Pocahontas County climate

Pocahontas County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Snowshoe, 7.5 km from Pocahontas County

Average highs run from 70°F on August 1 to 67°F on August 31, and lows from 55°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.76 in over about 17 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 Pocahontas County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
55°F
Precipitation
4.76 in
Record high
100°FAug 20, 1987
Record low
32°FAug 2, 1912
Chance of a freeze
0%
Daylight
14 h 08 min to 13 h 02 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
58°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Aug 170°F55°F96°F 199939°F 191259%0%
Aug 270°F55°F91°F 197532°F 191259%0%
Aug 370°F55°F94°F 196340°F 191259%0%
Aug 469°F55°F95°F 198745°F 197659%0%
Aug 569°F55°F95°F 198745°F 192958%0%
Aug 669°F55°F92°F 199543°F 195758%0%
Aug 769°F55°F91°F 191844°F 195758%0%
Aug 869°F55°F92°F 198045°F 198958%0%
Aug 969°F55°F92°F 198042°F 198958%0%
Aug 1069°F55°F95°F 198741°F 198958%0%
Aug 1169°F55°F91°F 190041°F 191257%0%
Aug 1269°F55°F94°F 198041°F 193057%0%
Aug 1369°F55°F92°F 198841°F 198757%0%
Aug 1469°F55°F92°F 198843°F 196457%0%
Aug 1569°F55°F92°F 198842°F 196457%0%
Aug 1669°F55°F97°F 198842°F 192956%0%
Aug 1769°F55°F94°F 200743°F 197956%0%
Aug 1869°F55°F99°F 198846°F 198156%0%
Aug 1969°F55°F97°F 198843°F 194355%0%
Aug 2069°F55°F100°F 198743°F 191155%0%
Aug 2169°F54°F98°F 198341°F 192255%0%
Aug 2269°F54°F98°F 198342°F 195654%0%
Aug 2369°F54°F95°F 198343°F 190954%0%
Aug 2468°F54°F92°F 198340°F 191253%0%
Aug 2568°F54°F92°F 200741°F 191653%0%
Aug 2668°F54°F92°F 195940°F 194253%0%
Aug 2768°F54°F91°F 197541°F 190452%0%
Aug 2868°F54°F91°F 202435°F 191252%0%
Aug 2968°F54°F100°F 198736°F 198652%0%
Aug 3068°F53°F94°F 197335°F 198652%0%
Aug 3167°F53°F96°F 195341°F 194651%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pocahontas County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:22 AM, sunset 8:30 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 7:51 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00468308 (Snowshoe), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00444128, 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.