Salisbury climate

Salisbury Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Salisbury, 3.3 km from Salisbury

Average highs run from 80°F on August 1 to 76°F on August 31, and lows from 57°F to 52°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.41 in over about 13 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 Salisbury, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
79°F
Average low
55°F
Precipitation
4.41 in
Record high
101°FAug 2, 1975
Record low
29°FAug 31, 1965
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
2.1
Daylight
14 h 32 min to 13 h 14 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
60°F
Wind
3.8 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 180°F57°F98°F 195541°F 198739%0%
Aug 280°F56°F101°F 197540°F 195340%0%
Aug 380°F56°F95°F 198839°F 195340%0%
Aug 480°F56°F98°F 202241°F 196440%0%
Aug 580°F56°F100°F 195536°F 197240%0%
Aug 680°F56°F95°F 201840°F 197240%0%
Aug 780°F56°F96°F 196541°F 196440%0%
Aug 880°F56°F96°F 202244°F 195740%0%
Aug 980°F56°F98°F 200142°F 194840%0%
Aug 1079°F56°F97°F 194942°F 196440%0%
Aug 1179°F56°F98°F 194439°F 197440%0%
Aug 1279°F55°F99°F 194442°F 195040%0%
Aug 1379°F55°F99°F 194440°F 194140%0%
Aug 1479°F55°F99°F 200240°F 194140%0%
Aug 1579°F55°F96°F 194441°F 196440%0%
Aug 1679°F55°F98°F 194437°F 197240%0%
Aug 1779°F55°F95°F 194440°F 196139%0%
Aug 1879°F55°F96°F 200239°F 194139%0%
Aug 1978°F54°F92°F 196638°F 196839%0%
Aug 2078°F54°F94°F 198338°F 197539%0%
Aug 2178°F54°F92°F 194535°F 197538%0%
Aug 2278°F54°F93°F 195534°F 198238%0%
Aug 2378°F54°F91°F 194738°F 197538%0%
Aug 2478°F53°F95°F 194737°F 194037%0%
Aug 2578°F53°F97°F 200730°F 194037%0%
Aug 2677°F53°F100°F 194834°F 194236%0%
Aug 2777°F53°F96°F 194835°F 194036%0%
Aug 2877°F53°F96°F 197738°F 198636%0%
Aug 2977°F52°F98°F 197732°F 198635%0%
Aug 3077°F52°F96°F 195332°F 196535%0%
Aug 3176°F52°F95°F 201029°F 196535%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Salisbury, 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 5:37 AM, sunset 8:09 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:10 AM, sunset 7:24 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00277833 (Salisbury), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014745, 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.