Carter County climate

Carter County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Olive Hill 5NE, 5.5 km from Carter County

Average highs run from 82°F on August 1 to 80°F on August 31, and lows from 62°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.08 in over about 10 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 Carter County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
82°F
Average low
60°F
Precipitation
4.08 in
Record high
105°FAug 1, 1999
Record low
30°FAug 31, 1986
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.5
Daylight
14 h 07 min to 13 h 02 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
68%
Dew point
62°F
Wind
3.1 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 182°F62°F105°F 199948°F 199239%0%
Aug 282°F62°F99°F 200547°F 199239%0%
Aug 382°F62°F101°F 193048°F 196539%0%
Aug 482°F62°F105°F 193050°F 196539%0%
Aug 582°F62°F102°F 193048°F 197438%0%
Aug 682°F62°F100°F 200247°F 199238%0%
Aug 782°F62°F100°F 200549°F 199038%0%
Aug 882°F62°F98°F 193049°F 199038%0%
Aug 982°F61°F100°F 193045°F 198937%0%
Aug 1082°F61°F98°F 198048°F 192237%0%
Aug 1182°F61°F100°F 194449°F 197237%0%
Aug 1282°F61°F100°F 194448°F 193036%0%
Aug 1382°F61°F100°F 200546°F 198236%0%
Aug 1482°F61°F98°F 194346°F 196435%0%
Aug 1582°F61°F104°F 200546°F 196435%0%
Aug 1682°F60°F99°F 198845°F 197935%0%
Aug 1782°F60°F100°F 200747°F 196335%0%
Aug 1882°F60°F102°F 198848°F 198134%0%
Aug 1982°F60°F102°F 193647°F 198734%0%
Aug 2082°F60°F98°F 193646°F 198734%0%
Aug 2182°F60°F103°F 193645°F 198733%0%
Aug 2282°F60°F103°F 193644°F 198233%0%
Aug 2381°F59°F101°F 198344°F 198233%0%
Aug 2481°F59°F96°F 194843°F 198732%0%
Aug 2581°F59°F97°F 194846°F 198832%0%
Aug 2681°F59°F100°F 194844°F 199632%0%
Aug 2781°F59°F101°F 194846°F 198832%0%
Aug 2881°F58°F102°F 194847°F 198832%0%
Aug 2981°F58°F101°F 194833°F 198631%0%
Aug 3080°F58°F99°F 195334°F 198631%0%
Aug 3180°F58°F100°F 195330°F 198631%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Carter County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:35 AM, sunset 8:42 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 8:03 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00156012 (Olive Hill 5NE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00150254, 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.