August is one of the warmer months of the year in Palm Coast, with average highs near 31.3°C and lows around 24.5°C (mean 27.9°C). It is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 180 mm of rainfall and 82% relative humidity across the period.
August is one of the warmer months of the year in Palm Coast. Across 45 years of records, the warmest August in Palm Coast was 2023 — when the month averaged 29.7°C — while the coldest was 1994 at 26.5°C. Typical August days reach 31.3°C with nights near 24.5°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.3°C per decade.
August is a relatively wet time of year in Palm Coast, averaging 180 mm of rainfall. The wettest August on record was 2015 with 365 mm, while the driest was 1987 at 79 mm.
Relative humidity in Palm Coast during August averages 82%. The most humid August was 2003 at 87%, and the least humid was 1987 at 75%.
August receives about 5.5 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Palm Coast. The sunniest Augusts were 1993 and 2007 at 6.1 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 2004 and 2008 at 4.8.
Average wind speed in Palm Coast during August is 1.3 m/s. The windiest August was 1995 at 1.9 m/s, while the calmest were 2001, 2009 and 2022 at 1.1 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 27.5°C | 27.7°C | 27.6°C | 28.0°C | 28.9°C | +1.4°C |
| Avg High | 30.9°C | 31.0°C | 31.0°C | 31.3°C | 32.5°C | +1.6°C |
| Avg Low | 24.1°C | 24.4°C | 24.2°C | 24.6°C | 25.3°C | +1.2°C |
| Avg Rain | 173 mm | 161 mm | 180 mm | 215 mm | 167 mm | -6 mm |
August temperatures in Palm Coast have risen by about 1.7°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
August has ranged from a record low of 20.4°C (1984) to a record high of 36.9°C (1999).
Rainfall in August is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 180 mm, with a wettest year of 365 mm.
A quieter season to visit Palm Coast
If your dates are flexible, the more temperate months of April and November tend to be the most comfortable for visiting Palm Coast. That said, August — with days averaging 31.3°C and nights around 24.5°C (mean 27.9°C) and higher rainfall (180 mm) — can still be rewarding for travellers who don't mind the warmth, and often means fewer crowds.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32.8°C | 29.1°C | 25.4°C | 36.0°C | 24.2°C | 162 mm | 80% | 1.2 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2024 | 32.9°C | 29.2°C | 25.6°C | 35.8°C | 23.0°C | 137 mm | 79% | 1.6 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2023 🔥 | 33.7°C | 29.7°C | 25.7°C | 36.1°C | 23.7°C | 123 mm | 78% | 1.3 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2022 | 32.6°C | 28.9°C | 25.1°C | 35.8°C | 23.9°C | 132 mm | 78% | 1.1 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2021 | 30.7°C | 27.8°C | 25.0°C | 33.9°C | 23.5°C | 242 mm | 86% | 1.3 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2020 | 32.5°C | 28.8°C | 25.1°C | 35.8°C | 23.3°C | 203 mm | 80% | 1.3 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2019 | 31.3°C | 28.0°C | 24.7°C | 34.6°C | 23.2°C | 354 mm | 85% | 1.3 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2018 | 31.0°C | 27.7°C | 24.4°C | 33.5°C | 22.8°C | 128 mm | 84% | 1.2 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2017 | 30.9°C | 27.8°C | 24.7°C | 33.6°C | 23.2°C | 186 mm | 86% | 1.2 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2016 | 31.3°C | 28.2°C | 25.0°C | 35.2°C | 23.7°C | 231 mm | 82% | 1.5 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2015 🌧️ | 30.9°C | 27.8°C | 24.6°C | 34.0°C | 23.1°C | 365 mm | 84% | 1.2 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2014 | 31.7°C | 28.1°C | 24.5°C | 34.6°C | 23.0°C | 116 mm | 81% | 1.3 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2013 | 30.9°C | 27.6°C | 24.3°C | 34.4°C | 22.3°C | 180 mm | 83% | 1.3 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2012 | 30.0°C | 26.9°C | 23.8°C | 32.7°C | 21.4°C | 278 mm | 87% | 1.3 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2011 | 32.5°C | 28.7°C | 25.0°C | 35.4°C | 23.7°C | 159 mm | 80% | 1.3 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2010 | 32.2°C | 28.7°C | 25.1°C | 35.3°C | 23.5°C | 150 mm | 79% | 1.4 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2009 | 30.8°C | 27.5°C | 24.3°C | 34.1°C | 21.4°C | 155 mm | 84% | 1.1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 29.9°C | 26.9°C | 23.9°C | 34.2°C | 21.8°C | 357 mm | 86% | 1.7 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2007 | 32.0°C | 28.3°C | 24.7°C | 34.8°C | 23.1°C | 86 mm | 80% | 1.2 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2006 | 33.0°C | 28.7°C | 24.4°C | 36.2°C | 22.1°C | 112 mm | 75% | 1.3 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2005 | 31.9°C | 28.5°C | 25.1°C | 34.9°C | 23.1°C | 145 mm | 83% | 1.2 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2004 | 30.1°C | 27.2°C | 24.3°C | 33.0°C | 22.0°C | 269 mm | 86% | 1.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2003 | 29.9°C | 26.9°C | 24.0°C | 34.1°C | 23.1°C | 191 mm | 87% | 1.2 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2002 | 30.1°C | 26.9°C | 23.8°C | 33.6°C | 22.3°C | 230 mm | 84% | 1.4 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2001 | 30.9°C | 27.3°C | 23.8°C | 33.5°C | 21.6°C | 139 mm | 82% | 1.1 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2000 | 31.7°C | 27.8°C | 23.9°C | 33.5°C | 22.6°C | 117 mm | 76% | 1.3 m/s | 6 |
| 1999 | 32.8°C | 28.8°C | 24.8°C | 36.9°C | 23.3°C | 118 mm | 76% | 1.4 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1998 | 30.7°C | 27.7°C | 24.8°C | 34.6°C | 23.6°C | 206 mm | 84% | 1.4 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1997 | 31.2°C | 27.8°C | 24.5°C | 33.3°C | 21.3°C | 134 mm | 80% | 1.4 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1996 | 30.7°C | 27.2°C | 23.8°C | 33.4°C | 21.9°C | 158 mm | 79% | 1.2 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1995 | 31.1°C | 28.0°C | 25.0°C | 36.0°C | 23.6°C | 260 mm | 82% | 1.9 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1994 ❄️ | 29.3°C | 26.5°C | 23.7°C | 32.8°C | 21.4°C | 188 mm | 86% | 1.4 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1993 | 32.3°C | 28.4°C | 24.5°C | 35.9°C | 22.5°C | 110 mm | 76% | 1.4 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1992 | 30.2°C | 27.2°C | 24.3°C | 33.5°C | 23.4°C | 180 mm | 84% | 1.2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1991 | 30.0°C | 27.1°C | 24.2°C | 32.6°C | 23.1°C | 126 mm | 86% | 1.3 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1990 | 32.0°C | 28.2°C | 24.4°C | 35.6°C | 23.1°C | 134 mm | 78% | 1.2 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1989 | 31.6°C | 28.0°C | 24.3°C | 36.3°C | 22.0°C | 139 mm | 79% | 1.3 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1988 | 31.0°C | 27.7°C | 24.4°C | 33.0°C | 23.3°C | 168 mm | 81% | 1.3 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1987 | 33.1°C | 28.9°C | 24.7°C | 35.1°C | 22.6°C | 79 mm | 75% | 1.2 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1986 | 30.3°C | 27.1°C | 23.9°C | 32.9°C | 22.6°C | 179 mm | 84% | 1.3 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1985 | 29.7°C | 26.9°C | 24.2°C | 32.2°C | 22.8°C | 322 mm | 86% | 1.6 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1984 | 30.8°C | 27.0°C | 23.2°C | 34.6°C | 20.4°C | 121 mm | 80% | 1.2 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1983 | 30.8°C | 27.6°C | 24.3°C | 34.8°C | 22.9°C | 157 mm | 83% | 1.3 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 30.2°C | 26.9°C | 23.7°C | 33.7°C | 21.7°C | 174 mm | 83% | 1.3 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 30.7°C | 27.5°C | 24.3°C | 33.2°C | 23.3°C | 214 mm | 82% | 1.5 m/s | — |
Actual recorded August data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in August is around 31.3°C with lows near 24.5°C (mean 27.9°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
August averages 180 mm of rainfall in Palm Coast, a relatively wet time of year. The wettest on record was 365 mm in 2015.
The hottest August reached 36.9°C in 1999. The coldest dipped to 20.4°C in 1984.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average August temperatures have risen by about 1.7°C. Daytime highs moved from 30.4°C to 32.5°C and overnight lows from 23.9°C to 25.4°C over the same span.
August is one of the warmer months of the year in Palm Coast and a relatively wet time of year, so plan for around 31.3°C daytime highs and 24.5°C at night.
Not quite — August is the 11th coolest month in Palm Coast, averaging 27.9°C.
For August in Palm Coast, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 31.3°C and lows of 24.5°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in August averages 82% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in August is 1.3 m/s. The windiest August on record averaged 1.9 m/s (1995).
The wettest August on record was 2015 with 365 mm. On average, August sees 180 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Palm Coast behaves each August, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for August specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
