Eliot climate

Eliot Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Durham, 12.2 km from Eliot

Average highs run from 83°F on August 1 to 79°F on August 31, and lows from 59°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.77 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 Eliot, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
81°F
Average low
57°F
Precipitation
3.77 in
Record high
104°FAug 2, 1975
Record low
33°FAug 30, 1982
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
3.7
Daylight
14 h 31 min to 13 h 14 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
60°F
Wind
3.6 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 183°F59°F97°F 197541°F 198735%0%
Aug 283°F59°F104°F 197543°F 198735%0%
Aug 382°F59°F98°F 197540°F 197634%0%
Aug 482°F59°F94°F 197446°F 197634%0%
Aug 582°F59°F94°F 200250°F 198534%0%
Aug 682°F59°F91°F 198846°F 201334%0%
Aug 782°F59°F96°F 200147°F 197934%0%
Aug 882°F59°F94°F 198347°F 199534%0%
Aug 982°F58°F97°F 200142°F 198934%0%
Aug 1082°F58°F97°F 200145°F 197434%0%
Aug 1182°F58°F92°F 198843°F 197433%0%
Aug 1282°F58°F95°F 200246°F 198733%0%
Aug 1382°F58°F96°F 201644°F 198733%0%
Aug 1482°F58°F96°F 200240°F 198333%0%
Aug 1582°F58°F97°F 200248°F 197933%0%
Aug 1681°F58°F98°F 200244°F 197432%0%
Aug 1781°F57°F97°F 198740°F 197932%0%
Aug 1881°F57°F94°F 200241°F 197932%0%
Aug 1981°F57°F90°F 198342°F 198832%0%
Aug 2081°F57°F95°F 198343°F 197631%0%
Aug 2181°F57°F92°F 198342°F 198131%0%
Aug 2281°F57°F93°F 197636°F 198231%0%
Aug 2380°F57°F89°F 197635°F 198231%0%
Aug 2480°F56°F90°F 197439°F 198730%0%
Aug 2580°F56°F94°F 200738°F 198730%0%
Aug 2680°F56°F96°F 199338°F 198130%0%
Aug 2780°F56°F94°F 199336°F 198930%0%
Aug 2879°F56°F96°F 199341°F 197830%0%
Aug 2979°F56°F95°F 197734°F 198629%0%
Aug 3079°F55°F93°F 197333°F 198229%0%
Aug 3179°F55°F94°F 197334°F 197629%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Eliot, 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 5:34 AM, sunset 8:05 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:06 AM, sunset 7:20 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00272174 (Durham), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00273626, 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.