Highlands climate

Highlands Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Highlands, 0.4 km from Highlands

Average highs run from 77°F on August 1 to 75°F on August 31, and lows from 58°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 7.10 in over about 16 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 Highlands, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
76°F
Average low
57°F
Precipitation
7.10 in
Record high
99°FAug 9, 1980
Record low
40°FAug 29, 1968
Chance of a freeze
0%
Daylight
13 h 54 min to 12 h 56 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
63°F
Wind
3.1 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 177°F58°F96°F 198051°F 189054%0%
Aug 277°F58°F93°F 195151°F 199854%0%
Aug 377°F58°F94°F 195751°F 199854%0%
Aug 477°F58°F92°F 201151°F 199854%0%
Aug 577°F58°F93°F 200647°F 200454%0%
Aug 677°F58°F94°F 198050°F 194854%0%
Aug 777°F58°F97°F 198049°F 195053%0%
Aug 877°F58°F98°F 198049°F 195753%0%
Aug 977°F57°F99°F 198050°F 198953%0%
Aug 1077°F57°F95°F 198049°F 198953%0%
Aug 1177°F57°F93°F 195749°F 198953%0%
Aug 1277°F57°F95°F 195741°F 189053%0%
Aug 1376°F57°F93°F 195644°F 196452%0%
Aug 1476°F57°F92°F 198047°F 196452%0%
Aug 1576°F57°F92°F 198049°F 196352%0%
Aug 1676°F57°F94°F 195450°F 196151%0%
Aug 1776°F57°F93°F 195252°F 197951%0%
Aug 1876°F57°F94°F 195454°F 189051%0%
Aug 1976°F57°F95°F 198350°F 197650%0%
Aug 2076°F57°F99°F 198348°F 197650%0%
Aug 2176°F56°F97°F 196849°F 199749%0%
Aug 2276°F56°F99°F 198347°F 199749%0%
Aug 2376°F56°F97°F 198344°F 189048%0%
Aug 2475°F56°F94°F 196845°F 189048%0%
Aug 2575°F56°F92°F 197546°F 196947%0%
Aug 2675°F56°F93°F 195448°F 189047%0%
Aug 2775°F56°F93°F 199847°F 189047%0%
Aug 2875°F55°F94°F 194844°F 196846%0%
Aug 2975°F55°F96°F 194840°F 196846%0%
Aug 3075°F55°F93°F 202441°F 196845%0%
Aug 3175°F55°F93°F 195745°F 189045%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Highlands, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:42 AM, sunset 8:36 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:05 AM, sunset 8:01 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00314055 (Highlands), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00313228, 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.