Memphis climate

Memphis Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Louisville Mcalpine, 23 km from Memphis

Average highs run from 89°F on August 1 to 86°F on August 31, and lows from 70°F to 66°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.27 in over about 8 wet days.

August day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Memphis, in °F, with the record for each date.5060708090100110151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
88°F
Average low
69°F
Precipitation
3.27 in
Record high
100°FAug 8, 2012
Record low
53°FAug 26, 2025
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
10.4
Daylight
14 h 08 min to 13 h 02 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
64°F
Wind
4.7 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 189°F70°F94°F 201162°F 201429%0%
Aug 289°F70°F97°F 201260°F 202128%0%
Aug 389°F70°F97°F 201262°F 202128%0%
Aug 489°F70°F94°F 202262°F 202128%0%
Aug 589°F70°F93°F 202258°F 201728%0%
Aug 689°F70°F93°F 202459°F 201728%0%
Aug 789°F70°F96°F 201262°F 202028%0%
Aug 889°F70°F100°F 201264°F 202028%0%
Aug 989°F70°F100°F 201260°F 201728%0%
Aug 1089°F70°F95°F 201960°F 201728%0%
Aug 1189°F70°F93°F 201962°F 201228%0%
Aug 1289°F70°F95°F 202159°F 201228%0%
Aug 1389°F70°F95°F 202158°F 201227%0%
Aug 1489°F69°F92°F 202157°F 201327%0%
Aug 1588°F69°F94°F 202655°F 201327%0%
Aug 1688°F69°F95°F 202655°F 201327%0%
Aug 1788°F69°F97°F 202655°F 201327%0%
Aug 1888°F69°F95°F 201757°F 201327%0%
Aug 1988°F69°F96°F 201959°F 202327%0%
Aug 2088°F69°F98°F 201961°F 201227%0%
Aug 2188°F68°F95°F 201960°F 201227%0%
Aug 2288°F68°F94°F 201957°F 202427%0%
Aug 2387°F68°F95°F 202154°F 202426%0%
Aug 2487°F68°F98°F 201157°F 202426%0%
Aug 2587°F68°F96°F 202159°F 201726%0%
Aug 2687°F67°F97°F 201353°F 202526%0%
Aug 2787°F67°F96°F 202154°F 202526%0%
Aug 2887°F67°F97°F 202453°F 202526%0%
Aug 2986°F67°F99°F 202453°F 202526%0%
Aug 3086°F66°F100°F 202453°F 202526%0%
Aug 3186°F66°F98°F 202463°F 201226%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Memphis, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 8:53 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 8:14 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00154955 (Louisville Mcalpine), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00154955, 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.