Wake County climate

Wake County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Raleigh State Univ, 4.4 km from Wake County

Average highs run from 90°F on August 1 to 87°F on August 31, and lows from 70°F to 67°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.71 in over about 8 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 Wake County, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
89°F
Average low
69°F
Precipitation
4.71 in
Record high
105°FAug 18, 1988
Record low
46°FAug 30, 1965
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
12.8
Daylight
13 h 57 min to 12 h 57 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
67°F
Wind
3.6 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 190°F70°F104°F 199956°F 199729%0%
Aug 290°F70°F101°F 195358°F 199729%0%
Aug 390°F70°F99°F 200658°F 198529%0%
Aug 490°F70°F98°F 200655°F 198529%0%
Aug 590°F70°F100°F 195358°F 195029%0%
Aug 690°F70°F97°F 199956°F 194829%0%
Aug 790°F70°F100°F 199952°F 194829%0%
Aug 890°F70°F102°F 200755°F 200229%0%
Aug 990°F70°F104°F 200758°F 199428%0%
Aug 1090°F69°F104°F 200755°F 194428%0%
Aug 1189°F69°F101°F 199959°F 197228%0%
Aug 1289°F69°F99°F 199954°F 195428%0%
Aug 1389°F69°F100°F 202150°F 197928%0%
Aug 1489°F69°F100°F 199555°F 196428%0%
Aug 1589°F69°F100°F 202351°F 196428%0%
Aug 1689°F69°F101°F 200756°F 196128%0%
Aug 1789°F69°F99°F 198852°F 197928%0%
Aug 1889°F69°F105°F 198853°F 198127%0%
Aug 1989°F69°F103°F 198858°F 197727%0%
Aug 2088°F69°F103°F 200754°F 199827%0%
Aug 2188°F68°F105°F 200754°F 198127%0%
Aug 2288°F68°F101°F 198353°F 200027%0%
Aug 2388°F68°F103°F 200252°F 199726%0%
Aug 2488°F68°F100°F 200254°F 199726%0%
Aug 2588°F68°F99°F 200753°F 195226%0%
Aug 2687°F68°F99°F 201655°F 195126%0%
Aug 2787°F68°F98°F 201653°F 194526%0%
Aug 2887°F68°F100°F 194852°F 196926%0%
Aug 2987°F67°F101°F 202449°F 198626%0%
Aug 3087°F67°F98°F 195346°F 196525%0%
Aug 3187°F67°F99°F 195349°F 194625%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Wake County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:22 AM, sunset 8:19 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 7:43 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00317079 (Raleigh State Univ), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013722, 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.