Newport climate

Newport Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Newport 1 Nw, 2.1 km from Newport

Average highs run from 88°F on August 1 to 86°F on August 31, and lows from 67°F to 64°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.82 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 Newport, in °F, with the record for each date.5060708090100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
88°F
Average low
66°F
Precipitation
3.82 in
Record high
97°FAug 23, 2007
Record low
52°FAug 27, 2025
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
9.4
Daylight
13 h 57 min to 12 h 58 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
63°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 188°F67°F93°F 200658°F 199735%0%
Aug 288°F67°F94°F 200260°F 199635%0%
Aug 388°F67°F96°F 200260°F 200934%0%
Aug 488°F67°F95°F 200263°F 199834%0%
Aug 588°F67°F94°F 200261°F 201734%0%
Aug 688°F67°F91°F 200658°F 199734%0%
Aug 788°F67°F92°F 200653°F 200434%0%
Aug 888°F67°F92°F 200757°F 200434%0%
Aug 988°F67°F93°F 200761°F 200434%0%
Aug 1088°F67°F93°F 200660°F 200834%0%
Aug 1188°F67°F93°F 202159°F 200833%0%
Aug 1288°F66°F92°F 200559°F 200833%0%
Aug 1388°F66°F94°F 199959°F 200433%0%
Aug 1488°F66°F93°F 202158°F 200433%0%
Aug 1588°F66°F93°F 199559°F 201333%0%
Aug 1688°F66°F96°F 200759°F 201132%0%
Aug 1788°F66°F93°F 199561°F 200832%0%
Aug 1888°F66°F94°F 201963°F 200132%0%
Aug 1988°F66°F94°F 199961°F 202331%0%
Aug 2088°F66°F93°F 200755°F 200031%0%
Aug 2188°F65°F93°F 200256°F 202431%0%
Aug 2287°F65°F95°F 200755°F 199730%0%
Aug 2387°F65°F97°F 200753°F 199730%0%
Aug 2487°F65°F96°F 200756°F 199730%0%
Aug 2587°F65°F92°F 200757°F 201529%0%
Aug 2687°F65°F92°F 201155°F 202529%0%
Aug 2787°F64°F94°F 201652°F 202529%0%
Aug 2887°F64°F93°F 201655°F 202528%0%
Aug 2987°F64°F95°F 202456°F 202528%0%
Aug 3087°F64°F95°F 202455°F 201928%0%
Aug 3186°F64°F93°F 202459°F 202328%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Newport, 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 6:40 AM, sunset 8:37 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:04 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 USC00406534 (Newport 1 Nw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00406272, 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.