Fairplains climate

Fairplains Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for N Wilkesboro, 3.9 km from Fairplains

Average highs run from 86°F on August 1 to 84°F on August 31, and lows from 66°F to 63°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.09 in over about 13 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 Fairplains, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
85°F
Average low
65°F
Precipitation
5.09 in
Record high
102°FAug 22, 1983
Record low
42°FAug 29, 1986
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
8.1
Daylight
13 h 58 min to 12 h 58 min
Cloud cover
59%
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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Aug 186°F66°F97°F 199949°F 199744%0%
Aug 286°F66°F96°F 199947°F 199844%0%
Aug 386°F66°F95°F 196046°F 199844%0%
Aug 486°F66°F96°F 196346°F 199844%0%
Aug 586°F66°F95°F 195650°F 197644%0%
Aug 686°F66°F95°F 195649°F 195744%0%
Aug 786°F66°F95°F 197746°F 195744%0%
Aug 886°F66°F96°F 200751°F 195744%0%
Aug 986°F66°F98°F 200748°F 198944%0%
Aug 1086°F66°F99°F 200749°F 198943%0%
Aug 1186°F65°F98°F 198052°F 196243%0%
Aug 1286°F65°F96°F 197752°F 200843%0%
Aug 1386°F65°F97°F 199948°F 196443%0%
Aug 1486°F65°F97°F 199551°F 196743%0%
Aug 1586°F65°F97°F 198046°F 196343%0%
Aug 1686°F65°F97°F 200744°F 197942%0%
Aug 1785°F65°F99°F 200745°F 197942%0%
Aug 1885°F65°F98°F 198849°F 197942%0%
Aug 1985°F65°F101°F 198852°F 197641%0%
Aug 2085°F64°F97°F 198352°F 197641%0%
Aug 2185°F64°F100°F 198350°F 199941%0%
Aug 2285°F64°F102°F 198347°F 199740%0%
Aug 2385°F64°F101°F 198346°F 199740%0%
Aug 2485°F64°F99°F 198346°F 199740%0%
Aug 2585°F64°F96°F 196852°F 199739%0%
Aug 2684°F64°F97°F 200752°F 198239%0%
Aug 2784°F63°F95°F 197552°F 195739%0%
Aug 2884°F63°F96°F 198745°F 196839%0%
Aug 2984°F63°F95°F 199842°F 198639%0%
Aug 3084°F63°F95°F 195742°F 198638%0%
Aug 3184°F63°F96°F 195742°F 199938%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fairplains, 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 6:32 AM, sunset 8:30 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 7:54 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00316256 (N Wilkesboro), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00316256, 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.