Longview Weather in August
Longview in August
The short of it: Longview in August averages a high of 31 °C (87 °F) and a low of 19 °C (65 °F), with 99 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 13 h 30 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 87° · low 65° · rain 3.9 in. · daylight 13 h 30 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & April
Thirty years of records give Longview an average August high of 87°, a low of 65° and some 3.9 in. of rain. Days run hot, near 87° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 3.9 in., the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 30 min in mid-August, 51 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and April.
Against its neighbours, Longview runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Hickory, 2 mi to the E, sees much the same highs.
August in Longview, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 2° colder, 0.2 in. less rain
- Versus September
- 6° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 21°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 4 mph
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HickoryNorth Carolina | 2 mi E | 87° | 66° | 3.9 in. |
| Mountain ViewNorth Carolina | 3 mi SSE | 87° | 66° | 3.9 in. |
| Granite FallsNorth Carolina | 5 mi NNW | 87° | 65° | 3.9 in. |
| Saint StephensNorth Carolina | 7 mi ENE | 87° | 65° | 3.9 in. |
| BethlehemNorth Carolina | 8 mi NNE | 87° | 65° | 3.9 in. |
| SawmillsNorth Carolina | 8 mi NW | 87° | 65° | 3.9 in. |
| ConoverNorth Carolina | 9 mi E | 87° | 66° | 3.9 in. |
| NewtonNorth Carolina | 10 mi ESE | 87° | 66° | 3.9 in. |