Hopewell weather in August

In August, Hopewell sees average daytime highs of 86°F and overnight lows near 70°F, with 4.4 in of rain across 10.7 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 86°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Hopewell's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hopewell's year-round climate.

Daytime high
86°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
70°
11th coldest
Rainfall
4.4 in
10.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:30 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
57%
7th clearest
Wind
5 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Hopewell is independent city in Virginia, United States.

Density
800/km²
people per km²
Founded
1914

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 86°F through the month.

A typical August day in Hopewell reaches about 86°F in the afternoon and slips back to 70°F overnight — a 16°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 79°F and 93°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°F cooler than July and about 6°F warmer than September.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How August really feels in Hopewell

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 14 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
14
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Hopewell weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan48° / 32°3.591.99.71.9
Feb51° / 33°3.08.51.610.62.7
Mar59° / 40°4.0100.811.74.7
Apr69° / 50°3.29.2012.96.5
May77° / 58°3.510.50146.7
Jun84° / 67°3.811014.55.3
Jul88° / 71°4.312.8014.34.2
Aug86° / 70°4.410.7013.44.9
Sep80° / 63°4.59.2012.36.6
Oct70° / 52°3.87.80117.0
Nov60° / 41°3.27.90.1105.1
Dec52° / 35°3.490.89.52.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
25050
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65050
75149
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Hopewell gets around 4.4 in of rain over 10.7 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 36% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
141
240
339
439
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738
838
938
1038
1138
1239
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1439
1538
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1936
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2134
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3131

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 75% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1141330511
2141430491
3141430491
4151530481
5151530471
6151630461
7151631461
8151631452
9151632442
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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 13 h 54 min 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 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:17 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:177:13
213.95:187:12
313.95:197:11
413.85:207:10
513.85:207:09
613.85:217:08
713.85:227:07
813.75:237:06
913.75:247:05
1013.75:257:04
1113.65:267:03
1213.65:267:02
1313.65:277:00
1413.55:286:59
1513.55:296:58
1613.45:306:57
1713.45:316:55
1813.45:326:54
1913.35:326:53
2013.35:336:51
2113.35:346:50
2213.25:356:49
2313.25:366:47
2413.15:376:46
2513.15:386:44
2613.15:396:43
2713.05:396:41
2813.05:406:40
2913.05:416:39
3012.95:426:37
3112.95:436:36

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.13 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Hopewell

In seasonPeak

In August, Hopewell sits inside its atlantic hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Hopewell sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane
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Is August a good time to visit Hopewell?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Hopewell in August

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

In August, Hopewell sees daytime highs around 86°F and nights near 70°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Hopewell 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 Hopewell peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 9Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Hopewell 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 Hopewell is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1416 µg/m³Nov 217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar10Good
Apr11Good
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Hopewell?

Hopewell sits at 37.3°N, 77.3°W, 49 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Colonial Heights, 6.8 mi away.

Topography around Hopewell

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Hopewell has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 ft around an average of 43 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 843 ft.

The land around Hopewell is covered by trees (46%) and water (25%) within 2 miles, trees (66%) within 10 miles, and trees (76%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
154 ft
10 miles
331 ft
50 miles
843 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Colonial Heights 6.8 mi · Petersburg 8.1 mi · Chester 9.3 mi · Meadowbrook 14 mi · Highland Springs 17 mi · Richmond 20 mi · Bon Air 21 mi · Mechanicsville 22 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 Hopewell (37.3043°, -77.2872°, elevation 49 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).