Rockingham climate

Rockingham Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for N Springfield Lake, 16.9 km from Rockingham

Average highs run from 82°F on August 1 to 79°F on August 31, and lows from 57°F to 52°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.89 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 Rockingham, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
81°F
Average low
55°F
Precipitation
3.89 in
Record high
98°FAug 9, 2001
Record low
41°FAug 20, 1998
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
2.1
Daylight
14 h 32 min to 13 h 14 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
59°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 182°F57°F93°F 200645°F 199836%0%
Aug 282°F57°F94°F 200646°F 202336%0%
Aug 382°F57°F93°F 201549°F 199936%0%
Aug 482°F56°F95°F 202250°F 199936%0%
Aug 582°F56°F91°F 201246°F 201935%0%
Aug 682°F56°F93°F 200144°F 201335%0%
Aug 782°F56°F93°F 200143°F 199735%0%
Aug 882°F56°F95°F 200144°F 200935%0%
Aug 982°F56°F98°F 200145°F 199935%0%
Aug 1082°F56°F93°F 202542°F 199934%0%
Aug 1181°F55°F95°F 202546°F 201334%0%
Aug 1281°F55°F95°F 202544°F 200634%0%
Aug 1381°F55°F94°F 202542°F 200634%0%
Aug 1481°F55°F96°F 200245°F 200633%0%
Aug 1581°F55°F94°F 200244°F 201333%0%
Aug 1681°F55°F93°F 200245°F 202133%0%
Aug 1781°F55°F90°F 200246°F 201732%0%
Aug 1881°F54°F94°F 200245°F 200032%0%
Aug 1981°F54°F88°F 200244°F 201432%0%
Aug 2080°F54°F89°F 202241°F 199831%0%
Aug 2180°F54°F88°F 202241°F 200731%0%
Aug 2280°F54°F89°F 201742°F 200731%0%
Aug 2380°F53°F88°F 202045°F 201631%0%
Aug 2480°F53°F87°F 201244°F 201330%0%
Aug 2580°F53°F90°F 202146°F 200130%0%
Aug 2680°F53°F93°F 202142°F 201930%0%
Aug 2779°F53°F86°F 201443°F 200829%0%
Aug 2879°F52°F90°F 201841°F 202529%0%
Aug 2979°F52°F91°F 201845°F 201729%0%
Aug 3079°F52°F90°F 200744°F 199929%0%
Aug 3179°F52°F92°F 201043°F 199928%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Rockingham, 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 5:40 AM, sunset 8:12 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:13 AM, sunset 7:27 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00435982 (N Springfield Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00054740, 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.