Danville weather in August: Danville, Virginia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August
Danville in August has a normal high of 87°F and a normal low of 66°F, a daily mean of 77°F, falling from 89°F on the 1st to 85°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal August, 3.47 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 31°C and low of 19°C, 88 mm of precipitation in August.
- NOAA stationDanville Regional Airport
- Station IDUSW00013728
- Location36.57°N 79.34°W
- Elevation571 ft (174 m)
- Population41,993
- Jan 49° 28°
- Feb 53° 30°
- Mar 61° 37°
- Apr 71° 45°
- May 78° 54°
- Jun 85° 63°
- Jul 89° 67°
- Aug 87° 66°
- Sep 81° 59°
- Oct 71° 46°
- Nov 61° 36°
- Dec 52° 30°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Danville in August?
The normal high is 87°F and the normal low 66°F, for a daily mean of 76.5°F. August is 1.4°F cooler than July and 6.5°F warmer than September. August is the 2nd warmest month of the year in Danville and the 7th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 4°F, from 89°F on August 1 to 85°F on August 31. From one year to the next August's mean temperature typically moves about 2.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Augusts in three average between 74°F and 79°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 39%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 89°F | 67°F | 39% | 25% |
| August 8 | 88°F | 67°F | 38% | 24% |
| August 15 | 88°F | 66°F | 37% | 23% |
| August 22 | 87°F | 65°F | 35% | 20% |
| August 31 | 85°F | 64°F | 32% | 18% |
Every day of August: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon August 1, coldest night August 31)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 89°F | 67°F | 39% | 25% | 14 h |
| August 2 | 88°F | 67°F | 39% | 25% | 14 h |
| August 3 | 88°F | 67°F | 39% | 25% | 14 h |
| August 4 | 88°F | 67°F | 39% | 24% | 14 h |
| August 5 | 88°F | 67°F | 39% | 24% | 14 h |
| August 6 | 88°F | 67°F | 39% | 24% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 7 | 88°F | 67°F | 38% | 24% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 8 | 88°F | 67°F | 38% | 24% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 9 | 88°F | 67°F | 38% | 24% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 10 | 88°F | 67°F | 38% | 24% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 11 | 88°F | 67°F | 38% | 24% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 12 | 88°F | 66°F | 38% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 13 | 88°F | 66°F | 38% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 14 | 88°F | 66°F | 38% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 15 | 88°F | 66°F | 37% | 23% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 16 | 87°F | 66°F | 37% | 22% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 17 | 87°F | 66°F | 37% | 22% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 18 | 87°F | 66°F | 37% | 22% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 19 | 87°F | 66°F | 36% | 21% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 20 | 87°F | 66°F | 36% | 21% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 21 | 87°F | 65°F | 36% | 21% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 22 | 87°F | 65°F | 35% | 20% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 23 | 87°F | 65°F | 35% | 20% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 24 | 86°F | 65°F | 35% | 20% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 25 | 86°F | 65°F | 34% | 19% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 26 | 86°F | 65°F | 34% | 19% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 27 | 86°F | 64°F | 33% | 19% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 28 | 86°F | 64°F | 33% | 19% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 29 | 86°F | 64°F | 33% | 18% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 30 | 85°F | 64°F | 33% | 18% | 13 h |
| August 31 | 85°F | 64°F | 32% | 18% | 13 h |
- Normal high
- 87°FAugust average
- Normal low
- 66°FAugust average
- Precipitation
- 3.47 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 13
- Daylight
- 14 h to 13 hAugust 1 to August 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 31
- Days at 80°F or more
- 28
- Sunshine
- 78%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00013728; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Danville in August?
On a given August day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 36% on average, highest around August 1 (39%). In all, 3.47 in falls on 12 days of a normal August, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal August in Danville, 13 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00013728.
What are the records for August in Danville?
The warmest August temperature on Danville's official record (since 1916) is 107°F, on August 6, 1918; the coldest is 46°F, on August 31, 1946. The wettest August brought 10.27 in (1940).
The August mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 76.5°F: 2021 79.0°F (+2.5), 2022 76.3°F (−0.2), 2023 76.0°F (−0.5), 2024 76.1°F (−0.4), 2025 72.8°F (−3.7), 2026 79.1°F (+2.6). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| August | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 79.0°F | +2.5°F | 3.16 in |
| 2022 | 76.3°F | −0.2°F | 3.45 in |
| 2023 | 76.0°F | −0.5°F | 2.78 in |
| 2024 | 76.1°F | −0.4°F | 7.43 in |
| 2025 | 72.8°F | −3.7°F | 2.31 in |
| 2026 | 79.1°F | +2.6°F | 0.58 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record DANthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00013728. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does August in Danville compare across Virginia?
Across the 81 places PlainClimate covers in Virginia, August normal highs run from 79°F in Floyd to 90°F in Chesapeake; Danville's is 87°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.