Smithfield climate

Smithfield Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Richmond, 7.8 km from Smithfield

Average highs run from 91°F on August 1 to 83°F on August 31, and lows from 58°F to 52°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.76 in over about 5 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 Smithfield, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
87°F
Average low
55°F
Precipitation
0.76 in
Record high
104°FAug 2, 2020
Record low
36°FAug 27, 2008
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
16.7
Daylight
14 h 24 min to 13 h 10 min
Cloud cover
39%
Humidity
43%
Dew point
42°F
Wind
6.3 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 191°F58°F103°F 202046°F 200215%0%
Aug 291°F58°F104°F 202046°F 200115%0%
Aug 391°F58°F100°F 202044°F 202515%0%
Aug 490°F58°F98°F 202039°F 201615%0%
Aug 590°F57°F99°F 202040°F 202615%0%
Aug 690°F57°F99°F 200143°F 202615%0%
Aug 790°F57°F101°F 202645°F 200415%0%
Aug 890°F57°F100°F 202644°F 200415%0%
Aug 989°F57°F98°F 201837°F 200215%0%
Aug 1089°F57°F99°F 201839°F 200215%0%
Aug 1189°F57°F99°F 200343°F 200215%0%
Aug 1289°F56°F97°F 202144°F 201615%0%
Aug 1388°F56°F99°F 202140°F 201015%0%
Aug 1488°F56°F100°F 200342°F 200215%0%
Aug 1588°F56°F98°F 200045°F 201816%0%
Aug 1688°F56°F97°F 200737°F 200916%0%
Aug 1787°F55°F99°F 202037°F 200216%0%
Aug 1887°F55°F98°F 202040°F 200916%0%
Aug 1987°F55°F97°F 202041°F 200616%0%
Aug 2087°F55°F98°F 202642°F 201616%0%
Aug 2186°F54°F99°F 202644°F 200016%0%
Aug 2286°F54°F96°F 200944°F 200016%0%
Aug 2386°F54°F96°F 202542°F 201017%0%
Aug 2485°F54°F96°F 200839°F 200717%0%
Aug 2585°F53°F97°F 201140°F 201217%0%
Aug 2685°F53°F96°F 200142°F 200117%0%
Aug 2784°F53°F96°F 200136°F 200817%0%
Aug 2884°F52°F97°F 201738°F 200417%0%
Aug 2984°F52°F97°F 201737°F 201818%0%
Aug 3084°F52°F95°F 202240°F 202418%0%
Aug 3183°F52°F97°F 202236°F 200518%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Smithfield, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:21 AM, sunset 8:45 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:52 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 USC00427271 (Richmond), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094128, 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.