Sunset Beach climate

Sunset Beach Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Longwood, 14.8 km from Sunset Beach

Average highs run from 88°F on August 1 to 85°F on August 31, and lows from 72°F to 69°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 7.36 in over about 14 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 Sunset Beach, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
87°F
Average low
71°F
Precipitation
7.36 in
Record high
104°FAug 5, 1954
Record low
54°FAug 25, 1952
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
8.5
Daylight
13 h 49 min to 12 h 54 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
72°F
Wind
7.6 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°F72°F98°F 199961°F 201746%0%
Aug 288°F72°F98°F 201165°F 201746%0%
Aug 388°F72°F100°F 195466°F 202546%0%
Aug 488°F72°F101°F 195467°F 195046%0%
Aug 588°F72°F104°F 195463°F 195046%0%
Aug 688°F71°F95°F 200860°F 195146%0%
Aug 788°F71°F96°F 201156°F 200446%0%
Aug 888°F71°F96°F 195159°F 195046%0%
Aug 987°F71°F93°F 200760°F 195046%0%
Aug 1087°F71°F94°F 200761°F 200246%0%
Aug 1187°F71°F94°F 195460°F 200246%0%
Aug 1287°F71°F95°F 201065°F 195446%0%
Aug 1387°F71°F95°F 201066°F 202246%0%
Aug 1487°F71°F92°F 195262°F 195446%0%
Aug 1587°F71°F91°F 200563°F 195045%0%
Aug 1687°F71°F98°F 195465°F 201345%0%
Aug 1787°F71°F103°F 195466°F 200445%0%
Aug 1887°F71°F97°F 195167°F 200845%0%
Aug 1987°F70°F91°F 195169°F 195345%0%
Aug 2087°F70°F95°F 200566°F 195344%0%
Aug 2187°F70°F95°F 200561°F 195344%0%
Aug 2286°F70°F94°F 202362°F 195344%0%
Aug 2386°F70°F95°F 200260°F 195344%0%
Aug 2486°F70°F92°F 200258°F 195343%0%
Aug 2586°F70°F91°F 200254°F 195243%0%
Aug 2686°F70°F92°F 202058°F 195243%0%
Aug 2786°F70°F92°F 200363°F 202542%0%
Aug 2886°F70°F92°F 195163°F 202542%0%
Aug 2986°F69°F93°F 195164°F 195342%0%
Aug 3086°F69°F92°F 195162°F 195341%0%
Aug 3185°F69°F91°F 195161°F 195141%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sunset Beach, 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 6:26 AM, sunset 8:15 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:47 AM, sunset 7:41 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00315116 (Longwood), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093718, 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.