Ritchie County climate

Ritchie County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Harrisville, 4.7 km from Ritchie County

Average highs run from 85°F on August 1 to 83°F on August 31, and lows from 63°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.89 in.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Ritchie County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
84°F
Average low
61°F
Precipitation
3.89 in
Record high
101°FAug 17, 1988
Record low
40°FAug 29, 1986
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
5.1
Daylight
14 h 11 min to 13 h 04 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
69%
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 185°F63°F96°F 200252°F 19900%
Aug 285°F63°F96°F 198752°F 19920%
Aug 385°F62°F97°F 195550°F 19650%
Aug 485°F62°F97°F 195549°F 19650%
Aug 585°F62°F97°F 200252°F 19510%
Aug 685°F62°F96°F 202447°F 19570%
Aug 785°F62°F93°F 200650°F 19570%
Aug 885°F62°F96°F 200748°F 19890%
Aug 985°F62°F97°F 200748°F 19890%
Aug 1085°F62°F94°F 198849°F 19720%
Aug 1185°F62°F96°F 200253°F 19620%
Aug 1285°F62°F98°F 202149°F 19680%
Aug 1384°F61°F99°F 200551°F 19670%
Aug 1484°F61°F97°F 198848°F 20040%
Aug 1584°F61°F95°F 198746°F 19640%
Aug 1684°F61°F94°F 196549°F 19640%
Aug 1784°F61°F101°F 198853°F 19790%
Aug 1884°F61°F94°F 198851°F 19620%
Aug 1984°F61°F93°F 196850°F 19530%
Aug 2084°F60°F98°F 196251°F 19530%
Aug 2184°F60°F94°F 198345°F 20240%
Aug 2284°F60°F99°F 198346°F 20240%
Aug 2384°F60°F97°F 200248°F 19520%
Aug 2484°F60°F95°F 200748°F 19710%
Aug 2584°F59°F96°F 202448°F 19510%
Aug 2684°F59°F98°F 202450°F 19510%
Aug 2783°F59°F99°F 194847°F 20250%
Aug 2883°F59°F99°F 194845°F 19860%
Aug 2983°F59°F98°F 195340°F 19860%
Aug 3083°F58°F99°F 195346°F 20250%
Aug 3183°F58°F99°F 195346°F 20250%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ritchie County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:25 AM, sunset 8:36 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:52 AM, sunset 7:56 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00463940 (Harrisville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003804, 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.