Van Lear climate

Van Lear Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Paintsville 1E, 5.8 km from Van Lear

Average highs run from 86°F on August 1 to 84°F on August 31, and lows from 65°F to 61°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.63 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 Van Lear, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
86°F
Average low
63°F
Precipitation
3.63 in
Record high
105°FAug 17, 1988
Record low
43°FAug 28, 1986
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
7.6
Daylight
14 h 05 min to 13 h 02 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
63°F
Wind
3.1 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 186°F65°F98°F 198057°F 199031%0%
Aug 286°F65°F100°F 198857°F 202331%0%
Aug 386°F65°F96°F 198757°F 202331%0%
Aug 486°F65°F96°F 198356°F 199231%0%
Aug 586°F65°F96°F 200247°F 200431%0%
Aug 686°F65°F96°F 198848°F 200431%0%
Aug 786°F65°F97°F 199153°F 198930%0%
Aug 886°F64°F96°F 198851°F 198930%0%
Aug 986°F64°F99°F 198852°F 198930%0%
Aug 1086°F64°F99°F 198849°F 197230%0%
Aug 1186°F64°F97°F 198852°F 200830%0%
Aug 1286°F64°F99°F 199551°F 198229%0%
Aug 1386°F64°F99°F 198851°F 200429%0%
Aug 1486°F64°F102°F 198854°F 200429%0%
Aug 1586°F64°F100°F 198851°F 201329%0%
Aug 1686°F64°F102°F 198851°F 201329%0%
Aug 1786°F64°F105°F 198854°F 200428%0%
Aug 1886°F63°F103°F 198853°F 200828%0%
Aug 1986°F63°F97°F 198854°F 199828%0%
Aug 2086°F63°F102°F 198354°F 202428%0%
Aug 2186°F63°F101°F 198348°F 202427%0%
Aug 2286°F63°F99°F 198347°F 202427%0%
Aug 2386°F63°F96°F 200247°F 202427%0%
Aug 2485°F63°F97°F 199547°F 202427%0%
Aug 2585°F62°F98°F 200754°F 201827%0%
Aug 2685°F62°F96°F 198752°F 201726%0%
Aug 2785°F62°F96°F 199151°F 202526%0%
Aug 2885°F62°F95°F 199143°F 198626%0%
Aug 2985°F61°F97°F 199149°F 202526%0%
Aug 3084°F61°F96°F 199352°F 202526%0%
Aug 3184°F61°F99°F 199550°F 202526%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Van Lear, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:35 AM, sunset 8:40 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:00 AM, sunset 8:02 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00156136 (Paintsville 1E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00156136, 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.