Williamsburg climate

Williamsburg Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Williamsburg, 1.4 km from Williamsburg

Average highs run from 86°F on August 1 to 83°F on August 31, and lows from 64°F to 60°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.19 in over about 9 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Williamsburg, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
85°F
Average low
62°F
Precipitation
4.19 in
Record high
100°FAug 18, 1988
Record low
42°FAug 30, 1986
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
5.8
Daylight
14 h 00 min to 12 h 59 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
63°F
Wind
3.1 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Aug 186°F64°F99°F 198051°F 199733%0%
Aug 286°F64°F96°F 198753°F 199333%0%
Aug 386°F64°F97°F 196051°F 197632%0%
Aug 486°F63°F98°F 198351°F 197632%0%
Aug 585°F63°F96°F 198752°F 197632%0%
Aug 685°F63°F94°F 196250°F 195732%0%
Aug 785°F63°F94°F 198048°F 195731%0%
Aug 885°F63°F98°F 199950°F 195731%0%
Aug 985°F63°F98°F 198049°F 198931%0%
Aug 1085°F63°F98°F 198048°F 198931%0%
Aug 1185°F63°F99°F 198051°F 196930%0%
Aug 1285°F63°F94°F 195750°F 196930%0%
Aug 1385°F63°F97°F 196152°F 197630%0%
Aug 1485°F63°F97°F 195751°F 196129%0%
Aug 1585°F63°F96°F 199550°F 196329%0%
Aug 1685°F63°F97°F 199548°F 197929%0%
Aug 1785°F63°F98°F 196548°F 197928%0%
Aug 1885°F62°F100°F 198851°F 197928%0%
Aug 1984°F62°F97°F 198852°F 197628%0%
Aug 2084°F62°F99°F 196253°F 199827%0%
Aug 2184°F62°F100°F 196252°F 195727%0%
Aug 2284°F62°F99°F 198350°F 199727%0%
Aug 2384°F62°F96°F 198749°F 199726%0%
Aug 2484°F61°F94°F 195946°F 199726%0%
Aug 2584°F61°F95°F 199548°F 199726%0%
Aug 2684°F61°F96°F 195950°F 196826%0%
Aug 2784°F61°F96°F 198746°F 196826%0%
Aug 2884°F61°F93°F 199349°F 196826%0%
Aug 2984°F60°F95°F 199043°F 198626%0%
Aug 3083°F60°F95°F 195742°F 198625%0%
Aug 3183°F60°F99°F 195747°F 196525%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Williamsburg, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:43 AM, sunset 8:43 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 8:06 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00158709 (Williamsburg), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00158709, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.