Roxboro weather in August: Roxboro, North Carolina: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August
Roxboro in August has a normal high of 88°F and a normal low of 64°F, a daily mean of 76°F, falling from 89°F on the 1st to 86°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 8 days in a normal August, 3.81 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 31°C and low of 18°C, 97 mm of precipitation in August.
- NOAA stationRoxboro (7 mi ESE)
- Station IDUSC00317516
- Location36.35°N 78.89°W
- Elevation710 ft (216 m)
- From the center6 miles
- Population8,289
- Jan 51° 26°
- Feb 55° 28°
- Mar 63° 34°
- Apr 73° 43°
- May 79° 53°
- Jun 86° 62°
- Jul 89° 66°
- Aug 88° 64°
- Sep 82° 57°
- Oct 73° 45°
- Nov 63° 34°
- Dec 55° 29°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Roxboro in August?
The normal high is 88°F and the normal low 64°F, for a daily mean of 76.0°F. August is 1.8°F cooler than July and 6.3°F warmer than September. August is the 2nd warmest month of the year in Roxboro and the 7th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 3°F, from 89°F on August 1 to 86°F on August 31. From one year to the next August's mean temperature typically moves about 2.3°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Augusts in three average between 74°F and 78°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 29%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 89°F | 66°F | 29% | 21% |
| August 8 | 89°F | 65°F | 28% | 21% |
| August 15 | 88°F | 64°F | 28% | 20% |
| August 22 | 88°F | 63°F | 26% | 18% |
| August 31 | 86°F | 62°F | 24% | 17% |
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 | 89°F | 66°F | 29% | 21% | 14 h |
| August 2 | 89°F | 66°F | 29% | 21% | 14 h |
| August 3 | 89°F | 66°F | 29% | 21% | 14 h |
| August 4 | 89°F | 66°F | 28% | 21% | 14 h |
| August 5 | 89°F | 66°F | 28% | 21% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 6 | 89°F | 66°F | 28% | 21% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 7 | 89°F | 66°F | 28% | 21% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 8 | 89°F | 65°F | 28% | 21% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 9 | 89°F | 65°F | 28% | 21% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 10 | 89°F | 65°F | 28% | 21% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 11 | 89°F | 65°F | 28% | 20% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 12 | 88°F | 65°F | 28% | 20% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 13 | 88°F | 65°F | 28% | 20% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 14 | 88°F | 65°F | 28% | 20% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 15 | 88°F | 64°F | 28% | 20% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 16 | 88°F | 64°F | 27% | 20% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 17 | 88°F | 64°F | 27% | 19% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 18 | 88°F | 64°F | 27% | 19% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 19 | 88°F | 64°F | 27% | 19% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 20 | 88°F | 64°F | 26% | 19% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 21 | 88°F | 63°F | 26% | 18% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 22 | 88°F | 63°F | 26% | 18% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 23 | 87°F | 63°F | 26% | 18% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 24 | 87°F | 63°F | 25% | 18% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 25 | 87°F | 63°F | 25% | 18% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 26 | 87°F | 63°F | 25% | 18% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 27 | 87°F | 62°F | 25% | 17% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 28 | 87°F | 62°F | 25% | 17% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 29 | 86°F | 62°F | 25% | 17% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 30 | 86°F | 62°F | 25% | 17% | 13 h |
| August 31 | 86°F | 62°F | 24% | 17% | 13 h |
- Normal high
- 88°FAugust average
- Normal low
- 64°FAugust average
- Precipitation
- 3.81 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 80.01 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
- 80%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00317516; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Roxboro in August?
On a given August day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 27% on average, highest around August 1 (29%). In all, 3.81 in falls on 8 days of a normal August, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal August in Roxboro, 9 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00317516.
What are the records for August in Roxboro?
The warmest August temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 103°F, on August 9, 2007; the coldest is 41°F, on August 29, 1968. The wettest August brought 11.93 in (1901).
The August mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 76.0°F: 2021 78.2°F (+2.2), 2022 77.2°F (+1.2), 2023 77.8°F (+1.8), 2024 78.0°F (+2.0), 2025 75.3°F (−0.7), 2026 82.0°F (+6.0). 5 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| August | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 78.2°F | +2.2°F | 3.75 in |
| 2022 | 77.2°F | +1.2°F | 5.23 in |
| 2023 | 77.8°F | +1.8°F | 1.99 in |
| 2024 | 78.0°F | +2.0°F | 4.87 in |
| 2025 | 75.3°F | −0.7°F | 5.89 in |
| 2026 | 82.0°F | +6.0°F | 4.26 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00317516; recent months: ACIS, station USC00317516. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does August in Roxboro 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; Roxboro's is 88°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.