Suffolk weather in August: Suffolk, Virginia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August
Suffolk in August has a normal high of 85°F and a normal low of 69°F, a daily mean of 77°F, falling from 86°F on the 1st to 83°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal August, 5.77 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 30°C and low of 20°C, 147 mm of precipitation in August.
- NOAA stationSuffolk Lake Kilby
- Station IDUSC00448192
- Location36.73°N 76.60°W
- Elevation22 ft (7 m)
- Population103,105
- Jan 49° 31°
- Feb 52° 33°
- Mar 59° 39°
- Apr 69° 48°
- May 76° 57°
- Jun 83° 65°
- Jul 87° 70°
- Aug 85° 69°
- Sep 80° 63°
- Oct 71° 52°
- Nov 61° 41°
- Dec 53° 35°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Suffolk in August?
The normal high is 85°F and the normal low 69°F, for a daily mean of 76.8°F. August is 1.5°F cooler than July and 5.5°F warmer than September. August is the 2nd warmest month of the year in Suffolk and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 3°F, from 86°F on August 1 to 83°F on August 31. From one year to the next August's mean temperature typically moves about 1.7°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Augusts in three average between 75°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 | 86°F | 70°F | 39% | 25% |
| August 8 | 86°F | 69°F | 38% | 25% |
| August 15 | 85°F | 69°F | 37% | 25% |
| August 22 | 85°F | 68°F | 34% | 24% |
| August 31 | 83°F | 67°F | 33% | 23% |
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 | 70°F | 39% | 25% | 14 h |
| August 2 | 86°F | 70°F | 39% | 25% | 14 h |
| August 3 | 86°F | 70°F | 39% | 25% | 14 h |
| August 4 | 86°F | 70°F | 39% | 25% | 14 h |
| August 5 | 86°F | 70°F | 39% | 25% | 14 h |
| August 6 | 86°F | 69°F | 38% | 25% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 7 | 86°F | 69°F | 38% | 25% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 8 | 86°F | 69°F | 38% | 25% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 9 | 86°F | 69°F | 38% | 25% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 10 | 86°F | 69°F | 38% | 25% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 11 | 86°F | 69°F | 38% | 25% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 12 | 86°F | 69°F | 38% | 25% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 13 | 86°F | 69°F | 38% | 25% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 14 | 85°F | 69°F | 37% | 25% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 15 | 85°F | 69°F | 37% | 25% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 16 | 85°F | 69°F | 37% | 25% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 17 | 85°F | 69°F | 36% | 25% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 18 | 85°F | 69°F | 36% | 24% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 19 | 85°F | 69°F | 36% | 24% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 20 | 85°F | 68°F | 35% | 24% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 21 | 85°F | 68°F | 35% | 24% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 22 | 85°F | 68°F | 34% | 24% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 23 | 85°F | 68°F | 34% | 23% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 24 | 84°F | 68°F | 34% | 23% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 25 | 84°F | 68°F | 34% | 23% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 26 | 84°F | 68°F | 33% | 23% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 27 | 84°F | 68°F | 33% | 23% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 28 | 84°F | 67°F | 33% | 23% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 29 | 84°F | 67°F | 33% | 23% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 30 | 84°F | 67°F | 33% | 23% | 13 h |
| August 31 | 83°F | 67°F | 33% | 23% | 13 h |
- Normal high
- 85°FAugust average
- Normal low
- 69°FAugust average
- Precipitation
- 5.77 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 7
- 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
- 80%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00448192; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Suffolk 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, 5.77 in falls on 11 days of a normal August, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal August in Suffolk, 7 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00448192.
What are the records for August in Suffolk?
The warmest August temperature on this station's record (since 1945) is 103°F, on August 1, 2004; the coldest is 46°F, on August 26, 1952. The wettest August brought 19.22 in (1992).
The August mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 76.8°F: 2021 78.0°F (+1.2), 2022 77.8°F (+1.0), 2023 77.8°F (+1.0), 2024 75.6°F (−1.2), 2025 74.3°F (−2.5), 2026 80.1°F (+3.3). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| August | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 78.0°F | +1.2°F | 10.92 in |
| 2022 | 77.8°F | +1.0°F | 6.63 in |
| 2023 | 77.8°F | +1.0°F | 5.32 in |
| 2024 | 75.6°F | −1.2°F | 5.77 in |
| 2025 | 74.3°F | −2.5°F | 4.12 in |
| 2026 | 80.1°F | +3.3°F | 3.01 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00448192; recent months: ACIS, station USC00448192. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does August in Suffolk 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; Suffolk's is 85°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.