Buckhall weather in August

In August, Buckhall sees average daytime highs of 86°F and overnight lows near 69°F, with 3.3 in of rain across 10 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 87°F in the first days to 84°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Buckhall's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buckhall's year-round climate.

Daytime high
86°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
69°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.3 in
10 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:28 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
58%
4th clearest
Wind
5 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Buckhall is unincorporated community in Virginia, United States.

Density
303/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 87°F in the first days to 84°F by the end.

A typical August day in Buckhall reaches about 86°F in the afternoon and slips back to 69°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 78°F and 94°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°F cooler than July and about 7°F warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Buckhall

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Buckhall weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan43° / 29°3.08.62.89.60.6
Feb47° / 30°2.88.32.510.51.4
Mar55° / 37°3.810.51.711.73.6
Apr67° / 47°3.4100136.0
May75° / 56°3.711.2014.16.5
Jun84° / 65°3.411.1014.75.3
Jul88° / 70°3.711.8014.44.2
Aug86° / 69°3.310013.55.0
Sep79° / 61°4.49.1012.36.7
Oct68° / 49°3.37.60116.7
Nov56° / 39°2.97.60.29.94.2
Dec47° / 32°3.48.81.89.31.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Buckhall gets around 3.3 in of rain over 10 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 33% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 52% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1612223822
2613223822
3713213722
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Wind in August

Winds average 5 mph in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:15 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 7:17 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:157:17
214.05:157:16
314.05:167:15
413.95:177:14
513.95:187:13
613.95:197:12
713.85:207:11
813.85:217:09
913.85:227:08
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1613.55:286:59
1713.55:296:58
1813.45:306:57
1913.45:316:55
2013.45:326:54
2113.35:336:53
2213.35:346:51
2313.35:356:50
2413.25:366:48
2513.25:366:47
2613.15:376:45
2713.15:386:44
2813.05:396:42
2913.05:406:41
3013.05:416:39
3112.95:426:38

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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275.0Bright
285.0Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Buckhall?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Buckhall for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Buckhall in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Buckhall sees daytime highs around 86°F and nights near 69°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Buckhall in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Buckhall peaks around July 11 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 9Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Buckhall in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Buckhall is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1317 µg/m³Nov 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Buckhall?

Buckhall sits at 38.7°N, 77.4°W, 312 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Manassas, 2.5 mi away.

Topography around Buckhall

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Buckhall.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Buckhall has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 299 ft around an average of 279 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 768 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,812 ft.

The land around Buckhall is covered by trees (80%) within 2 miles, trees (75%) within 10 miles, and trees (68%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
299 ft
10 miles
768 ft
50 miles
3,812 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Manassas 2.5 mi · Manassas Park 4.3 mi · Sudley 5.6 mi · Centreville 7.5 mi · Lake Ridge 8.1 mi · Linton Hall 8.1 mi · Dale City 9.3 mi · Burke 9.3 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Buckhall (38.7318°, -77.4311°, elevation 312 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).