Central climate

Central Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Clemson Univ, 8.1 km from Central

Average highs run from 91°F on August 1 to 88°F on August 31, and lows from 69°F to 66°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.27 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 Central, in °F, with the record for each date.5060708090100110151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
90°F
Average low
68°F
Precipitation
5.27 in
Record high
104°FAug 3, 2011
Record low
58°FAug 7, 2004
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
15.3
Daylight
13 h 52 min to 12 h 56 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
66°F
Wind
3.1 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 191°F69°F99°F 200664°F 201736%0%
Aug 291°F69°F102°F 201166°F 202136%0%
Aug 391°F69°F104°F 201165°F 202536%0%
Aug 491°F69°F101°F 201163°F 202536%0%
Aug 591°F69°F100°F 200865°F 200336%0%
Aug 690°F69°F102°F 200866°F 200436%0%
Aug 790°F69°F99°F 200758°F 200436%0%
Aug 890°F69°F101°F 200758°F 200436%0%
Aug 990°F68°F103°F 200763°F 200435%0%
Aug 1090°F68°F102°F 200764°F 200435%0%
Aug 1190°F68°F99°F 200764°F 200235%0%
Aug 1290°F68°F97°F 201066°F 200335%0%
Aug 1390°F68°F99°F 200764°F 200035%0%
Aug 1490°F68°F97°F 200763°F 200435%0%
Aug 1590°F68°F101°F 200767°F 200034%0%
Aug 1690°F68°F103°F 200764°F 200434%0%
Aug 1790°F68°F98°F 200764°F 201334%0%
Aug 1889°F68°F99°F 200066°F 202034%0%
Aug 1989°F68°F95°F 200766°F 200433%0%
Aug 2089°F68°F98°F 200766°F 200033%0%
Aug 2189°F67°F101°F 200763°F 202433%0%
Aug 2289°F67°F100°F 200762°F 200032%0%
Aug 2389°F67°F97°F 200262°F 202432%0%
Aug 2489°F67°F96°F 200760°F 202432%0%
Aug 2589°F67°F97°F 200762°F 201831%0%
Aug 2689°F67°F96°F 201163°F 201331%0%
Aug 2788°F67°F98°F 201163°F 200231%0%
Aug 2888°F67°F96°F 201165°F 201130%0%
Aug 2988°F66°F96°F 201462°F 201930%0%
Aug 3088°F66°F96°F 202462°F 201930%0%
Aug 3188°F66°F94°F 201063°F 201530%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Central, 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 6:41 AM, sunset 8:33 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 7:59 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00381770 (Clemson Univ), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00053850, 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.