Blowing Rock Weather in August
Average highs run from 79°F on August 1 to 76°F on August 31, and lows from 58°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.56 in over about 13 wet days.
August day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
August at a glance
- Average high
- 78°F
- Average low
- 56°F
- Precipitation
- 5.56 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
- 70%
- Dew point
- 63°F
- Wind
- 4.3 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 79°F | 58°F | 90°F 1999 | 46°F 1997 | 45% | 0% |
| Aug 2 | 79°F | 58°F | 88°F 1999 | 48°F 1997 | 45% | 0% |
| Aug 3 | 79°F | 57°F | 88°F 2006 | 46°F 1998 | 45% | 0% |
| Aug 4 | 79°F | 57°F | 87°F 2006 | 45°F 1998 | 45% | 0% |
| Aug 5 | 79°F | 57°F | 87°F 2010 | 45°F 1998 | 45% | 0% |
| Aug 6 | 79°F | 57°F | 87°F 2002 | 46°F 1997 | 45% | 0% |
| Aug 7 | 79°F | 57°F | 84°F 2007 | 41°F 2004 | 45% | 0% |
| Aug 8 | 79°F | 57°F | 87°F 2007 | 42°F 2004 | 45% | 0% |
| Aug 9 | 79°F | 57°F | 88°F 2007 | 44°F 1989 | 45% | 0% |
| Aug 10 | 78°F | 57°F | 89°F 2007 | 46°F 1989 | 45% | 0% |
| Aug 11 | 78°F | 57°F | 88°F 2010 | 46°F 2002 | 45% | 0% |
| Aug 12 | 78°F | 57°F | 89°F 2001 | 45°F 2008 | 45% | 0% |
| Aug 13 | 78°F | 57°F | 87°F 2010 | 45°F 2008 | 45% | 0% |
| Aug 14 | 78°F | 57°F | 86°F 1999 | 49°F 2000 | 44% | 0% |
| Aug 15 | 78°F | 57°F | 85°F 2005 | 48°F 2013 | 44% | 0% |
| Aug 16 | 78°F | 57°F | 88°F 2005 | 48°F 2013 | 44% | 0% |
| Aug 17 | 78°F | 56°F | 90°F 2007 | 47°F 2013 | 44% | 0% |
| Aug 18 | 78°F | 56°F | 89°F 1988 | 50°F 2013 | 43% | 0% |
| Aug 19 | 78°F | 56°F | 86°F 2002 | 48°F 2023 | 43% | 0% |
| Aug 20 | 78°F | 56°F | 91°F 1983 | 48°F 2023 | 43% | 0% |
| Aug 21 | 78°F | 56°F | 91°F 1983 | 47°F 2012 | 43% | 0% |
| Aug 22 | 77°F | 56°F | 89°F 1983 | 46°F 1982 | 42% | 0% |
| Aug 23 | 77°F | 56°F | 88°F 1983 | 44°F 1997 | 42% | 0% |
| Aug 24 | 77°F | 56°F | 88°F 2002 | 42°F 1997 | 41% | 0% |
| Aug 25 | 77°F | 55°F | 86°F 1998 | 44°F 2018 | 41% | 0% |
| Aug 26 | 77°F | 55°F | 87°F 2007 | 44°F 2018 | 41% | 0% |
| Aug 27 | 77°F | 55°F | 86°F 2003 | 43°F 2025 | 40% | 0% |
| Aug 28 | 77°F | 55°F | 85°F 2024 | 43°F 2025 | 40% | 0% |
| Aug 29 | 76°F | 55°F | 86°F 2024 | 38°F 1986 | 40% | 0% |
| Aug 30 | 76°F | 55°F | 85°F 2007 | 40°F 1986 | 40% | 0% |
| Aug 31 | 76°F | 55°F | 84°F 1998 | 40°F 1986 | 39% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- August 1
- sunrise 6:34 AM, sunset 8:32 PM
- August 31
- sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 7:56 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00310982 (Boone 1 Se), 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.