Durham climate

Durham Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for E Jewett, 18.6 km from Durham

Average highs run from 77°F on August 1 to 74°F on August 31, and lows from 53°F to 49°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.06 in over about 12 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 Durham, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
76°F
Average low
52°F
Precipitation
5.06 in
Record high
99°FAug 4, 2022
Record low
34°FAug 29, 1982
Chance of a freeze
0%
Daylight
14 h 27 min to 13 h 11 min
Cloud cover
57%
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 177°F53°F97°F 195546°F 196439%0%
Aug 277°F53°F97°F 197545°F 197639%0%
Aug 377°F53°F97°F 197544°F 197639%0%
Aug 477°F53°F99°F 202246°F 196439%0%
Aug 577°F53°F99°F 195543°F 197239%0%
Aug 677°F53°F94°F 195545°F 199439%0%
Aug 777°F53°F93°F 196546°F 199439%0%
Aug 877°F53°F95°F 198346°F 194839%0%
Aug 976°F53°F96°F 200146°F 198939%0%
Aug 1076°F53°F96°F 194948°F 194839%0%
Aug 1176°F52°F98°F 194446°F 194139%0%
Aug 1276°F52°F99°F 194446°F 198739%0%
Aug 1376°F52°F98°F 194743°F 195738%0%
Aug 1476°F52°F97°F 194744°F 194138%0%
Aug 1576°F52°F96°F 194448°F 195038%0%
Aug 1676°F52°F95°F 195941°F 197238%0%
Aug 1776°F52°F94°F 195940°F 197938%0%
Aug 1876°F52°F93°F 193940°F 198137%0%
Aug 1976°F51°F89°F 194543°F 196837%0%
Aug 2075°F51°F93°F 195545°F 199837%0%
Aug 2175°F51°F94°F 195542°F 197737%0%
Aug 2275°F51°F91°F 193939°F 198236%0%
Aug 2375°F51°F94°F 194744°F 198836%0%
Aug 2475°F51°F95°F 194742°F 197136%0%
Aug 2575°F51°F99°F 194735°F 194035%0%
Aug 2675°F50°F98°F 194840°F 194235%0%
Aug 2774°F50°F97°F 194841°F 196935%0%
Aug 2874°F50°F98°F 194842°F 198235%0%
Aug 2974°F50°F96°F 201834°F 198234%0%
Aug 3074°F50°F98°F 195338°F 198234%0%
Aug 3174°F49°F93°F 195337°F 196534%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Durham, 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 5:49 AM, sunset 8:16 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:21 AM, sunset 7:32 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00302366 (E Jewett), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014735, 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.