Chesapeake climate

Chesapeake Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Huntington Swg Pl, 6.8 km from Chesapeake

Average highs run from 87°F on August 1 to 85°F on August 31, and lows from 66°F to 62°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.01 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 Chesapeake, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
87°F
Average low
65°F
Precipitation
4.01 in
Record high
103°FAug 16, 2007
Record low
43°FAug 29, 1965
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
9.3
Daylight
14 h 08 min to 13 h 03 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
67%
Dew point
62°F
Wind
2.9 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 187°F66°F95°F 199556°F 199235%0%
Aug 287°F66°F97°F 196453°F 199235%0%
Aug 387°F66°F100°F 196452°F 196535%0%
Aug 487°F66°F100°F 200550°F 196535%0%
Aug 587°F66°F95°F 198355°F 199235%0%
Aug 687°F66°F97°F 202452°F 199434%0%
Aug 787°F66°F96°F 200651°F 199034%0%
Aug 887°F66°F97°F 200748°F 198934%0%
Aug 987°F66°F98°F 198348°F 198934%0%
Aug 1087°F66°F95°F 200550°F 197233%0%
Aug 1187°F66°F95°F 198851°F 196233%0%
Aug 1287°F66°F99°F 200550°F 196833%0%
Aug 1387°F65°F99°F 199952°F 196432%0%
Aug 1487°F65°F97°F 200547°F 196432%0%
Aug 1587°F65°F97°F 200746°F 196432%0%
Aug 1687°F65°F103°F 200749°F 196331%0%
Aug 1787°F65°F100°F 198850°F 197931%0%
Aug 1887°F65°F97°F 198854°F 196231%0%
Aug 1987°F65°F95°F 198750°F 196231%0%
Aug 2087°F65°F100°F 198352°F 199830%0%
Aug 2187°F64°F100°F 198352°F 202430%0%
Aug 2286°F64°F99°F 198349°F 198230%0%
Aug 2386°F64°F98°F 200751°F 202429%0%
Aug 2486°F64°F97°F 200750°F 199729%0%
Aug 2586°F64°F96°F 202453°F 201529%0%
Aug 2686°F64°F97°F 199353°F 196629%0%
Aug 2786°F63°F98°F 202450°F 196828%0%
Aug 2886°F63°F100°F 202448°F 202528%0%
Aug 2986°F63°F100°F 202443°F 196528%0%
Aug 3085°F63°F99°F 202446°F 198628%0%
Aug 3185°F62°F96°F 199350°F 197628%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Chesapeake, 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 6:32 AM, sunset 8:40 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 8:01 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00464397 (Huntington Swg Pl), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003860, 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.