High Point weather in August

In August, High Point sees average daytime highs of 86°F and overnight lows near 69°F, with 3.9 in of rain across 12 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-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 28% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 High Point's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see High Point's year-round climate.

Daytime high
86°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
69°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.9 in
12 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:43 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
58%
8th clearest
Wind
5 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

High Point is city in North Carolina, United States.

Density
768/km²
people per km²
Founded
1859

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 High Point 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 High Point

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 5 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
5
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.

High Point weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan49° / 32°3.79.61.69.82.0
Feb53° / 34°3.38.81.610.62.9
Mar60° / 40°4.310.20.811.75.0
Apr70° / 50°3.69.5012.96.6
May78° / 58°3.411013.96.6
Jun85° / 66°3.812.6014.45.0
Jul88° / 70°4.014.6014.24.0
Aug86° / 69°3.912013.44.7
Sep80° / 62°4.19.7012.26.5
Oct70° / 51°3.27.5011.17.1
Nov60° / 40°3.37.70.110.15.1
Dec51° / 35°3.79.10.79.62.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44852
54852
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

High Point gets around 3.9 in of rain over 12 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 40% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
144
244
344
443
543
643
743
843
942
1042
1142
1242
1342
1442
1541
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1740
1839
1938
2038
2137
2237
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3135

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 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 68% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
138164232
238174131
338174131
438184130
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1837214127
1937224226
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28412224516
29513224416
30513224415
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Wind in August

Winds average 5 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
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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 5:31 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:317:21
213.85:327:20
313.85:327:20
413.85:337:19
513.75:347:18
613.75:357:17
713.75:367:16
813.65:367:15
913.65:377:13
1013.65:387:12
1113.55:397:11
1213.55:407:10
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2113.25:476:59
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2613.05:516:52
2713.05:526:51
2812.95:536:49
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3012.95:546:47
3112.85:556:45

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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255.2Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit High Point?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for High Point in August

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

In August, High Point sees daytime highs around 86°F and nights near 69°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in High Point 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 High Point peaks around July 13 at about 10 (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 13UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in High Point 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 High Point is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1718 µg/m³Dec 138 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar12Good
Apr12Good
May14Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is High Point?

High Point sits at 36.0°N, 80.0°W, 922 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Thomasville, 6.8 mi away.

Topography around High Point

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around High Point has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 ft around an average of 883 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 666 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,201 ft.

The land around High Point is covered by trees (50%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 2 miles, trees (64%) and grassland (22%) within 10 miles, and trees (77%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
213 ft
10 miles
666 ft
50 miles
2,201 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Thomasville 6.8 mi · Kernersville 12 mi · Greensboro 14 mi · Lexington 17 mi · Winston-Salem 17 mi · Asheboro 21 mi · Clemmons 22 mi · Salisbury 33 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 High Point (35.9557°, -80.0053°, elevation 922 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).