Eden weather in August

In August, Eden sees average daytime highs of 86°F and overnight lows near 69°F, with 3.1 in of rain across 10.7 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 86°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Eden's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Eden's year-round climate.

Daytime high
86°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
69°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.1 in
10.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:41 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
58%
8th clearest
Wind
4 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Eden is city in Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States.

Density
423/km²
people per km²
Founded
1967

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 86°F through the month.

A typical August day in Eden reaches about 86°F in the afternoon and slips back to 69°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 79°F and 93°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°F cooler than July and about 6°F warmer than September.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How August really feels in Eden

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 2 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
2
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Eden weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan48° / 32°3.59.21.79.82.0
Feb52° / 34°3.18.51.810.62.8
Mar60° / 40°4.110.4111.74.9
Apr70° / 49°3.59.20.112.96.6
May77° / 58°3.310.8013.96.6
Jun84° / 66°3.211.5014.45.2
Jul88° / 70°3.212.8014.24.1
Aug86° / 69°3.110.7013.44.8
Sep80° / 62°3.98.8012.26.6
Oct70° / 50°3.26.8011.17.1
Nov59° / 40°3.17.30.110.15.1
Dec51° / 35°3.48.70.79.62.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34852
44852
54951
64951
74951
85050
95050
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115149
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Eden gets around 3.1 in of rain over 10.7 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 35% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
141
240
340
439
539
638
738
838
937
1037
1137
1237
1336
1436
1535
1635
1734
1834
1933
2033
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 64% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
138194526
238194525
339194524
449194524
549194523
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749194423
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26412264612
27512264612
28512264512
29613264411
30713264311
31714264111

Wind in August

Winds average 4 mph in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
14calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:29 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:297:22
213.95:307:21
313.85:307:20
413.85:317:19
513.85:327:18
613.75:337:17
713.75:347:16
813.75:347:15
913.65:357:13
1013.65:367:12
1113.65:377:11
1213.55:387:10
1313.55:397:09
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1513.45:407:06
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1813.35:437:03
1913.35:447:01
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2113.25:456:59
2213.25:466:57
2313.25:476:56
2413.15:486:55
2513.15:496:53
2613.05:496:52
2713.05:506:50
2813.05:516:49
2912.95:526:48
3012.95:536:46
3112.95:536:45

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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245.2Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Eden?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Eden for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Eden in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Eden sees daytime highs around 86°F and nights near 69°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Eden in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Eden peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Eden in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Eden is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1516 µg/m³Nov 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Eden?

Eden sits at 36.5°N, 79.8°W, 594 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Danville, 22 mi away.

Topography around Eden

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Eden.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Eden has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 ft around an average of 610 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 630 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,550 ft.

The land around Eden is covered by trees (68%) and grassland (20%) within 2 miles, trees (76%) and grassland (20%) within 10 miles, and trees (79%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
253 ft
10 miles
630 ft
50 miles
3,550 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Danville 22 mi · Greensboro 29 mi · Kernersville 30 mi · Burlington 33 mi · Winston-Salem 38 mi · High Point 39 mi · Thomasville 45 mi · Clemmons 47 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Eden (36.4885°, -79.7667°, elevation 594 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).