Pinehurst weather in August

In August, Pinehurst sees average daytime highs of 87°F and overnight lows near 70°F, with 4.6 in of rain across 13.5 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 26% 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 Pinehurst's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pinehurst's year-round climate.

Daytime high
87°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
70°
11th coldest
Rainfall
4.6 in
13.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:42 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
59%
10th clearest
Wind
5 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Pinehurst is village in Moore County, North Carolina, United States.

Density
352/km²
people per km²
Founded
1895

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 Pinehurst 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 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 Pinehurst

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 24 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
24
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.

Pinehurst 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
Jan52° / 34°3.79.719.92.9
Feb56° / 36°3.28.9110.73.7
Mar63° / 43°3.910.10.311.75.6
Apr73° / 51°3.58.7012.97.0
May80° / 60°3.310.6013.86.4
Jun86° / 68°4.312.9014.34.5
Jul89° / 72°4.615.5014.13.6
Aug87° / 70°4.613.5013.34.3
Sep81° / 64°4.810.3012.26.2
Oct72° / 53°3.27.4011.17.3
Nov62° / 42°3.27.70.110.15.8
Dec55° / 37°3.78.80.49.73.6

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 24% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24951
34951
44951
55050
65050
75050
84951
95050
105050
114951
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Pinehurst gets around 4.6 in of rain over 13.5 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 44% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
150
250
349
449
548
648
748
847
947
1047
1146
1246
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1445
1545
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2042
2142
2241
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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 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 80% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1141030532
2141130522
3141131521
4141131521
5141231511
6141232491
7141232492
8141232492
9141233482
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17141236461
18141336451
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20151338431
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22161338411
23161439401
24171439391
25171439381
26281538361
27291538351
282101638341
292101637331
303111736321
313121835311

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 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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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 5:30 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:307:18
213.85:317:17
313.75:327:16
413.75:337:15
513.75:337:14
613.65:347:13
713.65:357:12
813.65:367:11
913.65:367:10
1013.55:377:09
1113.55:387:08
1213.55:397:07
1313.45:407:06
1413.45:407:04
1513.45:417:03
1613.35:427:02
1713.35:437:01
1813.35:437:00
1913.25:446:58
2013.25:456:57
2113.25:466:56
2213.15:476:55
2313.15:476:53
2413.15:486:52
2513.05:496:51
2613.05:506:49
2713.05:506:48
2812.95:516:47
2912.95:526:45
3012.95:536:44
3112.85:546:42

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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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 Pinehurst?

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 Pinehurst for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Pinehurst in August

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

In August, Pinehurst sees daytime highs around 87°F and nights near 70°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pinehurst 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 Pinehurst 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 Pinehurst 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 Pinehurst is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1918 µg/m³Dec 188 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pinehurst?

Pinehurst sits at 35.2°N, 79.5°W, 525 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Sanford, 25 mi away.

Topography around Pinehurst

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Pinehurst has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 ft around an average of 486 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 449 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,227 ft.

The land around Pinehurst is covered by trees (72%) within 2 miles, trees (79%) within 10 miles, and trees (76%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
217 ft
10 miles
449 ft
50 miles
1,227 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Sanford 25 mi · Fort Bragg 27 mi · Laurinburg 29 mi · Hope Mills 34 mi · Fayetteville 35 mi · Asheboro 40 mi · Albemarle 43 mi · Fuquay-Varina 47 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 Pinehurst (35.1954°, -79.4695°, elevation 525 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).