Albemarle County climate

Albemarle County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Charlottesville 2W, 3.1 km from Albemarle County

Average highs run from 87°F on August 1 to 84°F on August 31, and lows from 68°F to 64°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.02 in over about 11 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 Albemarle County, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
86°F
Average low
66°F
Precipitation
4.02 in
Record high
103°FAug 17, 1988
Record low
42°FAug 29, 1986
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
9.3
Daylight
14 h 06 min to 13 h 02 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
68%
Dew point
62°F
Wind
3.4 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 187°F68°F98°F 201157°F 199740%0%
Aug 287°F68°F98°F 200656°F 199040%0%
Aug 387°F68°F100°F 198753°F 198540%0%
Aug 487°F68°F97°F 198754°F 196540%0%
Aug 587°F68°F96°F 201055°F 201340%0%
Aug 687°F67°F95°F 200854°F 200440%0%
Aug 786°F67°F96°F 201148°F 199440%0%
Aug 886°F67°F100°F 200752°F 200239%0%
Aug 986°F67°F99°F 198750°F 200239%0%
Aug 1086°F67°F98°F 201052°F 198939%0%
Aug 1186°F67°F99°F 202152°F 197239%0%
Aug 1286°F67°F98°F 201054°F 196839%0%
Aug 1386°F67°F99°F 202554°F 196438%0%
Aug 1486°F67°F97°F 198851°F 196438%0%
Aug 1586°F67°F101°F 198850°F 199038%0%
Aug 1686°F67°F98°F 199751°F 201338%0%
Aug 1786°F66°F103°F 198853°F 197938%0%
Aug 1886°F66°F97°F 198757°F 200837%0%
Aug 1986°F66°F96°F 201956°F 195837%0%
Aug 2085°F66°F98°F 198351°F 199837%0%
Aug 2185°F66°F98°F 196851°F 202436%0%
Aug 2285°F66°F98°F 198350°F 202436%0%
Aug 2385°F66°F99°F 200252°F 198536%0%
Aug 2485°F65°F99°F 199853°F 197135%0%
Aug 2585°F65°F99°F 199852°F 197135%0%
Aug 2685°F65°F96°F 202352°F 196635%0%
Aug 2785°F65°F97°F 198754°F 196334%0%
Aug 2884°F65°F97°F 199351°F 198634%0%
Aug 2984°F65°F95°F 199842°F 198634%0%
Aug 3084°F64°F98°F 195743°F 198634%0%
Aug 3184°F64°F97°F 201049°F 198634%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Albemarle County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:17 AM, sunset 8:23 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:43 AM, sunset 7:45 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00441593 (Charlottesville 2W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093736, 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.