Richmond climate

Richmond Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Tallulah, 1.3 km from Richmond

Average highs run from 95°F on August 1 to 93°F on August 31, and lows from 74°F to 72°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.86 in over about 7 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 Richmond, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
95°F
Average low
73°F
Precipitation
3.86 in
Record high
108°FAug 30, 2000
Record low
52°FAug 14, 2004
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
23.3
Daylight
13 h 43 min to 12 h 51 min
Cloud cover
47%
Humidity
67%
Dew point
70°F
Wind
6.0 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 195°F74°F102°F 201067°F 201725%0%
Aug 295°F74°F103°F 201065°F 199725%0%
Aug 395°F74°F104°F 201066°F 202625%0%
Aug 495°F74°F103°F 202366°F 202625%0%
Aug 595°F74°F104°F 202364°F 200524%0%
Aug 695°F74°F99°F 201165°F 202024%0%
Aug 795°F74°F101°F 202362°F 200424%0%
Aug 895°F74°F103°F 201566°F 200424%0%
Aug 995°F74°F101°F 200662°F 200824%0%
Aug 1095°F74°F103°F 201566°F 200224%0%
Aug 1195°F74°F101°F 200764°F 200224%0%
Aug 1295°F74°F104°F 202361°F 200424%0%
Aug 1395°F74°F103°F 202358°F 200424%0%
Aug 1495°F74°F105°F 202352°F 200424%0%
Aug 1595°F74°F102°F 200653°F 200424%0%
Aug 1695°F74°F101°F 200056°F 200424%0%
Aug 1795°F74°F102°F 200055°F 200424%0%
Aug 1895°F73°F105°F 202361°F 200424%0%
Aug 1995°F73°F104°F 202365°F 201324%0%
Aug 2095°F73°F105°F 202363°F 201323%0%
Aug 2195°F73°F104°F 202660°F 201223%0%
Aug 2295°F73°F103°F 202357°F 201223%0%
Aug 2394°F73°F103°F 202356°F 200923%0%
Aug 2494°F73°F107°F 202355°F 200923%0%
Aug 2594°F73°F105°F 202357°F 200923%0%
Aug 2694°F73°F104°F 202357°F 201523%0%
Aug 2794°F72°F102°F 200053°F 201522%0%
Aug 2894°F72°F102°F 200059°F 201522%0%
Aug 2994°F72°F105°F 200062°F 201322%0%
Aug 3094°F72°F108°F 200064°F 201122%0%
Aug 3193°F72°F108°F 200061°F 200622%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Richmond, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:19 AM, sunset 8:02 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:39 AM, sunset 7:30 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00168923 (Tallulah), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003996, 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.