Memphis climate

Memphis Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Memphis Intl AP, 11.9 km from Memphis

Average highs run from 92°F on August 1 to 90°F on August 31, and lows from 74°F to 71°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.37 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 Memphis, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
92°F
Average low
73°F
Precipitation
3.37 in
Record high
104°FAug 14, 2007
Record low
48°FAug 14, 1989
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
20.2
Daylight
13 h 54 min to 12 h 56 min
Cloud cover
46%
Humidity
64%
Dew point
67°F
Wind
6.3 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 192°F74°F103°F 198656°F 196929%0%
Aug 292°F74°F100°F 201155°F 196928%0%
Aug 392°F74°F103°F 198759°F 197628%0%
Aug 492°F74°F103°F 196457°F 197428%0%
Aug 592°F74°F100°F 201058°F 197428%0%
Aug 692°F74°F99°F 198359°F 199428%0%
Aug 792°F74°F99°F 198353°F 198927%0%
Aug 892°F74°F100°F 198055°F 198927%0%
Aug 992°F73°F100°F 198056°F 197627%0%
Aug 1092°F73°F99°F 198058°F 197627%0%
Aug 1192°F73°F99°F 200754°F 199627%0%
Aug 1292°F73°F99°F 200753°F 196726%0%
Aug 1392°F73°F101°F 200752°F 200426%0%
Aug 1492°F73°F104°F 200748°F 198926%0%
Aug 1592°F73°F102°F 200756°F 196326%0%
Aug 1692°F73°F103°F 200755°F 196326%0%
Aug 1792°F73°F102°F 200757°F 200426%0%
Aug 1892°F73°F100°F 198858°F 197625%0%
Aug 1992°F73°F100°F 202557°F 199125%0%
Aug 2091°F72°F101°F 202555°F 199725%0%
Aug 2191°F72°F100°F 202658°F 201225%0%
Aug 2291°F72°F99°F 198360°F 199725%0%
Aug 2391°F72°F99°F 198358°F 199725%0%
Aug 2491°F72°F99°F 198358°F 198424%0%
Aug 2591°F72°F99°F 198356°F 199824%0%
Aug 2691°F72°F102°F 202356°F 199424%0%
Aug 2791°F71°F102°F 202356°F 196824%0%
Aug 2890°F71°F100°F 200755°F 196724%0%
Aug 2990°F71°F101°F 202453°F 198624%0%
Aug 3090°F71°F98°F 202455°F 197624%0%
Aug 3190°F71°F98°F 199555°F 196924%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Memphis, 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 (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:09 AM, sunset 8:03 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:32 AM, sunset 7:28 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013893 (Memphis Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00037712, 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.