Huntington weather in August

In August, Huntington sees average daytime highs of 84°F and overnight lows near 67°F, with 3.4 in of rain across 11.6 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 84°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 Huntington's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Huntington's year-round climate.

Daytime high
84°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
67°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.4 in
11.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:49 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
54%
3rd clearest
Wind
4 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Huntington is city in Cabell County, West Virginia, United States.

Density
1,017/km²
people per km²
Founded
1871

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 84°F through the month.

A typical August day in Huntington reaches about 84°F in the afternoon and slips back to 67°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 77°F and 91°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with 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 Huntington

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.

Huntington weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan42° / 28°3.710.93.89.60.3
Feb46° / 30°3.610.73.710.51.1
Mar55° / 37°4.512.71.911.73.4
Apr67° / 47°4.212.70.3135.6
May74° / 56°4.712.9014.16.3
Jun82° / 65°4.413.5014.65.6
Jul85° / 68°4.413.3014.44.9
Aug84° / 67°3.411.6013.55.3
Sep79° / 60°3.68.6012.36.9
Oct67° / 48°3.290.1116.4
Nov55° / 38°3.49.20.59.93.7
Dec46° / 32°3.810.72.29.41.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25545
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Huntington gets around 3.4 in of rain over 11.6 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 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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2137
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3131

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 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 56% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12112239260
22122239250
32122239240
43122239240
53132338231
63132338231
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Wind in August

Winds average 4 mph in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
14calm
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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 5:35 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 7:36 PM to 6:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.05:357:36
214.05:367:35
314.05:377:34
413.95:387:33
513.95:397:32
613.95:407:31
713.85:417:30
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913.85:427:28
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1113.75:447:25
1213.75:457:24
1313.65:467:23
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1513.55:487:20
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1713.55:507:18
1813.45:517:16
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2013.45:527:14
2113.35:537:12
2213.35:547:11
2313.25:557:09
2413.25:567:08
2513.25:577:06
2613.15:587:05
2713.15:597:03
2813.06:007:02
2913.06:017:00
3013.06:016:59
3112.96:026:57

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.2Bright
285.2Bright
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315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Huntington

In seasonPeak

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

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

Atlantic hurricane
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Dec

Is August a good time to visit Huntington?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Huntington in August

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

In August, Huntington sees daytime highs around 84°F and nights near 67°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Huntington in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Huntington peaks around June 20 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 9Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Huntington 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 Huntington is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1318 µg/m³Dec 107 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar10Good
Apr11Good
May14Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Huntington?

Huntington sits at 38.4°N, 82.4°W, 568 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Ashland, 11 mi away.

Topography around Huntington

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Huntington has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 446 ft around an average of 640 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 577 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,617 ft.

The land around Huntington is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 2 miles, trees (81%) within 10 miles, and trees (89%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
446 ft
10 miles
577 ft
50 miles
1,617 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Ashland 11 mi · Meads 14 mi · Portsmouth 37 mi · Charleston 44 mi · Athens 65 mi · Chillicothe 70 mi · Parkersburg 75 mi · Beckley 81 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 Huntington (38.4192°, -82.4451°, elevation 568 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).