Atlantic Beach climate

Atlantic Beach Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Morehead City 2 Wnw, 3.9 km from Atlantic Beach

Average highs run from 86°F on August 1 to 85°F on August 31, and lows from 73°F to 71°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 7.76 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 Atlantic Beach, in °F, with the record for each date.60708090100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
85°F
Average low
72°F
Precipitation
7.76 in
Record high
97°FAug 11, 2011
Record low
60°FAug 8, 2004
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
3.3
Daylight
13 h 52 min to 12 h 56 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
74°F
Wind
12.3 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°F73°F91°F 202062°F 201739%0%
Aug 286°F73°F93°F 201163°F 201739%0%
Aug 386°F73°F93°F 201166°F 202339%0%
Aug 486°F73°F92°F 201167°F 201339%0%
Aug 586°F73°F93°F 201164°F 201339%0%
Aug 686°F73°F91°F 200264°F 200439%0%
Aug 786°F73°F92°F 201161°F 200439%0%
Aug 886°F73°F95°F 201160°F 200439%0%
Aug 986°F73°F94°F 201162°F 200239%0%
Aug 1086°F73°F96°F 201165°F 200239%0%
Aug 1186°F73°F97°F 201160°F 200238%0%
Aug 1286°F73°F91°F 201165°F 200838%0%
Aug 1386°F73°F90°F 201167°F 200738%0%
Aug 1486°F72°F90°F 201965°F 200638%0%
Aug 1586°F72°F91°F 202665°F 201338%0%
Aug 1686°F72°F92°F 200565°F 201538%0%
Aug 1786°F72°F90°F 202668°F 200438%0%
Aug 1885°F72°F92°F 202669°F 200437%0%
Aug 1985°F72°F91°F 202670°F 200837%0%
Aug 2085°F72°F92°F 200566°F 200037%0%
Aug 2185°F72°F92°F 200565°F 202437%0%
Aug 2285°F72°F93°F 200564°F 202436%0%
Aug 2385°F72°F92°F 200266°F 200136%0%
Aug 2485°F72°F90°F 200266°F 201636%0%
Aug 2585°F72°F88°F 200265°F 201336%0%
Aug 2685°F72°F89°F 202064°F 201335%0%
Aug 2785°F72°F90°F 201664°F 201335%0%
Aug 2885°F72°F90°F 202068°F 202535%0%
Aug 2985°F72°F92°F 202166°F 202535%0%
Aug 3085°F72°F91°F 202167°F 201034%0%
Aug 3185°F71°F93°F 201064°F 201134%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Atlantic Beach, 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 6:17 AM, sunset 8:09 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:39 AM, sunset 7:35 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00315830 (Morehead City 2 Wnw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093765, 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.