Is Raleigh hot in August?
Days are typically hot at 31.1°C, while nights average 20.6°C.
United States · 1991–2020 normal
Raleigh in
August.
Typical August weather in Raleigh: 31.1°C by day, 20.6°C at night, 122 mm of rain over 7.6 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high31.1°C
Typical low20.6°C
Rain122 mm
Wet days7.6
In the year-round weather comparison, August scores 50 out of 100 (May leads the year at 78). Daylight is calculated as 13 h 31 from latitude 35.77°.
August at a glance
What is Raleigh like in August?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 122 mm across about 8 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 13 h 31 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is August a good time to visit?
August ranks 6 of 12 in our weather comparison; May ranks first.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 4487042
- NOAA station
- USC00317079 · RALEIGH STATE UNIV
- Station distance
- 5.8 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Strong coverage · 30 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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