Wake Forest climate

Wake Forest Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Falls Lake, 12.9 km from Wake Forest

Average highs run from 86°F on August 1 to 83°F on August 31, and lows from 68°F to 65°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.71 in over about 10 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 Forest, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
85°F
Average low
67°F
Precipitation
4.71 in
Record high
106°FAug 30, 1932
Record low
37°FAug 8, 2002
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
8.7
Daylight
13 h 57 min to 12 h 58 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 186°F68°F102°F 199954°F 196636%0%
Aug 286°F68°F103°F 194253°F 190836%0%
Aug 386°F68°F105°F 194251°F 200536%0%
Aug 486°F68°F100°F 193550°F 197636%0%
Aug 586°F68°F100°F 195347°F 198536%0%
Aug 686°F68°F100°F 191848°F 200536%0%
Aug 785°F68°F100°F 191849°F 195735%0%
Aug 885°F68°F101°F 200737°F 200235%0%
Aug 985°F68°F104°F 200751°F 200435%0%
Aug 1085°F68°F105°F 200752°F 198935%0%
Aug 1185°F68°F102°F 200752°F 198935%0%
Aug 1285°F67°F101°F 197750°F 195435%0%
Aug 1385°F67°F100°F 195749°F 195434%0%
Aug 1485°F67°F105°F 194350°F 194134%0%
Aug 1585°F67°F100°F 193849°F 195034%0%
Aug 1685°F67°F103°F 195447°F 198334%0%
Aug 1785°F67°F101°F 193845°F 202633%0%
Aug 1884°F67°F98°F 199742°F 198133%0%
Aug 1984°F67°F102°F 195448°F 197933%0%
Aug 2084°F67°F100°F 190051°F 194333%0%
Aug 2184°F67°F102°F 198349°F 198132%0%
Aug 2284°F66°F103°F 198348°F 202432%0%
Aug 2384°F66°F103°F 198349°F 202432%0%
Aug 2484°F66°F102°F 198343°F 200431%0%
Aug 2584°F66°F101°F 200242°F 200431%0%
Aug 2684°F66°F101°F 195440°F 200431%0%
Aug 2783°F66°F103°F 194347°F 198431%0%
Aug 2883°F66°F100°F 193245°F 202530%0%
Aug 2983°F65°F102°F 194840°F 198630%0%
Aug 3083°F65°F106°F 193243°F 196530%0%
Aug 3183°F65°F105°F 193240°F 197630%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Wake Forest, 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 6:22 AM, sunset 8:19 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:45 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 USC00312993 (Falls Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00315123, 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.