Hatteras climate

Hatteras Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cape Hatteras AP, 6.4 km from Hatteras

Average highs run from 88°F on August 1 to 86°F on August 31, and lows from 75°F to 73°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 6.73 in over about 12 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 Hatteras, 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
74°F
Precipitation
6.73 in
Record high
94°FAug 7, 1968
Record low
56°FAug 18, 1979
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
2.9
Daylight
13 h 54 min to 12 h 56 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
73°F
Wind
12.5 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 188°F75°F91°F 195861°F 196639%0%
Aug 288°F75°F92°F 197058°F 196439%0%
Aug 388°F75°F92°F 197560°F 195939%0%
Aug 488°F75°F93°F 199157°F 195939%0%
Aug 587°F75°F92°F 202060°F 197639%0%
Aug 687°F75°F93°F 198957°F 197639%0%
Aug 787°F75°F94°F 196860°F 195739%0%
Aug 887°F75°F92°F 198460°F 195739%0%
Aug 987°F75°F91°F 196062°F 195739%0%
Aug 1087°F75°F93°F 201664°F 197539%0%
Aug 1187°F75°F93°F 195867°F 195739%0%
Aug 1287°F75°F91°F 199460°F 197439%0%
Aug 1387°F75°F92°F 201959°F 197439%0%
Aug 1487°F75°F91°F 201957°F 196439%0%
Aug 1587°F75°F91°F 200561°F 198339%0%
Aug 1687°F74°F94°F 201659°F 198338%0%
Aug 1787°F74°F93°F 202158°F 196138%0%
Aug 1887°F74°F93°F 198856°F 197938%0%
Aug 1987°F74°F91°F 198765°F 196038%0%
Aug 2087°F74°F93°F 202663°F 196038%0%
Aug 2187°F74°F94°F 196862°F 199538%0%
Aug 2287°F74°F91°F 200561°F 202438%0%
Aug 2387°F74°F94°F 196862°F 198538%0%
Aug 2487°F74°F91°F 196859°F 197838%0%
Aug 2587°F74°F90°F 196859°F 198637%0%
Aug 2687°F74°F92°F 197560°F 198637%0%
Aug 2786°F74°F91°F 196560°F 198237%0%
Aug 2886°F74°F91°F 199059°F 198437%0%
Aug 2986°F74°F92°F 199361°F 196637%0%
Aug 3086°F74°F91°F 197361°F 196537%0%
Aug 3186°F73°F91°F 197061°F 198237%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Hatteras, 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 6:12 AM, sunset 8:06 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:35 AM, sunset 7:31 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093729 (Cape Hatteras AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093729, 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.