North Slope Borough Weather in August
Average highs run from 58°F on August 1 to 43°F on August 31, and lows from 42°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.04 in over about 16 wet days.
August day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
August at a glance
- Average high
- 51°F
- Average low
- 38°F
- Precipitation
- 1.04 in
- Record high
- 88°FAug 6, 2024
- Record low
- 25°FAug 27, 2000
- Daylight
- 20 h 25 min to 15 h 24 min
- Cloud cover
- 78%
- Humidity
- 86%
- Dew point
- 42°F
- Wind
- 7.6 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 58°F | 42°F | 71°F 1998 | 31°F 2005 | 50% |
| Aug 2 | 57°F | 42°F | 75°F 2010 | 28°F 2004 | 51% |
| Aug 3 | 57°F | 41°F | 73°F 2010 | 31°F 2018 | 52% |
| Aug 4 | 58°F | 41°F | 77°F 1999 | 31°F 2016 | 52% |
| Aug 5 | 55°F | 40°F | 84°F 1999 | 32°F 2014 | 52% |
| Aug 6 | 56°F | 40°F | 88°F 2024 | 33°F 2002 | 53% |
| Aug 7 | 55°F | 42°F | 77°F 2013 | 33°F 2003 | 54% |
| Aug 8 | 54°F | 41°F | 69°F 2004 | 31°F 2003 | 54% |
| Aug 9 | 54°F | 41°F | 69°F 2004 | 31°F 2007 | 53% |
| Aug 10 | 54°F | 39°F | 77°F 2005 | 32°F 2007 | 52% |
| Aug 11 | 53°F | 40°F | 76°F 2007 | 30°F 2003 | 51% |
| Aug 12 | 55°F | 40°F | 73°F 2007 | 29°F 2000 | 51% |
| Aug 13 | 53°F | 40°F | 72°F 2005 | 31°F 2000 | 50% |
| Aug 14 | 52°F | 40°F | 69°F 2026 | 29°F 2018 | 50% |
| Aug 15 | 52°F | 39°F | 75°F 2026 | 26°F 2000 | 49% |
| Aug 16 | 51°F | 38°F | 76°F 2004 | 29°F 2000 | 48% |
| Aug 17 | 50°F | 38°F | 78°F 2004 | 30°F 2005 | 49% |
| Aug 18 | 51°F | 38°F | 77°F 2004 | 28°F 2001 | 48% |
| Aug 19 | 48°F | 37°F | 69°F 2012 | 29°F 2011 | 48% |
| Aug 20 | 48°F | 37°F | 64°F 2012 | 30°F 2005 | 46% |
| Aug 21 | 48°F | 35°F | 66°F 2007 | 30°F 2013 | 45% |
| Aug 22 | 49°F | 36°F | 68°F 2012 | 27°F 2013 | 44% |
| Aug 23 | 47°F | 35°F | 64°F 2020 | 29°F 2000 | 43% |
| Aug 24 | 48°F | 35°F | 69°F 2012 | 28°F 2000 | 42% |
| Aug 25 | 47°F | 35°F | 64°F 2002 | 27°F 2000 | 43% |
| Aug 26 | 47°F | 35°F | 64°F 2022 | 26°F 2000 | 44% |
| Aug 27 | 47°F | 35°F | 66°F 2016 | 25°F 2000 | 44% |
| Aug 28 | 46°F | 34°F | 59°F 2004 | 27°F 2004 | 44% |
| Aug 29 | 46°F | 34°F | 61°F 2003 | 28°F 1999 | 44% |
| Aug 30 | 44°F | 33°F | 63°F 2000 | 28°F 2000 | 42% |
| Aug 31 | 43°F | 34°F | 59°F 2000 | 28°F 2005 | 42% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).
- August 1
- sunrise 3:59 AM, sunset 12:24 AM
- August 31
- sunrise 6:25 AM, sunset 9:49 PM
Other months
Sources
Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00027515, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.