Indian Trail weather in August

In August, Indian Trail sees average daytime highs of 87°F and overnight lows near 70°F, with 4.5 in of rain across 12.8 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-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 27% 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 Indian Trail's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Indian Trail's year-round climate.

Daytime high
87°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
70°
11th coldest
Rainfall
4.5 in
12.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:47 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
59%
9th clearest
Wind
5 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Indian Trail is town in North Carolina, United States of America.

Density
642/km²
people per km²
Founded
1861

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 87°F through the month.

A typical August day in Indian Trail reaches about 87°F in the afternoon and slips back to 70°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 80°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)
18871
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How August really feels in Indian Trail

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 23 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
23
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.

Indian Trail 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan52° / 34°3.79.519.92.9
Feb56° / 37°3.490.710.73.7
Mar63° / 43°4.19.80.311.75.7
Apr73° / 52°3.68.6012.96.9
May80° / 60°3.110.1013.86.5
Jun86° / 68°4.213.2014.34.5
Jul89° / 72°4.315014.13.7
Aug87° / 70°4.512.8013.34.4
Sep82° / 64°4.09.3012.26.3
Oct72° / 53°3.37.1011.17.3
Nov62° / 42°3.27.80.110.25.7
Dec54° / 37°3.89.10.59.73.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 50%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
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74951
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Indian Trail gets around 4.5 in of rain over 12.8 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 42% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
148
248
348
447
547
647
747
847
946
1046
1146
1246
1345
1445
1544
1643
1743
1842
1941
2040
2139
2238
2338
2437
2537
2636
2736
2836
2935
3035
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 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 80% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
116934500
216934490
3161034490
4161034480
5161034480
6161035470
7161135470
8161135470
9161136460
10161136460
11161137460
12161037450
13161038451
14151039441
15151139431
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17161141411
18161142401
19161242381
20161244371
21161245361
22161345351
23161346330
24171346320
25171446310
26181546300
27291545290
28291644280
292101743270
302111842270
313111941260

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
15calm
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315calm

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 5:35 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 6:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:357:22
213.85:367:21
313.75:377:20
413.75:387:20
513.75:387:19
613.65:397:18
713.65:407:17
813.65:417:16
913.65:417:15
1013.55:427:13
1113.55:437:12
1213.55:447:11
1313.45:457:10
1413.45:457:09
1513.45:467:08
1613.35:477:07
1713.35:487:05
1813.35:487:04
1913.25:497:03
2013.25:507:02
2113.25:517:01
2213.15:526:59
2313.15:526:58
2413.15:536:57
2513.05:546:55
2613.05:556:54
2713.05:556:53
2812.95:566:51
2912.95:576:50
3012.85:586:48
3112.85:586:47

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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185.3Bright
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205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Indian Trail?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Indian Trail in August

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

In August, Indian Trail sees daytime highs around 87°F and nights near 70°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Indian Trail 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 Indian Trail peaks around July 11 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 11UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Indian Trail 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 Indian Trail is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1718 µg/m³Dec 219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr12Good
May14Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Indian Trail?

Indian Trail sits at 35.1°N, 80.7°W, 699 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Stallings, 1.2 mi away.

Topography around Indian Trail

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Indian Trail has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 ft around an average of 702 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 446 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,617 ft.

The land around Indian Trail is covered by trees (55%) and grassland (22%) within 2 miles, trees (64%) within 10 miles, and trees (75%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
194 ft
10 miles
446 ft
50 miles
1,617 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Stallings 1.2 mi · Matthews 4.3 mi · Mint Hill 7.5 mi · Monroe 9.3 mi · Charlotte 14 mi · Rock Hill 23 mi · Concord 24 mi · Huntersville 25 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 Indian Trail (35.0768°, -80.6692°, elevation 699 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).