Burke County climate

Burke County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Waynesboro 2 S, 1.3 km from Burke County

Average highs run from 92°F on August 1 to 89°F on August 31, and lows from 71°F to 68°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.62 in over about 9 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Burke County, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
90°F
Average low
69°F
Precipitation
4.62 in
Record high
107°FAug 11, 2007
Record low
52°FAug 15, 1983
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
18.8
Daylight
13 h 46 min to 12 h 52 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
70°F
Wind
6.3 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Aug 192°F71°F106°F 199959°F 196630%
Aug 292°F71°F101°F 198059°F 194630%
Aug 392°F70°F101°F 198060°F 196630%
Aug 492°F70°F104°F 195457°F 194630%
Aug 591°F70°F102°F 195457°F 194630%
Aug 691°F70°F102°F 195457°F 200430%
Aug 791°F70°F101°F 195355°F 200430%
Aug 891°F70°F103°F 200757°F 195730%
Aug 991°F70°F104°F 200759°F 195730%
Aug 1091°F70°F105°F 200760°F 200229%
Aug 1191°F70°F107°F 200762°F 194429%
Aug 1291°F70°F102°F 199962°F 198929%
Aug 1391°F70°F101°F 199960°F 197929%
Aug 1491°F70°F101°F 199956°F 196729%
Aug 1591°F70°F101°F 191852°F 198329%
Aug 1691°F70°F104°F 195454°F 198329%
Aug 1790°F70°F106°F 195456°F 198328%
Aug 1890°F69°F103°F 195456°F 197928%
Aug 1990°F69°F100°F 195456°F 197928%
Aug 2090°F69°F99°F 194658°F 199828%
Aug 2190°F69°F102°F 200752°F 194327%
Aug 2290°F69°F105°F 198356°F 191827%
Aug 2390°F69°F105°F 198355°F 196927%
Aug 2490°F69°F103°F 196855°F 196926%
Aug 2590°F69°F102°F 196855°F 196926%
Aug 2689°F69°F103°F 196856°F 194626%
Aug 2789°F68°F105°F 195459°F 190425%
Aug 2889°F68°F104°F 195460°F 192125%
Aug 2989°F68°F101°F 194854°F 196824%
Aug 3089°F68°F101°F 194855°F 196824%
Aug 3189°F68°F103°F 194853°F 199924%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Burke County, in percent.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:41 AM, sunset 8:27 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 7:54 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00099194 (Waynesboro 2 S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00099194, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.