Mount Airy weather in August: Mount Airy, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August
Mount Airy in August has a normal high of 85°F and a normal low of 62°F, a daily mean of 74°F, falling from 86°F on the 1st to 83°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 13 days in a normal August, 4.69 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 29°C and low of 17°C, 119 mm of precipitation in August.
- NOAA stationMount Airy (2 mi W)
- Station IDUSC00315890
- Location36.50°N 80.65°W
- Elevation1,080 ft (329 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population10,583
- Jan 47° 25°
- Feb 51° 27°
- Mar 58° 33°
- Apr 69° 41°
- May 76° 50°
- Jun 83° 59°
- Jul 86° 63°
- Aug 85° 62°
- Sep 79° 56°
- Oct 70° 43°
- Nov 59° 33°
- Dec 50° 28°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Mount Airy in August?
The normal high is 85°F and the normal low 62°F, for a daily mean of 73.5°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 Mount Airy and the 3rd wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 3°F, from 86°F on August 1 to 83°F on August 31. From one year to the next August's mean temperature typically moves about 1.8°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Augusts in three average between 72°F and 75°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 | 86°F | 63°F | 43% | 28% |
| August 8 | 86°F | 63°F | 43% | 28% |
| August 15 | 85°F | 62°F | 42% | 27% |
| August 22 | 85°F | 62°F | 40% | 26% |
| August 31 | 83°F | 60°F | 37% | 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 | 86°F | 63°F | 43% | 28% | 14 h |
| August 2 | 86°F | 63°F | 43% | 28% | 14 h |
| August 3 | 86°F | 63°F | 43% | 28% | 14 h |
| August 4 | 86°F | 63°F | 43% | 28% | 14 h |
| August 5 | 86°F | 63°F | 43% | 28% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 6 | 86°F | 63°F | 43% | 28% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 7 | 86°F | 63°F | 43% | 28% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 8 | 86°F | 63°F | 43% | 28% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 9 | 86°F | 63°F | 43% | 28% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 10 | 86°F | 63°F | 43% | 28% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 11 | 86°F | 63°F | 43% | 28% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 12 | 86°F | 63°F | 42% | 28% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 13 | 85°F | 63°F | 42% | 28% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 14 | 85°F | 63°F | 42% | 27% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 15 | 85°F | 62°F | 42% | 27% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 16 | 85°F | 62°F | 42% | 27% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 17 | 85°F | 62°F | 41% | 27% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 18 | 85°F | 62°F | 41% | 27% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 19 | 85°F | 62°F | 41% | 27% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 20 | 85°F | 62°F | 41% | 26% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 21 | 85°F | 62°F | 40% | 26% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 22 | 85°F | 62°F | 40% | 26% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 23 | 85°F | 61°F | 40% | 25% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 24 | 84°F | 61°F | 39% | 25% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 25 | 84°F | 61°F | 39% | 25% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 26 | 84°F | 61°F | 39% | 25% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 27 | 84°F | 61°F | 38% | 24% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 28 | 84°F | 61°F | 38% | 24% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 29 | 84°F | 61°F | 38% | 24% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 30 | 84°F | 60°F | 38% | 24% | 13 h |
| August 31 | 83°F | 60°F | 37% | 24% | 13 h |
- Normal high
- 85°FAugust average
- Normal low
- 62°FAugust average
- Precipitation
- 4.69 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 130.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 7
- 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
- 77%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00315890; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Mount Airy in August?
On a given August day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 41% on average, highest around August 1 (43%). In all, 4.69 in falls on 13 days of a normal August, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal August in Mount Airy, 7 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00315890.
What are the records for August in Mount Airy?
The warmest August temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 103°F, on August 6, 1918; the coldest is 41°F, on August 23, 1909. The wettest August brought 16.59 in (1901).
The August mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 73.5°F: 2021 75.8°F (+2.3), 2022 74.5°F (+1.0), 2023 73.7°F (+0.2), 2024 73.8°F (+0.3), 2025 71.5°F (−2.0), 2026 75.8°F (+2.3). 5 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| August | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 75.8°F | +2.3°F | 6.23 in |
| 2022 | 74.5°F | +1.0°F | 5.58 in |
| 2023 | 73.7°F | +0.2°F | 8.42 in |
| 2024 | 73.8°F | +0.3°F | 4.29 in |
| 2025 | 71.5°F | −2.0°F | 4.00 in |
| 2026 | 75.8°F | +2.3°F | 5.19 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00315890; recent months: ACIS, station USC00315890. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does August in Mount Airy 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; Mount Airy's is 85°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Mount Airy in July86°F by day, 63°F at night
- Mount Airy in September79°F by day, 56°F at night
- Mount Airy 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