Raleigh, NC: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 81.2°F in Raleigh, NC, the warmest August since 2016, 4th warmest of 140.

August 2026

Mean temperature: 81.2°F; Warmest since 2016; 4th warmest of 140
Precipitation: 1.21 in; Driest since 2022; 6th driest of 140

A normal August in Raleigh, NC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 78.5°F, between 75.8°F and 80.6°F in eight years of ten and 4.54 in of precipitation, between 1.76 in and 8.37 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in Raleigh, NC since 1887: 81.2°F in 2026; the highest is 84.1°F, in 2007.

Normal range, 75.8 to 80.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August in Raleigh, NC from 1887 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	81.2	4	90.7	9	71.6	4	1.21	135	0
2025	74.7	132	82.8	137	66.5	107	7.99	19	0
2024	79.5	23	89.6	23	69.3	33	8.89	11	0
2023	81	6	91.4	4	70.6	13	1.83	122	0
2022	79.9	16	90.3	15	69.5	27	0.91	138	0
2021	80.8	7	90.8	8	70.7	11	3.27	99	0
2020	79.8	18	88.5	41	71.2	7	8.35	17	0
2019	78.4	44	88.7	39	68	64	4.31	78	0
2018	78.9	30	89.1	33	68.6	48	6.62	31	0
2017	78.8	32	88.3	45	69.2	36	5.00	61	0
2016	82.1	3	91.9	3	72.3	1	3.01	103	0
2015	77.9	60	88.3	45	67.6	76	4.82	66	0
2014	75.9	113	84.6	115	67.1	93	6.87	29	0
2013	76	105	85.1	110	67	95	4.88	62	0
2012	78.2	49	86.9	72	69.5	27	4.03	84	0
2011	79.7	20	89.6	23	69.7	23	8.77	13	0
2010	81.1	5	91	6	71.3	5	3.04	102	0
2009	80.3	11	90.3	15	70.4	15	1.65	128	0
2008	78.5	43	89.3	28	67.6	76	5.92	42	0
2007	84.1	1	96	1	72.2	2	0.91	138	0
2006	80.5	10	90.7	9	70.2	17	4.42	75	0
2005	80.2	13	90.1	18	70.3	16	3.90	87	0
2004	75.3	125	84	126	66.6	104	9.26	10	0
2003	78.9	30	87.5	61	70.2	17	8.57	15	0
2002	78.3	45	89.2	31	67.5	80	4.71	68	0
2001	79.6	21	90	22	69.2	36	4.88	62	0
2000	76.1	102	86	96	66.2	111	6.64	30	0
1999	80	14	91.3	5	68.7	44	3.20	100	0
1998	77.8	62	88.4	43	67.2	92	4.66	70	0
1997	76.6	90	89.6	23	63.6	139	1.01	137	0
1996	75.2	128	84.5	120	65.9	115	3.72	91	0
1995	80.6	9	90.1	18	71.1	8	2.70	108	0
1994	76	105	85.9	98	66.1	113	4.20	79	0
1993	78.2	49	89.1	33	67.3	88	1.77	125	0
1992	74	136	82.6	138	65.5	123	7.63	22	0
1991	77.8	62	86.7	78	68.8	43	1.87	119	0
1990	78	56	87.6	59	68.3	55	2.65	110	0
1989	76.1	102	84.5	120	67.8	69	5.08	58	0
1988	80.3	11	90.6	11	70	20	3.40	97	0
1987	79.1	27	88.4	43	69.9	21	5.80	47	0
1986	75.6	117	84.7	114	66.5	107	12.18	2	0
1985	75.2	128	84.6	115	65.7	119	3.73	90	0
1984	76.5	92	86.4	85	66.7	103	1.13	136	0
1983	79.1	27	90.6	11	67.5	80	1.81	124	0
1982	76.5	92	86.4	85	66.6	104	1.83	122	0
1981	74.6	133	83.8	129	65.4	127	5.34	54	0
1980	79.6	21	90.9	7	68.3	55	1.87	119	0
1979	77.1	80	88.1	50	66.2	111	1.66	127	0
1978	79.8	18	90.2	17	69.5	27	1.86	121	0
1977	78.1	52	88.9	35	67.3	88	4.12	82	0
1976	75.4	121	85.6	102	65.1	133	1.52	130	0
1975	78.3	45	89.3	28	67.3	88	2.11	115	0
1974	76	105	83.8	129	68.2	59	4.82	66	0
1973	76.6	90	86.2	92	67	95	4.60	72	0
1972	75.5	118	85.2	108	65.9	115	4.17	81	0
1971	75.3	125	84.6	115	66	114	6.26	35	0
1970	75.3	125	85.1	110	65.5	123	4.47	74	0
1969	73.8	138	83.6	132	64	138	6.31	34	0
1968	79.2	26	90.1	18	68.3	55	2.50	112	0
1967	76.3	98	84.6	115	68	64	6.22	37	0
1966	77.7	65	87.1	67	68.3	55	5.79	48	0
1965	77.2	78	87.5	61	66.8	100	3.00	104	0
1964	74.8	131	84.1	125	65.6	121	5.68	49	0
1963	76.3	98	87.5	61	65	134	2.10	116	0
1962	75.8	114	86.2	92	65.4	127	1.98	117	0
1961	76.5	92	85.7	100	67.4	86	6.52	32	0
1960	77.5	70	87.1	67	68	64	5.43	52	0
1959	78.6	38	88.8	36	68.4	51	5.92	42	0
1958	76.8	87	87	71	66.5	107	6.23	36	0
1957	75.4	121	86.5	81	64.3	136	4.85	65	0
1956	77.1	80	88	52	66.3	110	1.31	131	0
1955	78.3	45	87.7	56	69	41	10.49	5	0
1954	77.4	72	88.8	36	65.9	115	5.06	59	0
1953	77.7	65	90.1	18	65.4	127	2.70	108	0
1952	76.8	87	86.3	88	67.3	88	9.76	8	0
1951	78.1	52	89.3	28	66.9	97	4.03	84	0
1950	76	105	87.9	54	64.1	137	0.81	140	0
1949	77.6	68	86.8	75	68.4	51	8.87	12	0
1948	76.4	96	88.2	48	64.5	135	5.44	51	0
1947	78.1	52	88.5	41	67.7	73	4.68	69	0
1946	73.9	137	84.2	124	63.5	140	6.18	38	0
1945	75.5	118	85.5	103	65.5	123	5.25	56	0
1944	75.7	116	85.4	106	65.9	115	4.61	71	0
1943	79.3	25	90.5	14	68	64	3.17	101	0
1942	77.5	70	87.1	67	68	64	5.28	55	0
1941	78.7	34	89.6	23	67.8	69	3.46	95	0
1940	77.4	72	85.5	103	69.3	33	7.19	26	0
1939	77.9	60	86.5	81	69.3	33	9.99	7	0
1938	80.7	8	90.6	11	70.8	9	1.31	131	0
1937	78.6	38	87.7	56	69.6	24	5.65	50	0
1936	79.4	24	88.3	45	70.5	14	2.55	111	0
1935	78	56	86.9	72	68.9	42	5.91	44	1
1934	78.1	52	86.3	88	69.9	21	6.51	33	0
1933	77.2	78	85.7	100	68.7	44	6.02	41	0
1932	78.6	38	88.2	48	69.1	39	1.70	126	0
1931	76.2	100	84.9	113	67.5	80	9.54	9	0
1930	76	105	86.3	88	65.7	119	1.25	134	0
1929	76.1	102	85.2	108	67.1	93	2.43	113	0
1928	78.6	38	87.6	59	69.6	24	8.51	16	0
1927	73.8	138	82.3	139	65.4	127	7.07	28	0
1926	80	14	89.4	27	70.7	11	5.02	60	0
1925	76	105	86.6	80	65.5	123	3.42	96	1
1924	77.7	65	87.2	65	68.2	59	5.89	45	0
1923	77.3	75	86.3	88	68.4	51	3.88	88	0
1922	74.4	135	83.4	134	65.3	131	7.10	27	1
1921	77	83	86.5	81	67.6	76	1.62	129	0
1920	75.8	114	83.9	128	67.6	76	3.67	92	1
1919	76.9	85	86.4	85	67.4	86	4.88	62	0
1918	79.1	27	89.2	31	69.1	39	2.41	114	0
1917	76.9	85	86	96	67.8	69	1.30	133	0
1916	77.8	62	86.8	75	68.7	44	6.10	40	0
1915	77.3	75	85.5	103	69.2	36	7.21	25	0
1914	78.2	49	86.9	72	69.5	27	3.48	94	0
1913	76.5	92	85.4	106	67.7	73	3.82	89	0
1912	77.6	68	87.7	56	67.5	80	2.86	106	0
1911	78.7	34	88.1	50	69.4	31	7.36	23	0
1910	76.2	100	84.4	122	68.1	61	7.75	21	0
1909	75.4	121	84.3	123	66.6	104	4.40	77	0
1908	75	130	83.1	136	66.8	100	13.63	1	0
1907	77.1	80	86.7	78	67.5	80	2.96	105	0
1906	79.9	16	87.8	55	72	3	8.28	18	0
1905	76	105	85.1	110	66.9	97	7.33	24	0
1904	76.8	87	85.9	98	67.7	73	5.40	53	1
1903	78.3	45	87.2	65	69.4	31	3.60	93	0
1902	77	83	87.3	64	66.8	100	2.76	107	0
1901	78	56	86.5	81	69.6	24	11.21	3	0
1900	82.2	2	93.2	2	71.3	5	4.51	73	0
1899	78.6	38	87.1	67	70.1	19	3.37	98	0
1898	78.8	32	86.8	75	70.8	9	5.13	57	0
1897	77.3	75	86.2	92	68.4	51	1.94	118	0
1896	78.7	34	88.8	36	68.6	48	4.19	80	0
1895	77.4	72	86.2	92	68.5	50	3.99	86	0
1894	75.4	121	84	126	66.9	97	6.15	39	0
1893	76.4	96	84.6	115	67.8	69	7.80	20	2
1892	78.7	34	88.7	39	68.7	44	4.42	75	0
1891	76	105	83.8	129	68.1	61	10.42	6	0
1890	74.5	134	83.4	134	65.6	121	5.83	46	0
1889	73.4	140	81.5	140	65.2	132	8.74	14	0
1888	78	56	88	52	68.1	61	4.05	83	0
1887	75.5	118	83.5	133	67.5	80	10.80	4	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2007	84.1
1900	82.2
2016	82.1
2026	81.2
2010	81.1
2023	81
2021	80.8
1938	80.7
1995	80.6
2006	80.5

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1889	73.4
1969	73.8
1927	73.8
1946	73.9
1992	74
1922	74.4
1890	74.5
1981	74.6
2025	74.7
1964	74.8

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1908	13.63
1986	12.18
1901	11.21
1887	10.80
1955	10.49
1891	10.42
1939	9.99
1952	9.76
1931	9.54
2004	9.26

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1950	0.81
2022	0.91
2007	0.91
1997	1.01
1984	1.13
2026	1.21
1930	1.25
1917	1.30
1956	1.31
1938	1.31

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 98°F; 17 August 2026, 14 August 2026
Coldest night: 63°F; 26 August 2026
Wettest day: 0.66 in; 21 August 2026

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August 2026 brought 1.21 in of precipitation in Raleigh, NC, the driest August since 2022, 6th driest of 140.
The hottest day of August 2026 in Raleigh, NC: 98°F on Monday 17 August 2026 and Friday 14 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in Raleigh, NC: a low of 63°F on Wednesday 26 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in Raleigh, NC: 0.66 in on Friday 21 August 2026.