Breathitt County climate

Breathitt County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Quicksand, 2.5 km from Breathitt County

Average highs run from 84°F on August 1 to 83°F on August 31, and lows from 64°F to 61°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.01 in.

August day by day

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

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

August at a glance

Average high
84°F
Average low
63°F
Precipitation
4.01 in
Record high
101°FAug 17, 1988
Record low
45°FAug 8, 1989
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
0.9
Daylight
14 h 04 min to 13 h 01 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
63°F
Wind
3.4 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Aug 184°F64°F97°F 199557°F 19920%
Aug 284°F64°F97°F 200656°F 19920%
Aug 384°F64°F97°F 200657°F 20140%
Aug 484°F64°F95°F 200559°F 20140%
Aug 584°F64°F93°F 200556°F 20170%
Aug 684°F64°F94°F 200655°F 19940%
Aug 784°F64°F92°F 199950°F 20040%
Aug 884°F64°F94°F 200745°F 19890%
Aug 984°F63°F96°F 200751°F 19890%
Aug 1084°F63°F95°F 201054°F 19890%
Aug 1184°F63°F97°F 201055°F 20080%
Aug 1284°F63°F97°F 200553°F 20080%
Aug 1384°F63°F95°F 199955°F 20040%
Aug 1484°F63°F97°F 198853°F 20040%
Aug 1584°F63°F96°F 198852°F 20130%
Aug 1684°F63°F99°F 198855°F 20140%
Aug 1784°F63°F101°F 198859°F 19810%
Aug 1884°F63°F101°F 198856°F 19810%
Aug 1984°F62°F95°F 200755°F 19920%
Aug 2084°F62°F95°F 198356°F 20120%
Aug 2184°F62°F96°F 198353°F 20240%
Aug 2284°F62°F95°F 198354°F 19850%
Aug 2384°F62°F96°F 200751°F 19970%
Aug 2484°F62°F95°F 200754°F 19970%
Aug 2584°F62°F94°F 199555°F 19840%
Aug 2683°F62°F93°F 198754°F 20250%
Aug 2783°F61°F92°F 198852°F 20250%
Aug 2883°F61°F93°F 199550°F 19860%
Aug 2983°F61°F95°F 202445°F 19860%
Aug 3083°F61°F97°F 202450°F 19860%
Aug 3183°F61°F99°F 199552°F 20090%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Breathitt County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 8:41 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 8:04 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00156624 (Quicksand), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003889, 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.