Goose Creek weather in August

In August, Goose Creek sees average daytime highs of 88°F and overnight lows near 74°F, with 6.8 in of rain across 18.7 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 88°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Goose Creek's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Goose Creek's year-round climate.

Daytime high
88°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
74°
11th coldest
Rainfall
6.8 in
18.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:47 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
63%
12th clearest
Wind
5 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Goose Creek is city in South Carolina, United States.

Density
373/km²
people per km²
Founded
1961

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 88°F through the month.

A typical August day in Goose Creek reaches about 88°F in the afternoon and slips back to 74°F overnight — a 14°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 83°F and 93°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°F cooler than July and about 4°F warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Goose Creek

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
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.

Goose Creek weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan59° / 40°3.28.310.14.8
Feb62° / 42°3.3810.85.5
Mar68° / 48°3.38.511.76.7
Apr75° / 56°3.17.812.87.3
May82° / 64°3.41013.76.2
Jun87° / 71°5.816.414.14.0
Jul89° / 74°6.218.7143.2
Aug88° / 74°6.818.713.23.6
Sep84° / 68°5.213.112.25.3
Oct76° / 58°3.87.811.27.3
Nov68° / 47°2.66.910.36.9
Dec61° / 42°3.589.95.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Goose Creek gets around 6.8 in of rain over 18.7 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 60% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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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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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:37 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:377:16
213.65:387:15
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413.65:397:13
513.55:407:12
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Goose Creek

In seasonPeak

In August, Goose Creek sits inside its atlantic hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Goose Creek sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane
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Is August a good time to visit Goose Creek?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Goose Creek.

What to pack for Goose Creek in August

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

In August, Goose Creek sees daytime highs around 88°F and nights near 74°F. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Goose Creek in August

The nearest coast averages about 83°F in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 25 mi away) is warmest in August at about 83°F and coldest in February near 60°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 25 to Nov 22 — about 7 months when the water holds above 68°F.

60°70°80°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan62Cool
Feb60Cool
Mar62Cool
Apr66Cool
May73Refreshing
Jun79Warm
Jul83Tropical
Aug83Tropical
Sep81Warm
Oct75Refreshing
Nov69Refreshing
Dec65Cool

UV index in Goose Creek in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Goose Creek peaks around July 13 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar7High
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Goose Creek 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 Goose Creek is worst in March — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1819 µg/m³Dec 177 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb12Good
Mar20Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Goose Creek?

Goose Creek sits at 33.0°N, 80.0°W, 46 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Hanahan, 4.3 mi away.

Topography around Goose Creek

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Goose Creek has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 ft around an average of 36 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 187 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 ft.

The land around Goose Creek is covered by trees (69%) within 2 miles, trees (66%) within 10 miles, and trees (59%) and water (28%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
92 ft
10 miles
187 ft
50 miles
272 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Hanahan 4.3 mi · Summerville 8.7 mi · North Charleston 9.3 mi · Charleston 16 mi · Mount Pleasant 16 mi · Sumter 67 mi · Hilton Head 68 mi · Hilton Head Island 68 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 Goose Creek (32.981°, -80.0326°, elevation 46 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).