Front Royal weather in August: Front Royal, Virginia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August
Front Royal in August has a normal high of 85°F and a normal low of 62°F, a daily mean of 74°F, falling from 86°F on the 1st to 82°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal August, 3.96 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 29°C and low of 17°C, 101 mm of precipitation in August.
- NOAA stationFront Royal
- Station IDUSC00443229
- Location38.90°N 78.18°W
- Elevation930 ft (284 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population15,628
- Jan 43° 24°
- Feb 47° 26°
- Mar 54° 33°
- Apr 67° 43°
- May 74° 51°
- Jun 82° 60°
- Jul 87° 64°
- Aug 85° 62°
- Sep 78° 56°
- Oct 67° 45°
- Nov 56° 35°
- Dec 47° 28°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Front Royal in August?
The normal high is 85°F and the normal low 62°F, for a daily mean of 73.5°F. August is 1.9°F cooler than July and 6.8°F warmer than September. August is the 2nd warmest month of the year in Front Royal and the 4th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 4°F, from 86°F on August 1 to 82°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 71°F and 76°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 35%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 86°F | 64°F | 35% | 22% |
| August 8 | 86°F | 64°F | 35% | 22% |
| August 15 | 85°F | 63°F | 35% | 22% |
| August 22 | 84°F | 62°F | 33% | 21% |
| August 31 | 82°F | 60°F | 31% | 19% |
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 | 86°F | 64°F | 35% | 22% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 2 | 86°F | 64°F | 35% | 22% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 3 | 86°F | 64°F | 35% | 22% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 4 | 86°F | 64°F | 35% | 22% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 5 | 86°F | 64°F | 35% | 22% | 14 h |
| August 6 | 86°F | 64°F | 35% | 22% | 14 h |
| August 7 | 86°F | 64°F | 35% | 22% | 14 h |
| August 8 | 86°F | 64°F | 35% | 22% | 14 h |
| August 9 | 85°F | 63°F | 35% | 22% | 14 h |
| August 10 | 85°F | 63°F | 35% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 11 | 85°F | 63°F | 35% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 12 | 85°F | 63°F | 35% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 13 | 85°F | 63°F | 35% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 14 | 85°F | 63°F | 35% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 15 | 85°F | 63°F | 35% | 22% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 16 | 85°F | 63°F | 34% | 22% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 17 | 85°F | 63°F | 34% | 21% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 18 | 85°F | 62°F | 34% | 21% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 19 | 85°F | 62°F | 34% | 21% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 20 | 84°F | 62°F | 34% | 21% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 21 | 84°F | 62°F | 33% | 21% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 22 | 84°F | 62°F | 33% | 21% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 23 | 84°F | 62°F | 33% | 20% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 24 | 84°F | 61°F | 33% | 20% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 25 | 84°F | 61°F | 32% | 20% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 26 | 83°F | 61°F | 32% | 20% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 27 | 83°F | 61°F | 32% | 20% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 28 | 83°F | 61°F | 32% | 20% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 29 | 83°F | 60°F | 31% | 20% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 30 | 83°F | 60°F | 31% | 19% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 31 | 82°F | 60°F | 31% | 19% | 13 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 85°FAugust average
- Normal low
- 62°FAugust average
- Precipitation
- 3.96 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 7
- Daylight
- 14 h 10 min to 13 h 10 minAugust 1 to August 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 31
- Days at 80°F or more
- 25
- Sunshine
- 78%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00443229; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Front Royal in August?
On a given August day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 34% on average, highest around August 1 (35%). In all, 3.96 in falls on 11 days of a normal August, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal August in Front Royal, 7 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00443229.
What are the records for August in Front Royal?
The warmest August temperature on this station's record (since 1995) is 100°F, on August 17, 1997; the coldest is 47°F, on August 28, 2015. The wettest August brought 8.54 in (2024).
The August mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 73.5°F: 2022 73.9°F (+0.4), 2025 70.4°F (−3.1), 2026 75.6°F (+2.1). 2 of 3 ran warmer than normal.
| August | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 73.9°F | +0.4°F | 3.45 in |
| 2025 | 70.4°F | −3.1°F | 2.00 in |
| 2026 | 75.6°F | +2.1°F | 3.56 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00443229; recent months: ACIS, station USC00443229. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does August in Front Royal 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; Front Royal's is 85°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.