Dare County climate

Dare County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Manteo AP, 16.2 km from Dare County

Average highs run from 86°F on August 1 to 82°F on August 31, and lows from 73°F to 72°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.64 in over about 8 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 Dare County, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
84°F
Average low
72°F
Precipitation
5.64 in
Record high
101°FAug 12, 1998
Record low
50°FAug 3, 1985
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
5.4
Daylight
13 h 56 min to 12 h 58 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
70°F
Wind
6.7 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°F100°F 198059°F 196630%0%
Aug 285°F73°F99°F 198062°F 196630%0%
Aug 385°F73°F99°F 201150°F 198530%0%
Aug 485°F73°F98°F 198066°F 197630%0%
Aug 585°F73°F96°F 198061°F 197630%0%
Aug 685°F73°F96°F 197759°F 197629%0%
Aug 785°F73°F98°F 197761°F 197129%0%
Aug 885°F73°F98°F 197762°F 197029%0%
Aug 985°F73°F98°F 197761°F 197529%0%
Aug 1085°F73°F99°F 197962°F 200228%0%
Aug 1185°F73°F97°F 197763°F 200228%0%
Aug 1285°F73°F101°F 199861°F 197228%0%
Aug 1385°F72°F98°F 197760°F 197428%0%
Aug 1485°F72°F98°F 201662°F 200027%0%
Aug 1585°F72°F96°F 201660°F 197927%0%
Aug 1684°F72°F96°F 202357°F 199127%0%
Aug 1784°F72°F100°F 197861°F 197226%0%
Aug 1884°F72°F95°F 199957°F 197926%0%
Aug 1984°F72°F94°F 198864°F 197726%0%
Aug 2084°F72°F96°F 196862°F 198425%0%
Aug 2184°F72°F97°F 196857°F 199825%0%
Aug 2284°F72°F94°F 196859°F 198425%0%
Aug 2384°F72°F97°F 196862°F 196924%0%
Aug 2483°F72°F99°F 200258°F 198524%0%
Aug 2583°F72°F96°F 196859°F 198724%0%
Aug 2683°F72°F94°F 197554°F 198424%0%
Aug 2783°F72°F94°F 200360°F 198224%0%
Aug 2883°F72°F95°F 198762°F 198424%0%
Aug 2983°F72°F96°F 200661°F 198623%0%
Aug 3083°F72°F95°F 197855°F 198223%0%
Aug 3182°F72°F96°F 197057°F 201123%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Dare County, 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 6:11 AM, sunset 8:07 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:34 AM, sunset 7:32 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013766 (Manteo AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013766, 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.