Memphis climate

Memphis Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Memphis, 0.9 km from Memphis

Average highs run from 86°F on August 1 to 82°F on August 31, and lows from 64°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.78 in over about 7 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.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
84°F
Average low
62°F
Precipitation
3.78 in
Record high
102°FAug 3, 1964
Record low
41°FAug 20, 1950
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
7.5
Daylight
14 h 17 min to 13 h 07 min
Cloud cover
49%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
63°F
Wind
7.6 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 186°F64°F99°F 195352°F 197123%0%
Aug 286°F64°F100°F 196451°F 200923%0%
Aug 386°F64°F102°F 196450°F 195023%0%
Aug 486°F64°F101°F 195451°F 201723%0%
Aug 586°F64°F95°F 200751°F 195223%0%
Aug 685°F64°F96°F 200652°F 194823%0%
Aug 785°F64°F101°F 201253°F 200423%0%
Aug 885°F64°F96°F 196354°F 196423%0%
Aug 985°F64°F96°F 200550°F 201723%0%
Aug 1085°F63°F98°F 196450°F 202423%0%
Aug 1185°F63°F95°F 201652°F 196423%0%
Aug 1285°F63°F97°F 200747°F 196423%0%
Aug 1385°F63°F96°F 201042°F 196423%0%
Aug 1485°F63°F97°F 197145°F 201322%0%
Aug 1585°F63°F97°F 200748°F 196322%0%
Aug 1685°F62°F98°F 200350°F 201322%0%
Aug 1784°F62°F98°F 200345°F 201222%0%
Aug 1884°F62°F96°F 197246°F 201222%0%
Aug 1984°F62°F98°F 196246°F 195022%0%
Aug 2084°F62°F99°F 200341°F 195022%0%
Aug 2184°F61°F102°F 200343°F 195022%0%
Aug 2284°F61°F98°F 194850°F 194921%0%
Aug 2384°F61°F98°F 194845°F 196621%0%
Aug 2483°F61°F97°F 199846°F 196621%0%
Aug 2583°F60°F101°F 200344°F 195821%0%
Aug 2683°F60°F102°F 200344°F 202521%0%
Aug 2783°F60°F97°F 201348°F 196721%0%
Aug 2883°F60°F98°F 201345°F 196721%0%
Aug 2982°F59°F97°F 201346°F 196521%0%
Aug 3082°F59°F102°F 201348°F 200921%0%
Aug 3182°F59°F97°F 195343°F 196721%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.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:06 AM, sunset 8:23 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:35 AM, sunset 7:42 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00235492 (Memphis), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014938, 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.