Appalachia climate

Appalachia Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Big Stone Gap, 5.8 km from Appalachia

Average highs run from 84°F on August 1 to 83°F on August 31, and lows from 63°F to 60°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.49 in over about 12 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 Appalachia, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
83°F
Average low
62°F
Precipitation
4.49 in
Record high
94°FAug 18, 1988
Record low
38°FAug 29, 1965
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
3.7
Daylight
14 h 01 min to 13 h 00 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
62°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 184°F63°F89°F 199948°F 199742%0%
Aug 284°F63°F90°F 198851°F 195942%0%
Aug 384°F63°F90°F 196348°F 196542%0%
Aug 484°F63°F91°F 195546°F 196542%0%
Aug 584°F63°F90°F 202552°F 196942%0%
Aug 684°F63°F89°F 202344°F 195741%0%
Aug 784°F63°F88°F 195543°F 195741%0%
Aug 884°F63°F87°F 197944°F 198941%0%
Aug 984°F63°F89°F 198050°F 195740%0%
Aug 1084°F63°F89°F 198050°F 197640%0%
Aug 1184°F63°F87°F 198043°F 196240%0%
Aug 1284°F62°F89°F 199548°F 196840%0%
Aug 1384°F62°F90°F 199545°F 196439%0%
Aug 1484°F62°F91°F 198843°F 196439%0%
Aug 1584°F62°F90°F 198841°F 196339%0%
Aug 1684°F62°F90°F 199544°F 196338%0%
Aug 1784°F62°F91°F 198848°F 197938%0%
Aug 1884°F62°F94°F 198849°F 195837%0%
Aug 1984°F62°F90°F 198848°F 195837%0%
Aug 2084°F62°F92°F 198346°F 195737%0%
Aug 2183°F62°F91°F 198344°F 202436%0%
Aug 2283°F61°F92°F 198340°F 195636%0%
Aug 2383°F61°F89°F 198342°F 199735%0%
Aug 2483°F61°F92°F 200746°F 199735%0%
Aug 2583°F61°F89°F 199544°F 199734%0%
Aug 2683°F61°F88°F 199346°F 196634%0%
Aug 2783°F61°F91°F 195544°F 196834%0%
Aug 2883°F61°F89°F 199046°F 195833%0%
Aug 2983°F60°F88°F 195538°F 196533%0%
Aug 3083°F60°F88°F 195740°F 196533%0%
Aug 3183°F60°F92°F 199544°F 199933%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Appalachia, 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 6:37 AM, sunset 8:38 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 8:01 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00440735 (Big Stone Gap), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00449215, 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.