McDowell County climate

McDowell County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Marion, 3.7 km from McDowell County

Average highs run from 85°F on August 1 to 83°F on August 31, and lows from 67°F to 64°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.18 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 McDowell County, in °F, with the record for each date.5060708090100110151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
84°F
Average low
66°F
Precipitation
5.18 in
Record high
103°FAug 10, 2007
Record low
53°FAug 24, 2018
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
8.8
Daylight
13 h 56 min to 12 h 57 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
64°F
Wind
3.4 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 185°F67°F94°F 200656°F 201742%0%
Aug 285°F67°F96°F 200655°F 201442%0%
Aug 385°F67°F97°F 201160°F 201541%0%
Aug 485°F66°F96°F 201162°F 200941%0%
Aug 585°F66°F98°F 201162°F 200941%0%
Aug 685°F66°F97°F 200760°F 201741%0%
Aug 785°F66°F97°F 200760°F 201741%0%
Aug 885°F66°F100°F 200760°F 202141%0%
Aug 985°F66°F102°F 200755°F 200840%0%
Aug 1085°F66°F103°F 200756°F 200840%0%
Aug 1185°F66°F103°F 200756°F 200840%0%
Aug 1284°F66°F100°F 200756°F 200840%0%
Aug 1384°F66°F97°F 201056°F 200839%0%
Aug 1484°F66°F98°F 201057°F 201439%0%
Aug 1584°F66°F96°F 200757°F 201439%0%
Aug 1684°F66°F100°F 200757°F 201138%0%
Aug 1784°F66°F103°F 200757°F 201138%0%
Aug 1884°F66°F96°F 202659°F 200638%0%
Aug 1984°F66°F96°F 200759°F 200637%0%
Aug 2084°F66°F95°F 200760°F 202337%0%
Aug 2184°F66°F96°F 200760°F 201236%0%
Aug 2284°F66°F99°F 200760°F 201236%0%
Aug 2384°F66°F98°F 200755°F 201136%0%
Aug 2484°F65°F96°F 200753°F 201835%0%
Aug 2584°F65°F95°F 200753°F 201835%0%
Aug 2683°F65°F95°F 200756°F 201435%0%
Aug 2783°F65°F96°F 201655°F 201434%0%
Aug 2883°F65°F93°F 201655°F 201434%0%
Aug 2983°F65°F93°F 201855°F 202534%0%
Aug 3083°F65°F96°F 202455°F 202534%0%
Aug 3183°F64°F92°F 201656°F 201933%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at McDowell 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 6:36 AM, sunset 8:32 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:00 AM, sunset 7:57 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00315340 (Marion), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00313152, 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.