Nelson County climate

Nelson County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Petersburg 2 N, 18.5 km from Nelson County

Average highs run from 80°F on August 1 to 75°F on August 31, and lows from 57°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.51 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 Nelson County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
78°F
Average low
55°F
Precipitation
2.51 in
Record high
108°FAug 3, 1947
Record low
30°FAug 20, 1907
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.9
Daylight
14 h 59 min to 13 h 25 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
61%
Dew point
53°F
Wind
9.8 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 180°F57°F103°F 193642°F 190524%0%
Aug 280°F57°F99°F 194641°F 197124%0%
Aug 380°F57°F108°F 194734°F 190724%0%
Aug 480°F57°F107°F 194740°F 200924%0%
Aug 580°F57°F104°F 194741°F 201224%0%
Aug 680°F57°F98°F 198336°F 190424%0%
Aug 780°F57°F104°F 198336°F 190424%0%
Aug 880°F57°F103°F 198334°F 190424%0%
Aug 980°F57°F102°F 195838°F 193923%0%
Aug 1080°F56°F97°F 194740°F 197723%0%
Aug 1179°F56°F100°F 195838°F 197723%0%
Aug 1279°F56°F99°F 197842°F 194623%0%
Aug 1379°F56°F102°F 198436°F 196423%0%
Aug 1479°F56°F99°F 195235°F 196823%0%
Aug 1579°F56°F99°F 193539°F 201223%0%
Aug 1679°F55°F98°F 190639°F 201223%0%
Aug 1779°F55°F100°F 194537°F 197723%0%
Aug 1878°F55°F102°F 197636°F 200223%0%
Aug 1978°F55°F101°F 197636°F 200423%0%
Aug 2078°F54°F100°F 197630°F 190723%0%
Aug 2178°F54°F103°F 194733°F 200423%0%
Aug 2278°F54°F101°F 194736°F 193923%0%
Aug 2377°F54°F98°F 193737°F 194223%0%
Aug 2477°F53°F98°F 197637°F 200823%0%
Aug 2577°F53°F98°F 197636°F 200723%0%
Aug 2677°F53°F97°F 195338°F 194123%0%
Aug 2776°F52°F96°F 193931°F 198223%0%
Aug 2876°F52°F98°F 198433°F 193523%0%
Aug 2976°F52°F98°F 199137°F 198823%0%
Aug 3075°F52°F98°F 193934°F 193523%0%
Aug 3175°F51°F99°F 195334°F 193523%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Nelson County, 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 6:09 AM, sunset 9:08 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:50 AM, sunset 8:15 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00327027 (Petersburg 2 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00321766, 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.