Dranesville climate

Dranesville Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Washington Dc Dulles AP, 12.2 km from Dranesville

Average highs run from 87°F on August 1 to 84°F on August 31, and lows from 67°F to 63°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.53 in over about 9 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 Dranesville, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
86°F
Average low
65°F
Precipitation
3.53 in
Record high
104°FAug 20, 1983
Record low
38°FAug 29, 1982
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
9.3
Daylight
14 h 11 min to 13 h 04 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
67%
Dew point
63°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 187°F67°F100°F 198054°F 199733%0%
Aug 287°F67°F101°F 202452°F 199833%0%
Aug 387°F67°F99°F 199150°F 197633%0%
Aug 487°F67°F99°F 200251°F 197633%0%
Aug 587°F66°F99°F 199554°F 198533%0%
Aug 687°F66°F96°F 197750°F 196633%0%
Aug 787°F66°F97°F 200749°F 199432%0%
Aug 887°F66°F101°F 200749°F 198932%0%
Aug 987°F66°F97°F 198047°F 198932%0%
Aug 1087°F66°F97°F 200951°F 199932%0%
Aug 1187°F66°F99°F 202147°F 197232%0%
Aug 1287°F66°F100°F 202151°F 196232%0%
Aug 1387°F66°F99°F 201650°F 196432%0%
Aug 1487°F66°F100°F 198549°F 198332%0%
Aug 1587°F66°F102°F 198845°F 196431%0%
Aug 1687°F65°F100°F 199746°F 197931%0%
Aug 1787°F65°F101°F 198844°F 197931%0%
Aug 1886°F65°F98°F 200945°F 198131%0%
Aug 1986°F65°F95°F 200251°F 199831%0%
Aug 2086°F65°F104°F 198347°F 196430%0%
Aug 2186°F65°F96°F 196247°F 197630%0%
Aug 2286°F65°F101°F 198349°F 202430%0%
Aug 2386°F65°F96°F 199847°F 198130%0%
Aug 2486°F64°F97°F 199846°F 197129%0%
Aug 2585°F64°F97°F 199847°F 197129%0%
Aug 2685°F64°F95°F 197548°F 197729%0%
Aug 2785°F64°F100°F 198746°F 196929%0%
Aug 2885°F64°F99°F 202444°F 198629%0%
Aug 2985°F63°F98°F 199138°F 198229%0%
Aug 3085°F63°F99°F 199141°F 198629%0%
Aug 3184°F63°F98°F 199143°F 197629%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Dranesville, 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 6:10 AM, sunset 8:21 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 7:41 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093738 (Washington Dc Dulles AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093738, 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.