Knox County climate

Knox County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Danville 2 W, 10.8 km from Knox County

Average highs run from 82°F on August 1 to 80°F on August 31, and lows from 59°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.41 in over about 10 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 Knox County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
81°F
Average low
57°F
Precipitation
3.41 in
Record high
98°FAug 30, 1953
Record low
36°FAug 29, 1965
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
2.6
Daylight
14 h 17 min to 13 h 07 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
60°F
Wind
5.6 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 182°F59°F95°F 199948°F 199234%0%
Aug 282°F59°F96°F 199148°F 195934%0%
Aug 382°F59°F94°F 195543°F 196534%0%
Aug 482°F58°F94°F 195543°F 196534%0%
Aug 582°F58°F94°F 200547°F 195734%0%
Aug 682°F58°F94°F 195542°F 195734%0%
Aug 782°F58°F91°F 202446°F 195733%0%
Aug 882°F58°F92°F 200151°F 195733%0%
Aug 982°F58°F92°F 198048°F 196433%0%
Aug 1082°F58°F94°F 200745°F 197233%0%
Aug 1182°F58°F91°F 198046°F 196733%0%
Aug 1282°F58°F91°F 200243°F 196732%0%
Aug 1382°F58°F94°F 200545°F 196432%0%
Aug 1482°F58°F94°F 200541°F 196432%0%
Aug 1582°F57°F93°F 196540°F 196332%0%
Aug 1682°F57°F91°F 199543°F 196332%0%
Aug 1782°F57°F91°F 198748°F 197631%0%
Aug 1882°F57°F96°F 198848°F 196231%0%
Aug 1981°F57°F93°F 195546°F 195831%0%
Aug 2081°F57°F97°F 198346°F 195731%0%
Aug 2181°F57°F94°F 196244°F 195631%0%
Aug 2281°F56°F93°F 195941°F 198230%0%
Aug 2381°F56°F92°F 195948°F 197330%0%
Aug 2481°F56°F92°F 195447°F 195530%0%
Aug 2581°F56°F95°F 195946°F 195630%0%
Aug 2681°F56°F94°F 195940°F 195830%0%
Aug 2781°F55°F93°F 202446°F 195830%0%
Aug 2880°F55°F94°F 195346°F 202530%0%
Aug 2980°F55°F96°F 195336°F 196530%0%
Aug 3080°F55°F98°F 195342°F 198630%0%
Aug 3180°F54°F96°F 195347°F 198430%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Knox County, 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 6:27 AM, sunset 8:44 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 8:03 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00332044 (Danville 2 W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00331404, 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.