Fort Bragg weather in August

In August, Fort Bragg sees average daytime highs of 87°F and overnight lows near 71°F, with 5.0 in of rain across 13.3 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 87°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Fort Bragg's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fort Bragg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
87°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
71°
11th coldest
Rainfall
5.0 in
13.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:40 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
59%
10th clearest
Wind
5 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 87°F through the month.

A typical August day in Fort Bragg reaches about 87°F in the afternoon and slips back to 71°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 81°F and 94°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 Fort Bragg

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 27 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
27
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.

Fort Bragg weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan53° / 34°3.69.20.99.93.1
Feb56° / 36°3.28.60.910.73.9
Mar64° / 43°3.89.90.211.75.8
Apr73° / 52°3.58.5012.97.0
May80° / 60°3.510.2013.86.4
Jun87° / 68°4.412.8014.34.4
Jul90° / 72°4.815.5014.13.5
Aug87° / 71°5.013.3013.34.3
Sep82° / 64°5.210.6012.26.0
Oct73° / 53°3.27.4011.17.3
Nov63° / 42°3.27.4010.26.1
Dec56° / 37°3.68.70.39.73.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34951
44951
55050
65149
75149
85149
95149
105149
115149
125248
135149
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Fort Bragg gets around 5.0 in of rain over 13.3 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 43% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
149
249
348
448
547
647
746
846
946
1046
1145
1245
1345
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1544
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1842
1942
2042
2141
2241
2340
2440
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2639
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3138

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 82% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
114927572
214927572
314928562
4141028552
5141029533
6141029533
7141029533
8141030523
9141030523
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302101732381
312111731371

Wind in August

Winds average 5 mph in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 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 5:28 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:287:16
213.85:297:15
313.75:307:14
413.75:317:13
513.75:327:12
613.65:327:11
713.65:337:10
813.65:347:09
913.65:357:08
1013.55:357:07
1113.55:367:06
1213.55:377:05
1313.45:387:04
1413.45:397:02
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1613.35:407:00
1713.35:416:59
1813.35:426:58
1913.25:426:56
2013.25:436:55
2113.25:446:54
2213.15:456:53
2313.15:466:51
2413.15:466:50
2513.05:476:49
2613.05:486:47
2713.05:496:46
2812.95:496:45
2912.95:506:43
3012.85:516:42
3112.85:526:40

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 2.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 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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225.3Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Fort Bragg?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Fort Bragg in August

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

In August, Fort Bragg sees daytime highs around 87°F and nights near 71°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Fort Bragg 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 Fort Bragg 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
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Fort Bragg 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 Fort Bragg is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1517 µg/m³Dec 128 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Fort Bragg?

Fort Bragg sits at 35.1°N, 79.0°W, 341 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Fayetteville, 9.3 mi away.

Topography around Fort Bragg

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Fort Bragg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 246 ft around an average of 295 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 495 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 889 ft.

The land around Fort Bragg is covered by trees (45%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 2 miles, trees (69%) within 10 miles, and trees (73%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
246 ft
10 miles
495 ft
50 miles
889 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Fayetteville 9.3 mi · Hope Mills 12 mi · Sanford 25 mi · Pinehurst 27 mi · Fuquay-Varina 33 mi · Lumberton 36 mi · Laurinburg 36 mi · Holly Springs 37 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 Fort Bragg (35.139°, -79.006°, elevation 341 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).