Norfolk climate

Norfolk Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Walpole 2, 7.9 km from Norfolk

Average highs run from 83°F on August 1 to 79°F on August 31, and lows from 63°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.95 in over about 10 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 Norfolk, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
82°F
Average low
62°F
Precipitation
3.95 in
Record high
99°FAug 9, 2022
Record low
39°FAug 19, 2007
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
3.3
Daylight
14 h 25 min to 13 h 11 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
61°F
Wind
4.3 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 183°F63°F94°F 202449°F 201034%0%
Aug 283°F63°F97°F 200647°F 202534%0%
Aug 383°F63°F95°F 200649°F 202533%0%
Aug 483°F63°F98°F 202250°F 201633%0%
Aug 583°F63°F98°F 202248°F 201333%0%
Aug 683°F63°F98°F 202244°F 201333%0%
Aug 783°F63°F98°F 202244°F 200433%0%
Aug 883°F63°F98°F 202247°F 200233%0%
Aug 983°F63°F99°F 202245°F 199933%0%
Aug 1083°F63°F95°F 202043°F 199933%0%
Aug 1183°F63°F95°F 201641°F 200733%0%
Aug 1282°F63°F96°F 201643°F 200633%0%
Aug 1382°F62°F96°F 200543°F 200632%0%
Aug 1482°F62°F99°F 200244°F 201032%0%
Aug 1582°F62°F92°F 200247°F 201332%0%
Aug 1682°F62°F93°F 200246°F 202632%0%
Aug 1782°F62°F94°F 200248°F 200032%0%
Aug 1882°F62°F95°F 201943°F 200031%0%
Aug 1982°F62°F96°F 201939°F 200731%0%
Aug 2081°F62°F94°F 202243°F 200731%0%
Aug 2181°F61°F90°F 202042°F 200031%0%
Aug 2281°F61°F91°F 201742°F 200730%0%
Aug 2381°F61°F91°F 202044°F 201630%0%
Aug 2481°F61°F91°F 199843°F 200230%0%
Aug 2581°F61°F94°F 200745°F 200430%0%
Aug 2680°F61°F95°F 202141°F 200429%0%
Aug 2780°F60°F93°F 202143°F 200829%0%
Aug 2880°F60°F97°F 201842°F 201729%0%
Aug 2980°F60°F97°F 201844°F 201729%0%
Aug 3080°F60°F92°F 201044°F 201429%0%
Aug 3179°F59°F95°F 201041°F 200229%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Norfolk, 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 5:39 AM, sunset 8:04 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:10 AM, sunset 7:21 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00198757 (Walpole 2), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00054704, 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.