Leland weather in August

In August, Leland sees average daytime highs of 85°F and overnight lows near 73°F, with 7.2 in of rain across 17.5 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 85°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Leland's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Leland's year-round climate.

Daytime high
85°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
73°
11th coldest
Rainfall
7.2 in
17.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:38 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
62%
11th clearest
Wind
6 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Leland is human settlement in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Density
348/km²
people per km²
Founded
1898

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 85°F through the month.

A typical August day in Leland reaches about 85°F in the afternoon and slips back to 73°F overnight — a 12°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 81°F and 90°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°F warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Leland

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.

Leland 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
Jan56° / 39°3.69.40.5103.9
Feb58° / 41°3.58.90.310.74.4
Mar64° / 47°4.09.20.111.76.0
Apr71° / 55°3.28.1012.87.0
May78° / 63°3.710.5013.86.8
Jun84° / 71°4.914.6014.25.0
Jul87° / 74°6.217.6014.14.0
Aug85° / 73°7.217.5013.34.3
Sep81° / 68°6.513.4012.25.8
Oct74° / 58°3.98.1011.17.2
Nov65° / 48°3.58010.26.4
Dec59° / 42°3.89.20.19.84.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%. 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

Leland gets around 7.2 in of rain over 17.5 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 56% and peaks near 61% 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 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 93% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
100485929
200495928
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Wind in August

Winds average 6 mph in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 7 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 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 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:26 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:267:10
213.75:277:09
313.75:287:08
413.65:297:07
513.65:297:07
613.65:307:06
713.65:317:05
813.55:327:04
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1113.45:347:01
1213.45:356:59
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1613.35:386:55
1713.35:386:54
1813.25:396:53
1913.25:406:51
2013.25:416:50
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2313.15:436:46
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3012.85:486:37
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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 2.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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255.2Bright
265.2Bright
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285.1Bright
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315.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Leland

In seasonPeak

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

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

Atlantic hurricane
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Is August a good time to visit Leland?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Leland for sightseeing.

What to pack for Leland in August

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

In August, Leland sees daytime highs around 85°F and nights near 73°F. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Leland in August

The nearest coast averages about 82°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 13 mi away) is warmest in August at about 82°F and coldest in February near 58°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 1 to Nov 14 — about 6.5 months when the water holds above 68°F.

60°70°80°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan60Cool
Feb58Bracing
Mar60Cool
Apr65Cool
May71Refreshing
Jun78Warm
Jul81Warm
Aug82Warm
Sep80Warm
Oct74Refreshing
Nov68Cool
Dec62Cool

UV index in Leland 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 Leland peaks around July 14 at about 9 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 9Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Leland 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 Leland is worst in March — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1718 µg/m³Dec 136 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Leland?

Leland sits at 34.3°N, 78.0°W, 23 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Wilmington, 5.6 mi away.

Topography around Leland

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Leland has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 ft around an average of 43 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 256 ft.

The land around Leland is covered by trees (65%) and grassland (21%) within 2 miles, trees (67%) within 10 miles, and trees (54%) and water (31%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
98 ft
10 miles
131 ft
50 miles
256 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Wilmington 5.6 mi · North Myrtle Beach 47 mi · Jacksonville 49 mi · Lumberton 60 mi · Myrtle Beach 62 mi · Conway 65 mi · Socastee 68 mi · Hope Mills 71 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 Leland (34.2563°, -78.0447°, elevation 23 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).