Craven County climate

Craven County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for New Bern Craven CO AP, 6.3 km from Craven County

Average highs run from 89°F on August 1 to 86°F on August 31, and lows from 71°F to 69°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 6.81 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 Craven County, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
88°F
Average low
70°F
Precipitation
6.81 in
Record high
103°FAug 5, 1954
Record low
50°FAug 30, 1965
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
12.5
Daylight
13 h 53 min to 12 h 56 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
71°F
Wind
6.5 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 189°F71°F100°F 199958°F 201746%0%
Aug 289°F71°F96°F 195358°F 196646%0%
Aug 389°F71°F100°F 201161°F 202346%0%
Aug 489°F71°F99°F 198061°F 195646%0%
Aug 589°F71°F103°F 195462°F 195146%0%
Aug 689°F71°F97°F 198059°F 195146%0%
Aug 789°F71°F98°F 196856°F 200445%0%
Aug 889°F71°F99°F 200758°F 195045%0%
Aug 989°F71°F99°F 201159°F 200245%0%
Aug 1089°F71°F98°F 197961°F 195045%0%
Aug 1189°F70°F96°F 195759°F 200245%0%
Aug 1288°F70°F97°F 195759°F 197445%0%
Aug 1388°F70°F96°F 202361°F 195444%0%
Aug 1488°F70°F97°F 202356°F 195044%0%
Aug 1588°F70°F95°F 200555°F 195044%0%
Aug 1688°F70°F99°F 195460°F 196743%0%
Aug 1788°F70°F97°F 202657°F 197943%0%
Aug 1888°F70°F101°F 198858°F 197943%0%
Aug 1988°F70°F99°F 198863°F 195843%0%
Aug 2088°F70°F98°F 200561°F 199842%0%
Aug 2188°F70°F101°F 200758°F 199842%0%
Aug 2287°F70°F100°F 198357°F 202442%0%
Aug 2387°F70°F98°F 200257°F 196941%0%
Aug 2487°F69°F100°F 200256°F 195341%0%
Aug 2587°F69°F96°F 196857°F 196941%0%
Aug 2687°F69°F96°F 195459°F 195140%0%
Aug 2787°F69°F96°F 195459°F 198440%0%
Aug 2887°F69°F96°F 198757°F 198640%0%
Aug 2986°F69°F98°F 199354°F 196540%0%
Aug 3086°F69°F95°F 195650°F 196539%0%
Aug 3186°F69°F96°F 195753°F 196539%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Craven 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 6:18 AM, sunset 8:11 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:40 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 USW00093719 (New Bern Craven CO AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093719, 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.