Cedar Point climate

Cedar Point Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Newport/morehead City WFO, 20.4 km from Cedar Point

Average highs run from 88°F on August 1 to 85°F on August 31, and lows from 71°F to 68°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 7.75 in over about 15 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 Cedar Point, in °F, with the record for each date.5060708090100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
87°F
Average low
70°F
Precipitation
7.75 in
Record high
99°FAug 23, 2002
Record low
54°FAug 1, 2017
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
4.5
Daylight
13 h 52 min to 12 h 55 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
73°F
Wind
11.2 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 188°F71°F93°F 200254°F 201744%0%
Aug 287°F71°F93°F 202457°F 201745%0%
Aug 387°F71°F95°F 201159°F 202345%0%
Aug 487°F71°F92°F 200465°F 201345%0%
Aug 587°F71°F93°F 201559°F 201346%0%
Aug 687°F71°F95°F 200859°F 200446%0%
Aug 787°F71°F94°F 200856°F 200446%0%
Aug 887°F71°F97°F 201159°F 199746%0%
Aug 987°F71°F96°F 199858°F 199746%0%
Aug 1087°F71°F96°F 201159°F 200246%0%
Aug 1187°F71°F93°F 201157°F 200246%0%
Aug 1287°F71°F91°F 199762°F 199746%0%
Aug 1387°F71°F93°F 202662°F 200746%0%
Aug 1487°F70°F94°F 201960°F 200846%0%
Aug 1587°F70°F94°F 202660°F 201446%0%
Aug 1687°F70°F92°F 200561°F 201546%0%
Aug 1787°F70°F92°F 202663°F 199646%0%
Aug 1887°F70°F98°F 202664°F 202246%0%
Aug 1987°F70°F94°F 202664°F 199845%0%
Aug 2086°F70°F93°F 200359°F 199845%0%
Aug 2186°F70°F95°F 200759°F 199645%0%
Aug 2286°F70°F93°F 200257°F 202445%0%
Aug 2386°F70°F99°F 200261°F 202544%0%
Aug 2486°F69°F95°F 200260°F 199744%0%
Aug 2586°F69°F91°F 200261°F 199743%0%
Aug 2686°F69°F91°F 200359°F 199743%0%
Aug 2786°F69°F93°F 200358°F 201343%0%
Aug 2886°F69°F93°F 199860°F 201742%0%
Aug 2985°F69°F94°F 202157°F 202542%0%
Aug 3085°F69°F94°F 202159°F 201042%0%
Aug 3185°F68°F93°F 201062°F 201041%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Cedar Point, 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 6:18 AM, sunset 8:10 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:41 AM, sunset 7:36 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00316096 (Newport/morehead City WFO), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00316096, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.