Wheeling weather in August: Wheeling, West Virginia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for August
Wheeling in August has a normal high of 82°F and a normal low of 62°F, a daily mean of 72°F, falling from 83°F on the 1st to 80°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 13 days in a normal August, 3.74 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 28°C and low of 16°C, 95 mm of precipitation in August.
- NOAA stationWheeling Ohio County Airport
- Station IDUSW00014894
- Location40.18°N 80.65°W
- Elevation1,179 ft (359 m)
- Population26,060
- Jan 37° 22°
- Feb 40° 24°
- Mar 50° 31°
- Apr 63° 42°
- May 72° 51°
- Jun 79° 59°
- Jul 83° 63°
- Aug 82° 62°
- Sep 75° 55°
- Oct 64° 45°
- Nov 51° 35°
- Dec 41° 28°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Wheeling in August?
The normal high is 82°F and the normal low 62°F, for a daily mean of 71.7°F. August is 1.4°F cooler than July and 6.6°F warmer than September. August is the 2nd warmest month of the year in Wheeling and the 3rd wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 3°F, from 83°F on August 1 to 80°F on August 31. From one year to the next August's mean temperature typically moves about 2.6°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Augusts in three average between 69°F and 74°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 42%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 83°F | 63°F | 42% | 21% |
| August 8 | 83°F | 63°F | 42% | 22% |
| August 15 | 82°F | 62°F | 42% | 22% |
| August 22 | 81°F | 61°F | 41% | 22% |
| August 31 | 80°F | 59°F | 40% | 21% |
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 | 83°F | 63°F | 42% | 21% | 14 h 20 min |
| August 2 | 83°F | 63°F | 42% | 21% | 14 h 20 min |
| August 3 | 83°F | 63°F | 42% | 22% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 4 | 83°F | 63°F | 42% | 22% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 5 | 83°F | 63°F | 42% | 22% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 6 | 83°F | 63°F | 42% | 22% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 7 | 83°F | 63°F | 42% | 22% | 14 h 10 min |
| August 8 | 83°F | 63°F | 42% | 22% | 14 h |
| August 9 | 83°F | 63°F | 42% | 22% | 14 h |
| August 10 | 83°F | 63°F | 42% | 22% | 14 h |
| August 11 | 83°F | 62°F | 42% | 22% | 14 h |
| August 12 | 83°F | 62°F | 42% | 22% | 14 h |
| August 13 | 82°F | 62°F | 42% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 14 | 82°F | 62°F | 42% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 15 | 82°F | 62°F | 42% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 16 | 82°F | 62°F | 42% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| August 17 | 82°F | 62°F | 42% | 22% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 18 | 82°F | 62°F | 42% | 22% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 19 | 82°F | 61°F | 42% | 22% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 20 | 82°F | 61°F | 41% | 22% | 13 h 40 min |
| August 21 | 81°F | 61°F | 41% | 22% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 22 | 81°F | 61°F | 41% | 22% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 23 | 81°F | 61°F | 41% | 22% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 24 | 81°F | 61°F | 41% | 22% | 13 h 30 min |
| August 25 | 81°F | 60°F | 41% | 22% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 26 | 81°F | 60°F | 41% | 21% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 27 | 80°F | 60°F | 40% | 21% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 28 | 80°F | 60°F | 40% | 21% | 13 h 20 min |
| August 29 | 80°F | 60°F | 40% | 21% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 30 | 80°F | 59°F | 40% | 21% | 13 h 10 min |
| August 31 | 80°F | 59°F | 40% | 21% | 13 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 82°FAugust average
- Normal low
- 62°FAugust average
- Precipitation
- 3.74 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 130.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 3
- Daylight
- 14 h 20 min to 13 h 10 minAugust 1 to August 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 31
- Days at 80°F or more
- 21
- Sunshine
- 78%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00014894; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Wheeling in August?
On a given August day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 41% on average, highest around August 1 (42%). In all, 3.74 in falls on 13 days of a normal August, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal August in Wheeling, 3 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00014894.
What are the records for August in Wheeling?
The warmest August temperature on Wheeling's official record (since 1881) is 106°F, on August 6, 1918; the coldest is 34°F, on August 28, 1931. The wettest August brought 11.22 in (1975).
The August mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 71.7°F: 2021 74.5°F (+2.8), 2022 72.4°F (+0.7), 2023 70.8°F (−0.9), 2024 74.6°F (+2.9), 2025 71.0°F (−0.7), 2026 72.0°F (+0.3). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| August | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 74.5°F | +2.8°F | 8.16 in |
| 2022 | 72.4°F | +0.7°F | 4.98 in |
| 2023 | 70.8°F | −0.9°F | 4.82 in |
| 2024 | 74.6°F | +2.9°F | 2.34 in |
| 2025 | 71.0°F | −0.7°F | 0.58 in |
| 2026 | 72.0°F | +0.3°F | 8.92 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record HLGthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00014894. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does August in Wheeling compare across West Virginia?
Across the 63 places PlainClimate covers in West Virginia, August normal highs run from 74°F in Davis to 88°F in Hamlin; Wheeling's is 82°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.