Durham climate

Durham Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chico Univ Farm, 5.3 km from Durham

Average highs run from 96°F on August 1 to 93°F on August 31, and lows from 61°F to 57°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.10 in.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Durham, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
94°F
Average low
59°F
Precipitation
0.10 in
Record high
116°FAug 1, 1914
Record low
38°FAug 24, 1978
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
24.8
Daylight
14 h 13 min to 13 h 05 min
Cloud cover
13%
Humidity
29%
Dew point
42°F
Wind
6.9 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Aug 196°F61°F116°F 191449°F 19140%
Aug 295°F61°F109°F 191450°F 19190%
Aug 395°F61°F105°F 191650°F 19190%
Aug 495°F61°F109°F 191445°F 19140%
Aug 595°F61°F108°F 191048°F 19190%
Aug 695°F61°F111°F 191350°F 19820%
Aug 795°F60°F114°F 190848°F 19430%
Aug 895°F60°F112°F 190848°F 19140%
Aug 995°F60°F113°F 197847°F 19140%
Aug 1095°F60°F114°F 197144°F 19070%
Aug 1195°F60°F114°F 197146°F 19190%
Aug 1295°F60°F110°F 193545°F 19190%
Aug 1395°F59°F110°F 193348°F 19090%
Aug 1494°F59°F115°F 193347°F 19930%
Aug 1594°F59°F109°F 192049°F 19110%
Aug 1694°F59°F108°F 192049°F 19550%
Aug 1794°F59°F111°F 193948°F 19220%
Aug 1894°F59°F107°F 193443°F 19160%
Aug 1994°F59°F112°F 191949°F 19140%
Aug 2094°F58°F109°F 195047°F 19140%
Aug 2194°F58°F104°F 191249°F 19140%
Aug 2294°F58°F110°F 191348°F 19080%
Aug 2394°F58°F112°F 191344°F 19830%
Aug 2494°F58°F112°F 191338°F 19780%
Aug 2594°F58°F107°F 193148°F 19220%
Aug 2694°F58°F112°F 201049°F 19450%
Aug 2794°F57°F106°F 193146°F 19520%
Aug 2893°F57°F111°F 191548°F 19070%
Aug 2993°F57°F110°F 201745°F 19120%
Aug 3093°F57°F110°F 191845°F 19120%
Aug 3193°F57°F107°F 198747°F 19210%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Durham, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:07 AM, sunset 8:20 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:35 AM, sunset 7:40 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00041715 (Chico Univ Farm), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00041715, 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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.