Swain County climate

Swain County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Bryson City 4, 5.3 km from Swain County

Average highs run from 84°F on August 1 to 82°F on August 31, and lows from 63°F to 61°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.38 in.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Swain County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
83°F
Average low
62°F
Precipitation
4.38 in
Record high
99°FAug 9, 1980
Record low
40°FAug 29, 1968
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.3
Daylight
13 h 56 min to 12 h 56 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
62°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 184°F63°F96°F 198051°F 18900%
Aug 284°F63°F93°F 195151°F 19980%
Aug 384°F63°F94°F 195751°F 19980%
Aug 484°F63°F92°F 201151°F 19980%
Aug 584°F63°F93°F 200647°F 20040%
Aug 684°F63°F94°F 198050°F 19480%
Aug 784°F63°F97°F 198049°F 19500%
Aug 884°F63°F98°F 198049°F 19570%
Aug 984°F63°F99°F 198050°F 19890%
Aug 1084°F63°F95°F 198049°F 19890%
Aug 1184°F63°F93°F 195749°F 19890%
Aug 1283°F63°F95°F 195741°F 18900%
Aug 1383°F63°F93°F 195644°F 19640%
Aug 1483°F63°F92°F 198047°F 19640%
Aug 1583°F63°F92°F 198049°F 19630%
Aug 1683°F62°F94°F 195450°F 19610%
Aug 1783°F62°F93°F 195252°F 19790%
Aug 1883°F62°F94°F 195454°F 18900%
Aug 1983°F62°F95°F 198350°F 19760%
Aug 2083°F62°F99°F 198348°F 19760%
Aug 2183°F62°F97°F 196849°F 19970%
Aug 2283°F62°F99°F 198347°F 19970%
Aug 2383°F62°F97°F 198344°F 18900%
Aug 2482°F62°F94°F 196845°F 18900%
Aug 2582°F62°F92°F 197546°F 19690%
Aug 2682°F61°F93°F 195448°F 18900%
Aug 2782°F61°F93°F 199847°F 18900%
Aug 2882°F61°F94°F 194844°F 19680%
Aug 2982°F61°F96°F 194840°F 19680%
Aug 3082°F61°F93°F 202441°F 19680%
Aug 3182°F61°F93°F 195745°F 18900%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Swain County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:42 AM, sunset 8:38 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 8:02 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00311165 (Bryson City 4), 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.