Galax Weather in August
Average highs run from 82°F on August 1 to 79°F on August 31, and lows from 61°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.44 in over about 11 wet days.
August day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
August at a glance
- Average high
- 81°F
- Average low
- 60°F
- Precipitation
- 4.44 in
- Record high
- 97°FAug 18, 1988
- Record low
- 35°FAug 29, 1986
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 0.9
- Daylight
- 14 h 00 min to 12 h 59 min
- Cloud cover
- 59%
- Humidity
- 74%
- Dew point
- 61°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1 | 82°F | 61°F | 93°F 1999 | 46°F 1986 | 39% | 0% |
| Aug 2 | 82°F | 61°F | 89°F 1960 | 49°F 1998 | 38% | 0% |
| Aug 3 | 82°F | 61°F | 92°F 1963 | 45°F 1998 | 38% | 0% |
| Aug 4 | 82°F | 61°F | 92°F 1963 | 45°F 1998 | 38% | 0% |
| Aug 5 | 81°F | 61°F | 90°F 1981 | 45°F 1998 | 38% | 0% |
| Aug 6 | 81°F | 61°F | 89°F 1955 | 43°F 1957 | 38% | 0% |
| Aug 7 | 81°F | 61°F | 90°F 1968 | 41°F 1957 | 37% | 0% |
| Aug 8 | 81°F | 60°F | 92°F 1987 | 45°F 1989 | 37% | 0% |
| Aug 9 | 81°F | 60°F | 93°F 2007 | 42°F 1989 | 37% | 0% |
| Aug 10 | 81°F | 60°F | 93°F 2007 | 46°F 1989 | 37% | 0% |
| Aug 11 | 81°F | 60°F | 92°F 2007 | 44°F 1962 | 37% | 0% |
| Aug 12 | 81°F | 60°F | 88°F 1957 | 45°F 2008 | 37% | 0% |
| Aug 13 | 81°F | 60°F | 90°F 1995 | 45°F 1979 | 37% | 0% |
| Aug 14 | 81°F | 60°F | 91°F 1995 | 44°F 1967 | 37% | 0% |
| Aug 15 | 81°F | 60°F | 93°F 1988 | 45°F 1961 | 36% | 0% |
| Aug 16 | 81°F | 60°F | 92°F 1988 | 41°F 1979 | 36% | 0% |
| Aug 17 | 81°F | 60°F | 96°F 1988 | 43°F 1979 | 36% | 0% |
| Aug 18 | 81°F | 60°F | 97°F 1988 | 47°F 1958 | 36% | 0% |
| Aug 19 | 80°F | 60°F | 91°F 1995 | 50°F 1961 | 36% | 0% |
| Aug 20 | 80°F | 60°F | 94°F 1983 | 49°F 1998 | 36% | 0% |
| Aug 21 | 80°F | 60°F | 93°F 1983 | 48°F 1957 | 35% | 0% |
| Aug 22 | 80°F | 59°F | 93°F 1968 | 41°F 1956 | 35% | 0% |
| Aug 23 | 80°F | 59°F | 93°F 1983 | 43°F 1997 | 35% | 0% |
| Aug 24 | 80°F | 59°F | 92°F 1968 | 42°F 1997 | 35% | 0% |
| Aug 25 | 80°F | 59°F | 92°F 1968 | 44°F 1986 | 34% | 0% |
| Aug 26 | 80°F | 59°F | 91°F 1987 | 47°F 1982 | 34% | 0% |
| Aug 27 | 79°F | 59°F | 91°F 1987 | 44°F 1966 | 34% | 0% |
| Aug 28 | 79°F | 58°F | 91°F 1990 | 40°F 1968 | 34% | 0% |
| Aug 29 | 79°F | 58°F | 88°F 1957 | 35°F 1986 | 34% | 0% |
| Aug 30 | 79°F | 58°F | 91°F 1957 | 35°F 1986 | 33% | 0% |
| Aug 31 | 79°F | 58°F | 90°F 1957 | 40°F 1999 | 33% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- August 1
- sunrise 6:30 AM, sunset 8:30 PM
- August 31
- sunrise 6:54 AM, sunset 7:53 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00443267 (Galax Radio Wbrf), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00443267, 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.