Cape Hatteras, NC: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 81.9°F in Cape Hatteras, NC, the warmest August since 2020, tied 5th warmest of 133 (with 2011).

August 2026

Mean temperature: 81.9°F; Warmest since 2020; 5th warmest of 133
Precipitation: 5.53 in; Wettest since 2025; 65th wettest of 133

A normal August in Cape Hatteras, NC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 79.4°F, between 78°F and 82.2°F in eight years of ten and 6.09 in of precipitation, between 3.19 in and 10.36 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in Cape Hatteras, NC since 1894: 81.9°F in 2026; the highest is 82.5°F, in 2020.

Normal range, 78 to 82.2°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August in Cape Hatteras, NC from 1893 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	81.9	5	87.2	7	76.5	3	5.53	65	0
2025	77.5	104	82.7	107	72.4	91	5.92	60	0
2024	79.2	51	84.7	48	73.8	48	6.48	53	0
2023	81	9	86.7	14	75.3	9	10.58	15	0
2022	79.6	32	85.3	34	73.9	45	2.71	115	0
2021	81.7	7	87.2	7	76.2	5	11.14	12	0
2020	82.5	1	87.8	4	77.2	2	5.61	63	0
2019	81.3	8	87.4	5	75.2	11	7.03	46	0
2018	82.3	2	87.2	7	77.4	1	2.84	111	0
2017	79.4	41	85.1	43	73.6	55	8.98	27	0
2016	82.2	3	88.4	1	76.1	6	5.64	62	0
2015	78.7	65	84.6	53	72.8	77	5.67	61	0
2014	78.6	70	84.1	70	73.1	69	10.05	17	0
2013	79.9	23	85.4	31	74.4	32	3.78	98	0
2012	79.9	23	85.4	31	74.4	32	5.35	69	0
2011	81.9	5	87.9	3	76	7	8.23	35	0
2010	79.2	51	85.9	22	72.5	87	9.66	21	0
2009	80	20	85.4	31	74.7	23	5.00	78	0
2008	79.4	41	85.2	38	73.5	58	4.16	91	0
2007	80.9	10	87	11	74.8	17	1.10	130	0
2006	80.4	15	86.5	15	74.4	32	4.93	82	0
2005	82.2	3	88	2	76.4	4	6.54	50	0
2004	78	89	83.9	74	72	100	6.51	52	0
2003	78.1	85	83.1	97	73.1	69	8.88	28	0
2002	80	20	85.8	24	74.3	35	7.66	38	0
2001	79.1	54	84.4	60	73.9	45	4.31	89	0
2000	77.5	104	83.2	93	71.8	105	7.26	41	0
1999	80.3	16	85.6	26	75	14	13.97	5	0
1998	79.4	41	84.6	53	74.2	38	3.23	105	0
1997	77	119	83	101	71	120	2.30	119	0
1996	77.1	118	83.1	97	71.1	119	5.04	75	0
1995	79.3	47	84.6	53	74.1	39	7.97	36	1
1994	78.7	65	85	45	72.3	95	4.00	92	0
1993	78	89	86	21	70.1	129	9.00	26	0
1992	78	89	84.7	48	71.3	117	13.89	6	0
1991	79.9	23	86.3	17	73.6	55	13.19	7	0
1990	79.7	29	86.8	13	72.6	85	3.23	105	0
1989	79.3	47	85.3	34	73.3	65	9.07	24	0
1988	80.7	12	86.5	15	75	14	7.42	39	0
1987	80	20	86.3	17	73.8	48	6.91	48	0
1986	77	119	83	101	71	120	16.10	1	0
1985	78.2	81	84.4	60	72	100	7.17	43	0
1984	79.3	47	85.8	24	72.9	72	4.73	84	0
1983	78.7	65	85.6	26	71.8	105	0.99	132	0
1982	77.4	112	84.4	60	70.4	127	2.14	120	0
1981	76.4	127	82.1	124	70.8	124	11.34	11	0
1980	79.1	54	85.3	34	72.9	72	1.48	126	0
1979	77.9	94	85.2	38	70.6	125	3.33	103	0
1978	80.6	13	87.4	5	73.8	48	1.04	131	0
1977	79.4	41	85.5	28	73.4	62	2.74	114	0
1976	75.9	132	82.1	124	69.6	133	11.73	9	0
1975	80.2	17	87.1	10	73.3	65	1.91	121	0
1974	77.6	102	83.4	88	71.8	105	11.04	13	0
1973	78.7	65	84.5	57	73	71	3.02	110	0
1972	78.3	79	84.5	57	72	100	1.78	123	0
1971	77.7	98	83.8	77	71.5	112	9.74	20	0
1970	78.4	76	84.5	57	72.4	91	4.21	90	0
1969	76.8	122	83.2	93	70.4	127	6.77	49	0
1968	80.8	11	86.9	12	74.8	17	1.80	122	0
1967	76.8	122	82.8	106	70.9	123	8.65	31	0
1966	77.5	104	83.8	77	71.3	117	3.61	101	0
1965	78.5	71	85.2	38	71.8	105	2.80	112	0
1964	76.1	131	82.4	121	69.8	131	10.62	14	0
1963	76.8	122	83.8	77	69.7	132	4.59	85	0
1962	77.5	104	84.4	60	70.5	126	11.68	10	0
1961	78.2	81	84.4	60	72	100	8.32	34	0
1960	78.8	62	84.8	47	72.9	72	3.93	94	0
1959	78.9	60	86.3	17	71.6	110	3.21	107	0
1958	79.4	41	86.1	20	72.7	81	6.30	57	0
1957	76.2	129	82.6	113	69.9	130	7.14	44	0
1956	77.7	98	82.5	117	72.9	72	5.16	74	0
1955	79.8	27	84.4	60	75.1	12	10.24	16	0
1954	80.1	18	85.5	28	74.6	25	6.93	47	0
1953	77.5	104	82.6	113	72.5	87	14.62	3	0
1952	79.5	36	84.4	60	74.5	28	9.75	19	0
1951	79	57	83.9	74	74.1	39	5.24	72	0
1950	77.7	98	83	101	72.3	95	3.72	99	0
1949	79.1	54	83.6	85	74.5	28	9.02	25	0
1948	78.5	71	83	101	74	43	4.83	83	0
1947	79	57	83.4	88	74.7	23	9.84	18	0
1946	76.4	127	80.6	132	72.1	98	5.94	59	0
1945	77.2	117	82.4	121	72.1	98	8.58	33	0
1944	77.5	104	82.5	117	72.4	91	4.52	87	0
1943	78.4	76	83.9	74	72.9	72	5.56	64	0
1942	78.1	85	82.7	107	73.4	62	6.35	56	0
1941	77.3	116	82.7	107	71.8	105	8.59	32	0
1940	78.7	65	83.3	92	74.1	39	9.36	23	0
1939	79.6	32	84.7	48	74.6	25	6.52	51	0
1938	80.1	18	85.5	28	74.6	25	0.85	133	0
1937	79.5	36	84	72	75	14	5.00	78	0
1936	79.5	36	84.2	68	74.8	17	5.03	76	0
1935	78.2	81	83	101	73.4	62	8.78	29	0
1934	79	57	84	72	73.9	45	5.22	73	0
1933	79.8	27	84.7	48	74.8	17	9.41	22	0
1932	79.4	41	85.2	38	73.6	55	3.99	93	0
1931	78.1	85	84.6	53	71.5	112	6.14	58	0
1930	76.7	125	82	127	71.4	116	3.07	109	0
1929	77.4	112	82.7	107	72	100	6.48	53	0
1928	79.7	29	85.9	22	73.5	58	1.13	129	0
1927	76.2	129	80.9	131	71.5	112	7.25	42	0
1926	79.6	32	85.2	38	74	43	2.34	118	0
1925	78	89	83.2	93	72.8	77	3.81	97	0
1924	78.3	79	83.8	77	72.8	77	4.44	88	0
1923	78.5	71	83.5	87	73.5	58	5.02	77	0
1922	75.8	133	80.6	132	71	120	8.71	30	0
1921	76.6	126	81.6	129	71.6	110	5.32	70	0
1920	77.7	98	82.7	107	72.6	85	3.88	95	0
1919	78.5	71	83.8	77	73.3	65	1.27	128	0
1918	78.4	76	83.4	88	73.5	58	3.10	108	0
1917	78.8	62	83.8	77	73.7	53	2.48	117	0
1916	77.8	97	82.4	121	73.3	65	4.54	86	0
1915	79.9	23	85	45	74.8	17	3.30	104	0
1914	78.9	60	84.1	70	73.8	48	2.66	116	0
1913	77.6	102	82.5	117	72.7	81	4.97	81	0
1912	77.9	94	83.1	97	72.7	81	2.80	112	0
1911	79.6	32	85.1	43	74.1	39	3.61	101	0
1910	77.5	104	82.7	107	72.3	95	13.14	8	0
1909	77.4	112	83.2	93	71.5	112	4.99	80	0
1908	78.8	62	83.7	83	73.8	48	14.93	2	0
1907	77.9	94	83.1	97	72.7	81	7.96	37	0
1906	79.7	29	84.3	67	75.1	12	5.45	67	0
1905	78	89	83.4	88	72.5	87	1.65	124	0
1904	77.4	112	82.5	117	72.4	91	5.36	68	0
1903	79.5	36	84.7	48	74.3	35	7.13	45	0
1902	77.5	104	81.9	128	72.8	77	3.64	100	3
1901	79.5	36	83.7	83	75.3	9	3.87	96	0
1900	80.5	14	85.3	34	75.6	8	1.56	125	0
1899	78.5	71	82.6	113	74.5	28	14.19	4	0
1898	79.2	51	83.6	85	74.8	17	6.48	53	0
1897	78.2	81	82.1	124	74.3	35	5.46	66	0
1896	79.3	47	84.2	68	74.5	28	1.44	127	0
1895	78.1	85	82.6	113	73.7	53	5.32	70	1
1894	77	119	81.5	130	72.5	87	7.36	40	0
1893									6

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2020	82.5
2018	82.3
2016	82.2
2005	82.2
2026	81.9
2011	81.9
2021	81.7
2019	81.3
2023	81
2007	80.9

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1922	75.8
1976	75.9
1964	76.1
1957	76.2
1927	76.2
1981	76.4
1946	76.4
1921	76.6
1930	76.7
1969	76.8
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1986	16.10
1908	14.93
1953	14.62
1899	14.19
1999	13.97
1992	13.89
1991	13.19
1910	13.14
1976	11.73
1962	11.68

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1938	0.85
1983	0.99
1978	1.04
2007	1.10
1928	1.13
1919	1.27
1896	1.44
1980	1.48
1900	1.56
1905	1.65

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 93°F; 20 August 2026
Coldest night: 71°F; 24 August 2026
Wettest day: 2.43 in; 4 August 2026

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Every answer in words

August 2026 brought 5.53 in of precipitation in Cape Hatteras, NC, the wettest August since 2025, 65th wettest of 133.
The hottest day of August 2026 in Cape Hatteras, NC: 93°F on Thursday 20 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in Cape Hatteras, NC: a low of 71°F on Monday 24 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in Cape Hatteras, NC: 2.43 in on Tuesday 4 August 2026.