Virginia City Weather in August
Average highs run from 85°F on August 1 to 79°F on August 31, and lows from 63°F to 57°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.24 in over about 1 wet days.
August day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
August at a glance
- Average high
- 82°F
- Average low
- 60°F
- Precipitation
- 0.24 in
- Record high
- 105°FAug 13, 1929
- Record low
- 26°FAug 22, 1968
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 2.8
- Daylight
- 14 h 11 min to 13 h 05 min
- Cloud cover
- 23%
- Humidity
- 26%
- Dew point
- 32°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 85°F | 63°F | 99°F 1898 | 36°F 1975 | 4% | 0% |
| Aug 2 | 85°F | 63°F | 100°F 1954 | 38°F 1899 | 4% | 0% |
| Aug 3 | 85°F | 62°F | 100°F 1946 | 36°F 1924 | 4% | 0% |
| Aug 4 | 85°F | 62°F | 100°F 1961 | 39°F 1896 | 4% | 0% |
| Aug 5 | 85°F | 62°F | 99°F 1932 | 34°F 1923 | 4% | 0% |
| Aug 6 | 84°F | 62°F | 101°F 1983 | 36°F 1923 | 4% | 0% |
| Aug 7 | 84°F | 62°F | 101°F 1972 | 33°F 1924 | 4% | 0% |
| Aug 8 | 84°F | 62°F | 103°F 1972 | 34°F 1923 | 4% | 0% |
| Aug 9 | 84°F | 62°F | 102°F 1960 | 35°F 1900 | 4% | 0% |
| Aug 10 | 84°F | 61°F | 102°F 1940 | 36°F 1900 | 4% | 0% |
| Aug 11 | 84°F | 61°F | 103°F 1940 | 36°F 1926 | 4% | 0% |
| Aug 12 | 83°F | 61°F | 103°F 1933 | 37°F 1926 | 4% | 0% |
| Aug 13 | 83°F | 61°F | 105°F 1929 | 37°F 1924 | 4% | 0% |
| Aug 14 | 83°F | 61°F | 101°F 1933 | 33°F 1974 | 4% | 0% |
| Aug 15 | 83°F | 60°F | 102°F 2021 | 35°F 1968 | 4% | 0% |
| Aug 16 | 83°F | 60°F | 100°F 1942 | 35°F 1926 | 4% | 0% |
| Aug 17 | 82°F | 60°F | 99°F 1939 | 35°F 1968 | 4% | 0% |
| Aug 18 | 82°F | 60°F | 99°F 1934 | 35°F 1978 | 4% | 0% |
| Aug 19 | 82°F | 60°F | 98°F 1934 | 37°F 1898 | 4% | 0% |
| Aug 20 | 82°F | 59°F | 98°F 1950 | 35°F 1932 | 4% | 0% |
| Aug 21 | 82°F | 59°F | 97°F 1934 | 29°F 1968 | 4% | 0% |
| Aug 22 | 81°F | 59°F | 100°F 1942 | 26°F 1968 | 4% | 0% |
| Aug 23 | 81°F | 59°F | 99°F 1926 | 33°F 1968 | 4% | 0% |
| Aug 24 | 81°F | 59°F | 101°F 1926 | 31°F 1973 | 3% | 0% |
| Aug 25 | 81°F | 58°F | 98°F 1924 | 35°F 1936 | 3% | 0% |
| Aug 26 | 80°F | 58°F | 101°F 1924 | 36°F 1927 | 3% | 0% |
| Aug 27 | 80°F | 58°F | 101°F 1924 | 36°F 1895 | 3% | 0% |
| Aug 28 | 80°F | 58°F | 97°F 1950 | 35°F 1895 | 3% | 0% |
| Aug 29 | 80°F | 58°F | 98°F 1950 | 34°F 1932 | 3% | 0% |
| Aug 30 | 79°F | 57°F | 100°F 1950 | 32°F 1932 | 3% | 0% |
| Aug 31 | 79°F | 57°F | 97°F 1976 | 30°F 1932 | 3% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- August 1
- sunrise 5:59 AM, sunset 8:10 PM
- August 31
- sunrise 6:26 AM, sunset 7:31 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00268761 (Virginia City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00261485, 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.