Lynchburg, VA: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 76.9°F in Lynchburg, VA, the warmest August since 2021, 27th warmest of 134.

August 2026

Mean temperature: 76.9°F; Warmest since 2021; 27th warmest of 134
Precipitation: 1.24 in; Driest since 2025; 14th driest of 134

A normal August in Lynchburg, VA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 75.1°F, between 72.2°F and 77.4°F in eight years of ten and 2.60 in of precipitation, between 1.48 in and 5.67 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in Lynchburg, VA since 1893: 76.9°F in 2026; the highest is 81.3°F, in 1900.

Normal range, 72.2 to 77.4°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August in Lynchburg, VA from 1893 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	76.9	27	87.9	20	65.9	37	1.24	121	0
2025	71.7	130	81.3	129	62.1	126	1.17	125	0
2024	75.4	53	86	51	64.8	70	6.63	14	0
2023	74.8	71	85.4	66	64.3	80	2.31	95	0
2022	76.8	28	87.4	25	66.3	29	2.64	82	0
2021	79.2	2	90.6	4	67.8	9	2.44	90	0
2020	77.3	19	86.5	38	68.2	6	10.96	5	0
2019	76.4	38	88.2	17	64.5	76	3.24	63	0
2018	75.5	50	86	51	64.9	66	4.44	39	0
2017	73.9	92	84.2	87	63.5	99	2.24	100	0
2016	77.2	24	86.5	38	67.9	8	1.19	123	0
2015	73.4	107	84.3	84	62.6	116	1.98	106	0
2014	71.3	132	80.2	133	62.4	122	4.78	33	2
2013	73	117	83	108	63.1	111	3.55	55	0
2012	74.9	68	85.5	62	64.3	80	2.70	79	0
2011	76.1	43	87.8	21	64.3	80	2.06	102	0
2010	76.6	34	86.5	38	66.6	20	6.53	16	0
2009	75.6	48	86	51	65.3	56	2.37	94	0
2008	73.8	93	85.5	62	62	127	2.73	78	0
2007	78.5	4	90.5	5	66.6	20	1.49	117	0
2006	76.7	31	88.2	17	65.2	59	4.19	44	0
2005	76.3	40	86.9	33	65.7	43	2.28	97	0
2004	71.5	131	81.9	123	61.1	133	3.01	72	0
2003	75.2	59	84.4	79	65.9	37	3.56	54	0
2002	76.1	43	87.7	23	64.5	76	1.79	109	0
2001	74.7	74	85.9	56	63.5	99	2.21	101	0
2000	72.2	126	81.9	123	62.5	120	5.60	27	0
1999	75	65	86.7	36	63.2	108	2.50	88	0
1998	74	89	85.6	61	62.3	124	6.27	18	0
1997	72.1	128	84.7	75	59.5	134	1.64	112	0
1996	72.2	126	82.4	117	62	127	4.78	33	0
1995	77.8	10	87.1	30	68.5	3	0.73	132	0
1994	72.9	118	82.5	114	63.4	102	3.16	68	0
1993	77.8	10	89	11	66.5	24	1.61	114	0
1992	72.8	120	82	121	63.6	95	1.50	116	0
1991	75.4	53	85.4	66	65.4	53	1.37	118	0
1990	73.3	112	82	121	64.6	72	3.27	62	0
1989	73.7	97	82.1	120	65.3	56	4.39	41	0
1988	78.4	5	89.1	9	67.6	11	3.68	51	0
1987	77.5	15	88.3	16	66.6	20	0.99	128	0
1986	72.4	124	80.9	131	63.8	91	3.57	53	0
1985	73.4	107	82.5	114	64.2	86	7.10	12	0
1984	74.9	68	84.4	79	65.4	53	5.98	23	0
1983	78.4	5	90.7	3	66	34	2.62	83	0
1982	73.5	105	83.8	92	63.2	108	2.60	84	0
1981	73.3	112	83.5	99	63	112	4.21	43	0
1980	78.6	3	91	2	66.2	30	1.34	119	0
1979	75	65	85.4	66	64.6	72	3.42	60	0
1978	77.3	19	87.3	27	67.2	15	3.89	48	0
1977	76	45	86.6	37	65.4	53	5.73	25	0
1976	73.1	116	84.4	79	61.9	129	1.07	127	0
1975	76.5	36	87.4	25	65.6	47	4.68	37	0
1974	74.3	81	82.9	110	65.7	43	6.00	22	0
1973	75.4	53	85	73	65.8	42	4.44	39	0
1972	74.1	84	84.3	84	63.9	90	1.21	122	0
1971	72.6	123	82.5	114	62.6	116	3.02	71	0
1970	73.6	100	83.7	96	63.4	102	3.62	52	0
1969	72.7	122	83.2	105	62.3	124	3.03	69	0
1968	77	26	88.4	15	65.6	47	1.53	115	0
1967	72	129	81.7	127	62.4	122	11.27	4	0
1966	73.5	105	83.5	99	63.6	95	2.58	86	0
1965	73.8	93	85.1	71	62.6	116	2.87	75	0
1964	72.3	125	82.2	118	62.5	120	2.02	104	0
1963	74	89	85.5	62	62.6	116	0.93	130	0
1962	73.4	107	83.4	102	63.4	102	2.41	91	0
1961	74.9	68	83.8	92	65.9	37	4.12	45	0
1960	76.6	34	86.1	50	67	17	3.22	65	0
1959	77.7	13	87.6	24	67.8	9	4.76	35	0
1958	73.7	97	83.2	105	64.1	89	4.45	38	0
1957	73.6	100	83.5	99	63.6	95	2.40	92	0
1956	74.8	71	86.2	47	63.3	107	1.97	107	0
1955	76	45	84.4	79	67.6	11	6.17	21	0
1954	75.2	59	85.3	70	65	61	2.00	105	0
1953	75.6	48	86.9	33	64.4	78	2.77	77	0
1952	73.4	107	82.6	113	64.2	86	11.36	3	0
1951	75.5	50	86	51	65	61	2.46	89	0
1950	72.8	120	81.9	123	63.6	95	6.45	17	0
1949	74.2	82	83.3	103	65.1	60	4.03	46	0
1948	74.1	84	84.4	79	63.8	91	8.26	9	0
1947	77.1	25	86.8	35	67.4	14	3.48	58	0
1946	70.9	133	80.4	132	61.4	132	3.34	61	0
1945	73.8	93	83.9	91	63.7	94	3.01	72	0
1944	74.6	76	85.7	59	63.5	99	1.89	108	0
1943	78.2	8	89.8	6	66.5	24	2.27	98	0
1942	75	65	84.1	88	66	34	10.36	6	0
1941	77.6	14	89	11	66.2	30	1.12	126	0
1940	73.6	100	81.3	129	65.9	37	9.72	7	0
1939	76.3	40	85.8	57	66.9	18	7.66	10	0
1938	78.3	7	89.4	8	67.2	15	3.24	63	0
1937	76.5	36	86	51	66.9	18	4.89	30	0
1936	77.8	10	89.8	6	65.9	37	5.95	24	0
1935	76.8	28	88.1	19	65.5	49	3.80	49	0
1934	76.4	38	86.3	45	66.5	24	4.69	36	0
1933	75.5	50	86.2	47	64.9	66	3.50	57	0
1932	77.3	19	89.1	9	65.5	49	1.70	110	0
1931	74.5	78	84.1	88	65	61	5.16	29	0
1930	75.4	53	87.8	21	63	112	0.42	134	0
1929	73.2	114	83.3	103	63	112	3.99	47	0
1928	77.4	18	86.4	41	68.4	5	14.87	1	0
1927	70.7	134	79.8	134	61.6	130	4.27	42	0
1926	77.9	9	87.2	29	68.5	3	1.67	111	0
1925	74	89	86.4	41	61.6	130	0.56	133	0
1924	75.9	47	86.4	41	65.5	49	4.80	32	0
1923	74.8	71	84.5	77	65	61	3.44	59	0
1922	72.9	118	82.9	110	62.9	115	1.18	124	0
1921	74.5	78	85.5	62	63.4	102	0.83	131	0
1920	73.4	107	81.8	126	64.9	66	6.76	13	0
1919	73.7	97	84.3	84	63.2	108	3.03	69	0
1918	77.5	15	88.6	13	66.5	24	2.91	74	0
1917	75.3	57	86.4	41	64.2	86	3.53	56	0
1916	75.3	57	84.9	74	65.7	43	2.69	81	0
1915	74.1	84	83	108	65.3	56	5.47	28	0
1914	76.3	40	87.1	30	65.5	49	2.60	84	0
1913	75.1	64	84.5	77	65.7	43	2.40	92	0
1912	75.2	59	85.7	59	64.6	72	1.28	120	0
1911	76.8	28	87	32	66.6	20	5.73	25	0
1910	73.2	114	81.7	127	64.7	71	2.25	99	0
1909	73.6	100	83.8	92	63.4	102	3.20	67	0
1908	73.6	100	82.8	112	64.3	80	6.55	15	0
1907	73.8	93	83.8	92	63.8	91	3.21	66	0
1906	77.5	15	85.4	66	69.6	2	4.84	31	0
1905	74.2	82	83.7	96	64.6	72	6.21	19	0
1904	74.1	84	83.2	105	64.9	66	2.70	79	0
1903	74.1	84	82.2	118	66	34	6.21	19	0
1902	74.7	74	85.1	71	64.3	80	3.69	50	0
1901	75.2	59	84	90	66.4	28	12.36	2	0
1900	81.3	1	92.5	1	70	1	2.29	96	0
1899	76.7	31	85.8	57	67.6	11	7.50	11	0
1898	77.3	19	86.3	45	68.2	6	2.82	76	0
1897	75.2	59	86.2	47	64.3	80	0.94	129	0
1896	76.7	31	87.3	27	66.2	30	2.04	103	0
1895	77.3	19	88.5	14	66.1	33	1.63	113	0
1894	74.5	78	84.7	75	64.4	78	2.57	87	0
1893	74.6	76	83.6	98	65	61	8.65	8	1

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1900	81.3
2021	79.2
1980	78.6
2007	78.5
1988	78.4
1983	78.4
1938	78.3
1943	78.2
1926	77.9
1995	77.8
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1927	70.7
1946	70.9
2014	71.3
2004	71.5
2025	71.7
1967	72
1997	72.1
2000	72.2
1996	72.2
1964	72.3

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1928	14.87
1901	12.36
1952	11.36
1967	11.27
2020	10.96
1942	10.36
1940	9.72
1893	8.65
1948	8.26
1939	7.66

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1930	0.42
1925	0.56
1995	0.73
1921	0.83
1963	0.93
1897	0.94
1987	0.99
1976	1.07
1941	1.12
2025	1.17

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 94°F; 31 August 2026, 9 August 2026
Coldest night: 51°F; 25 August 2026
Wettest day: 0.61 in; 16 August 2026

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Every answer in words

August 2026 brought 1.24 in of precipitation in Lynchburg, VA, the driest August since 2025, 14th driest of 134.
The hottest day of August 2026 in Lynchburg, VA: 94°F on Monday 31 August 2026 and Sunday 9 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in Lynchburg, VA: a low of 51°F on Tuesday 25 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in Lynchburg, VA: 0.61 in on Sunday 16 August 2026.