than July and 6.1°F warmer than September. August is the 2nd warmest month of the year in Morganton and the wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 3°F, from 87°F on August 1 to 84°F on August 31. From one year to the next August's mean temperature typically moves about 1.7°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Augusts in three average between 74°F and 77°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 40%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 87°F | 66°F | 40% | 27% |
| August 8 | 87°F | 66°F | 39% | 26% |
| August 15 | 86°F | 65°F | 37% | 25% |
| August 22 | 85°F | 65°F | 34% | 24% |
| August 31 | 84°F | 63°F | 31% | 22% |
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 | 87°F | 66°F | 40% | 27% | 14 h |
| August 2 | 87°F | 66°F | 40% | 27% | 14 h |
| August 3 | 87°F | 66°F | 40% | 27% | 14 h |
| August 4 | 87°F | 66°F | 40% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 5 | 87°F | 66°F | 40% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 6 | 87°F | 66°F | 40% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 7 | 87°F | 66°F | 39% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 8 | 87°F | 66°F | 39% | 26% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 9 | 87°F | 66°F | 39% | 26% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 10 | 87°F | 66°F | 39% | 26% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 11 | 87°F | 66°F | 38% | 26% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 12 | 87°F | 66°F | 38% | 26% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 13 | 86°F | 65°F | 38% | 26% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 14 | 86°F | 65°F | 38% | 25% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 15 | 86°F | 65°F | 37% | 25% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 16 | 86°F | 65°F | 37% | 25% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 17 | 86°F | 65°F | 36% | 25% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 18 | 86°F | 65°F | 36% | 25% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 19 | 86°F | 65°F | 36% | 24% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 20 | 86°F | 65°F | 35% | 24% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 21 | 86°F | 65°F | 35% | 24% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 22 | 85°F | 65°F | 34% | 24% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 23 | 85°F | 64°F | 34% | 23% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 24 | 85°F | 64°F | 33% | 23% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 25 | 85°F | 64°F | 33% | 23% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 26 | 85°F | 64°F | 33% | 23% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 27 | 85°F | 64°F | 32% | 22% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 28 | 84°F | 64°F | 32% | 22% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 29 | 84°F | 63°F | 32% | 22% | 13 h |
| August 30 | 84°F | 63°F | 31% | 22% | 13 h |
| August 31 | 84°F | 63°F | 31% | 22% | 13 h |
- Normal high
- 86°FAugust average
- Normal low
- 65°FAugust average
- Precipitation
- 4.80 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 9
- Daylight
- 14 h to 13 hAugust 1 to August 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 31
- Days at 80°F or more
- 28
- Sunshine
- 79%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00315838; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Morganton in August?
On a given August day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 36% on average, highest around August 1 (40%). In all, 4.80 in falls on 11 days of a normal August, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal August in Morganton, 9 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00315838.
What are the records for August in Morganton?
The warmest August temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 104°F, on August 23, 1983; the coldest is 42°F, on August 30, 1986. The wettest August brought 14.70 in (1901).
The August mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 75.4°F: 2021 76.9°F (+1.5), 2022 76.2°F (+0.8), 2023 76.1°F (+0.7), 2024 75.8°F (+0.4), 2025 73.0°F (−2.4), 2026 77.2°F (+1.8). 5 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| August | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 76.9°F | +1.5°F | 7.17 in |
| 2022 | 76.2°F | +0.8°F | 3.86 in |
| 2023 | 76.1°F | +0.7°F | 6.06 in |
| 2024 | 75.8°F | +0.4°F | 8.53 in |
| 2025 | 73.0°F | −2.4°F | 5.12 in |
| 2026 | 77.2°F | +1.8°F | 7.32 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00315838; recent months: ACIS, station USC00315838. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does August in Morganton 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; Morganton's is 86°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Morganton in July88°F by day, 66°F at night
- Morganton in September80°F by day, 59°F at night
- Morganton 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