August in Richmond, VA: variable for golf — mixed conditions — check the live score. Best tee times: morning before noon for the most comfortable round.
| Average August Weather | |
|---|---|
| Avg daily high | 87°F |
| Avg daily low | 70°F |
| Rainy days | 16 / mo |
| Avg peak wind | 8.1 mph |
August in Richmond splits golfers into two camps almost immediately. Locals who know the summer humidity know what they're signing up for: an 87°F average high with a low that barely dips to 70°F means heat and moisture linger from first light through mid-afternoon. Getting out before 8 AM isn't optional — it's the only way to avoid playing in a sauna. Wind offers no real help; August is actually the calmest month of the year at 8.1 mph, so there's no breeze cutting through the air.
For the traveling golfer, the calculus looks different. Sixteen precipitation days make August the second-wettest month of the year, so a visitor banking on a full four-day trip without a weather interruption is taking real risk. That said, Richmond's summer storms are usually brief and afternoon-heavy, which means mornings can be perfectly playable. A local regular can reschedule around a bad day. A traveler needs to build in a flex round or accept the variable-condition badge this month earns.
Book the earliest available tee time — ideally 7 AM or before — to finish the back nine before afternoon heat and any pop-up thunderstorms arrive. Richmond courses in August fill early morning slots faster than mid-summer visitors expect, so lock in times at least a week out if you're traveling. See how conditions rate hour by hour on our playability scale.
August is marginally easier than July — the average high drops 3°F to 87°F and precipitation days fall by one to 16, a small but real improvement. The bigger step-down comes in September, when the high falls another 7°F to 80°F and rainy days drop to 12, making it noticeably more comfortable and reliable. Peak wind ticks up slightly from August into September (8.1 to 9.1 mph), but that remains well within the calm range and is a fair trade for cooler temperatures.
Climate normals show the long-term picture, but day-to-day weather varies. Check today's live golf weather score for Richmond, VA for the current playability rating, hourly wind, temperature, and the recommended tee time window.
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It depends on your flexibility. August is Richmond's second-hottest month (87°F average high) and second-wettest (16 precipitation days), which creates real challenges for anyone locked into fixed dates. Locals manage it by playing early mornings when the wind is at its calmest — 8.1 mph on average, the lowest of any month — but travelers should expect at least one disrupted round and plan accordingly.
The thermometer reads an average high of 87°F, but the low only drops to 70°F overnight, so the air retains humidity through the morning. With wind averaging 8.1 mph — calm enough that there's little evaporative relief — the heat index on exposed fairways regularly feels several degrees higher than the official temperature. Teeing off before 8 AM is the most practical way to complete a round in manageable conditions.