Amherst County climate

Amherst County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Tye Rvr 1 Se, 18.9 km from Amherst County

Average highs run from 87°F on August 1 to 84°F on August 31, and lows from 66°F to 62°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.42 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 Amherst 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
64°F
Precipitation
4.42 in
Record high
102°FAug 17, 1988
Record low
45°FAug 30, 1965
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
8.7
Daylight
14 h 04 min to 13 h 01 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
63°F
Wind
3.1 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°F66°F96°F 198051°F 199727%0%
Aug 287°F65°F97°F 198054°F 199727%0%
Aug 386°F65°F98°F 198752°F 199826%0%
Aug 486°F65°F97°F 194452°F 199826%0%
Aug 586°F65°F97°F 194455°F 197626%0%
Aug 686°F65°F96°F 198051°F 200426%0%
Aug 786°F65°F96°F 198046°F 200426%0%
Aug 886°F65°F98°F 198053°F 200226%0%
Aug 986°F65°F99°F 200753°F 200225%0%
Aug 1086°F65°F97°F 200753°F 200225%0%
Aug 1186°F65°F98°F 202155°F 196225%0%
Aug 1286°F65°F98°F 202149°F 200825%0%
Aug 1386°F65°F97°F 199950°F 197925%0%
Aug 1486°F65°F96°F 198048°F 196425%0%
Aug 1586°F64°F98°F 198852°F 201325%0%
Aug 1686°F64°F98°F 200750°F 197925%0%
Aug 1786°F64°F102°F 198852°F 197924%0%
Aug 1886°F64°F100°F 198855°F 198124%0%
Aug 1986°F64°F97°F 201954°F 199824%0%
Aug 2086°F64°F102°F 198350°F 199824%0%
Aug 2186°F64°F101°F 198352°F 199824%0%
Aug 2285°F64°F99°F 198350°F 202423%0%
Aug 2385°F63°F98°F 200249°F 199723%0%
Aug 2485°F63°F97°F 196851°F 195223%0%
Aug 2585°F63°F96°F 196851°F 202623%0%
Aug 2685°F63°F95°F 202150°F 202522%0%
Aug 2785°F63°F96°F 194848°F 202522%0%
Aug 2885°F63°F98°F 194851°F 198622%0%
Aug 2985°F62°F98°F 195347°F 198622%0%
Aug 3084°F62°F98°F 195345°F 196522%0%
Aug 3184°F62°F98°F 195348°F 194622%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Amherst County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:21 AM, sunset 8:25 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 7:47 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00448600 (Tye Rvr 1 Se), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013733, 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.