Avery County climate

Avery County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Banner Elk, 10.4 km from Avery County

Average highs run from 77°F on August 1 to 75°F on August 31, and lows from 59°F to 56°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.31 in over about 14 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 Avery County, 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
57°F
Precipitation
4.31 in
Record high
91°FAug 20, 1983
Record low
38°FAug 29, 1986
Chance of a freeze
0%
Daylight
13 h 58 min to 12 h 58 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
61°F
Wind
3.1 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°F59°F90°F 199946°F 199748%0%
Aug 277°F58°F88°F 199948°F 199747%0%
Aug 377°F58°F88°F 200646°F 199847%0%
Aug 477°F58°F87°F 200645°F 199847%0%
Aug 577°F58°F87°F 201045°F 199847%0%
Aug 677°F58°F87°F 200246°F 199747%0%
Aug 777°F58°F84°F 200741°F 200447%0%
Aug 877°F58°F87°F 200742°F 200447%0%
Aug 977°F58°F88°F 200744°F 198947%0%
Aug 1077°F58°F89°F 200746°F 198947%0%
Aug 1177°F58°F88°F 201046°F 200247%0%
Aug 1277°F58°F89°F 200145°F 200847%0%
Aug 1377°F58°F87°F 201045°F 200846%0%
Aug 1477°F58°F86°F 199949°F 200046%0%
Aug 1577°F58°F85°F 200548°F 201346%0%
Aug 1677°F58°F88°F 200548°F 201346%0%
Aug 1776°F57°F90°F 200747°F 201346%0%
Aug 1876°F57°F89°F 198850°F 201345%0%
Aug 1976°F57°F86°F 200248°F 202345%0%
Aug 2076°F57°F91°F 198348°F 202345%0%
Aug 2176°F57°F91°F 198347°F 201244%0%
Aug 2276°F57°F89°F 198346°F 198244%0%
Aug 2376°F57°F88°F 198344°F 199744%0%
Aug 2476°F57°F88°F 200242°F 199743%0%
Aug 2576°F57°F86°F 199844°F 201843%0%
Aug 2676°F56°F87°F 200744°F 201843%0%
Aug 2776°F56°F86°F 200343°F 202542%0%
Aug 2875°F56°F85°F 202443°F 202542%0%
Aug 2975°F56°F86°F 202438°F 198642%0%
Aug 3075°F56°F85°F 200740°F 198641%0%
Aug 3175°F56°F84°F 199840°F 198641%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Avery County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:35 AM, sunset 8:33 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 7:57 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00310506 (Banner Elk), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00310982, 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.