Ocracoke climate

Ocracoke Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ocracoke, 1 km from Ocracoke

Average highs run from 86°F on August 1 to 83°F on August 31, and lows from 74°F to 72°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 7.42 in over about 11 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 Ocracoke, in °F, with the record for each date.5060708090100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
85°F
Average low
73°F
Precipitation
7.42 in
Record high
94°FAug 7, 1968
Record low
56°FAug 18, 1979
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
2.5
Daylight
13 h 54 min to 12 h 56 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
73°F
Wind
10.1 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 186°F74°F91°F 195861°F 196635%0%
Aug 286°F74°F92°F 197058°F 196435%0%
Aug 386°F74°F92°F 197560°F 195935%0%
Aug 486°F74°F93°F 199157°F 195935%0%
Aug 586°F74°F92°F 202060°F 197635%0%
Aug 686°F74°F93°F 198957°F 197635%0%
Aug 786°F74°F94°F 196860°F 195735%0%
Aug 886°F73°F92°F 198460°F 195735%0%
Aug 986°F73°F91°F 196062°F 195734%0%
Aug 1086°F73°F93°F 201664°F 197534%0%
Aug 1186°F73°F93°F 195867°F 195734%0%
Aug 1286°F73°F91°F 199460°F 197434%0%
Aug 1385°F73°F92°F 201959°F 197434%0%
Aug 1485°F73°F91°F 201957°F 196434%0%
Aug 1585°F73°F91°F 200561°F 198334%0%
Aug 1685°F73°F94°F 201659°F 198334%0%
Aug 1785°F73°F93°F 202158°F 196134%0%
Aug 1885°F73°F93°F 198856°F 197934%0%
Aug 1985°F73°F91°F 198765°F 196034%0%
Aug 2085°F73°F93°F 202663°F 196034%0%
Aug 2185°F73°F94°F 196862°F 199534%0%
Aug 2285°F73°F91°F 200561°F 202434%0%
Aug 2384°F73°F94°F 196862°F 198534%0%
Aug 2484°F73°F91°F 196859°F 197834%0%
Aug 2584°F73°F90°F 196859°F 198633%0%
Aug 2684°F73°F92°F 197560°F 198633%0%
Aug 2784°F72°F91°F 196560°F 198233%0%
Aug 2884°F72°F91°F 199059°F 198433%0%
Aug 2984°F72°F92°F 199361°F 196633%0%
Aug 3083°F72°F91°F 197361°F 196533%0%
Aug 3183°F72°F91°F 197061°F 198233%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ocracoke, 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 6:13 AM, sunset 8:07 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 7:32 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00316349 (Ocracoke), 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.