Sandston climate

Sandston Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Richmond Intl AP, 2.1 km from Sandston

Average highs run from 89°F on August 1 to 86°F on August 31, and lows from 69°F to 66°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.90 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 Sandston, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
88°F
Average low
68°F
Precipitation
4.90 in
Record high
104°FAug 8, 2007
Record low
47°FAug 14, 1941
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
11.5
Daylight
14 h 04 min to 13 h 01 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
65°F
Wind
4.3 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 189°F69°F99°F 198059°F 196635%0%
Aug 289°F69°F101°F 200657°F 199235%0%
Aug 389°F69°F102°F 200656°F 195935%0%
Aug 489°F69°F99°F 198058°F 197635%0%
Aug 589°F69°F99°F 197755°F 195135%0%
Aug 689°F69°F99°F 197754°F 194834%0%
Aug 788°F69°F99°F 197754°F 195734%0%
Aug 888°F69°F104°F 200757°F 198934%0%
Aug 988°F68°F100°F 194157°F 197534%0%
Aug 1088°F68°F99°F 197758°F 198934%0%
Aug 1188°F68°F99°F 198054°F 197233%0%
Aug 1288°F68°F101°F 197753°F 195433%0%
Aug 1388°F68°F99°F 200251°F 194133%0%
Aug 1488°F68°F100°F 198547°F 194133%0%
Aug 1588°F68°F97°F 198551°F 196333%0%
Aug 1688°F68°F101°F 195453°F 196332%0%
Aug 1788°F68°F99°F 198756°F 196332%0%
Aug 1888°F68°F97°F 200254°F 194132%0%
Aug 1987°F67°F99°F 201954°F 195332%0%
Aug 2087°F67°F102°F 198353°F 199831%0%
Aug 2187°F67°F96°F 195955°F 194031%0%
Aug 2287°F67°F102°F 198356°F 195331%0%
Aug 2387°F67°F101°F 200255°F 195231%0%
Aug 2487°F67°F100°F 199850°F 195230%0%
Aug 2587°F67°F99°F 196850°F 195230%0%
Aug 2686°F67°F99°F 197552°F 194230%0%
Aug 2786°F66°F98°F 194855°F 194230%0%
Aug 2886°F66°F100°F 194850°F 198630%0%
Aug 2986°F66°F101°F 195347°F 198630%0%
Aug 3086°F66°F101°F 195347°F 196530%0%
Aug 3186°F66°F102°F 195347°F 197630%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sandston, 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 6:13 AM, sunset 8:17 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:39 AM, sunset 7:40 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013740 (Richmond Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013740, 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.