Newport climate

Newport Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Newport/morehead City WFO, 2 km from Newport

Average highs run from 88°F on August 1 to 85°F on August 31, and lows from 71°F to 68°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 7.75 in over about 15 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 Newport, in °F, with the record for each date.5060708090100110151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
87°F
Average low
70°F
Precipitation
7.75 in
Record high
102°FAug 18, 1988
Record low
57°FAug 8, 2004
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
4.5
Daylight
13 h 53 min to 12 h 55 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
71°F
Wind
6.5 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°F71°F97°F 195760°F 201744%0%
Aug 287°F71°F97°F 195060°F 201745%0%
Aug 387°F71°F99°F 201165°F 200145%0%
Aug 487°F71°F99°F 199165°F 195645%0%
Aug 587°F71°F101°F 195463°F 201346%0%
Aug 687°F71°F100°F 198959°F 195146%0%
Aug 787°F71°F99°F 198959°F 200446%0%
Aug 887°F71°F97°F 195157°F 200446%0%
Aug 987°F71°F98°F 201160°F 200246%0%
Aug 1087°F71°F98°F 197961°F 200246%0%
Aug 1187°F71°F95°F 201159°F 200246%0%
Aug 1287°F71°F96°F 195760°F 196346%0%
Aug 1387°F71°F96°F 195661°F 197946%0%
Aug 1487°F70°F95°F 199057°F 197946%0%
Aug 1587°F70°F95°F 200560°F 195046%0%
Aug 1687°F70°F100°F 195461°F 201546%0%
Aug 1787°F70°F98°F 197559°F 197946%0%
Aug 1887°F70°F102°F 198857°F 197946%0%
Aug 1987°F70°F96°F 198765°F 197745%0%
Aug 2086°F70°F97°F 200565°F 196045%0%
Aug 2186°F70°F98°F 200562°F 199545%0%
Aug 2286°F70°F96°F 195163°F 199645%0%
Aug 2386°F70°F101°F 200262°F 202544%0%
Aug 2486°F69°F99°F 198960°F 197844%0%
Aug 2586°F69°F94°F 200260°F 198643%0%
Aug 2686°F69°F98°F 195462°F 194643%0%
Aug 2786°F69°F95°F 195958°F 194543%0%
Aug 2886°F69°F98°F 199057°F 196342%0%
Aug 2985°F69°F99°F 199059°F 198242%0%
Aug 3085°F69°F95°F 195659°F 196542%0%
Aug 3185°F68°F95°F 197060°F 194641%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Newport, 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 6:17 AM, sunset 8:10 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 7:35 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00316096 (Newport/morehead City WFO), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013754, 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.