Smithfield climate

Smithfield Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Pike Island(lock & Dam), 15.3 km from Smithfield

Average highs run from 83°F on August 1 to 81°F on August 31, and lows from 64°F to 61°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.87 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 Smithfield, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
82°F
Average low
63°F
Precipitation
3.87 in
Record high
100°FAug 5, 1955
Record low
40°FAug 25, 1944
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
2.8
Daylight
14 h 16 min to 13 h 06 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
68%
Dew point
59°F
Wind
3.6 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°F64°F99°F 195549°F 195234%0%
Aug 283°F64°F98°F 195549°F 197634%0%
Aug 383°F64°F99°F 195551°F 196534%0%
Aug 483°F64°F99°F 195549°F 195034%0%
Aug 583°F64°F100°F 195544°F 195134%0%
Aug 683°F64°F92°F 194447°F 195734%0%
Aug 783°F64°F92°F 200145°F 199734%0%
Aug 883°F64°F93°F 200148°F 198934%0%
Aug 983°F64°F95°F 194949°F 198933%0%
Aug 1083°F64°F96°F 194450°F 196233%0%
Aug 1183°F64°F96°F 194449°F 196833%0%
Aug 1283°F64°F97°F 194447°F 196733%0%
Aug 1383°F64°F98°F 194449°F 195033%0%
Aug 1483°F64°F93°F 195147°F 196433%0%
Aug 1583°F63°F95°F 195146°F 196433%0%
Aug 1683°F63°F95°F 196546°F 197933%0%
Aug 1783°F63°F96°F 198847°F 197633%0%
Aug 1882°F63°F93°F 194746°F 196233%0%
Aug 1982°F63°F94°F 194745°F 195333%0%
Aug 2082°F63°F97°F 196246°F 194432%0%
Aug 2182°F63°F95°F 196844°F 195032%0%
Aug 2282°F63°F95°F 196845°F 198232%0%
Aug 2382°F63°F95°F 196842°F 194632%0%
Aug 2482°F62°F95°F 196842°F 194632%0%
Aug 2582°F62°F96°F 194840°F 194432%0%
Aug 2682°F62°F97°F 194844°F 194431%0%
Aug 2782°F62°F100°F 194842°F 194531%0%
Aug 2881°F62°F99°F 194846°F 194431%0%
Aug 2981°F62°F99°F 195342°F 194631%0%
Aug 3081°F61°F99°F 195343°F 194631%0%
Aug 3181°F61°F98°F 195345°F 194631%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Smithfield, 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 6:21 AM, sunset 8:37 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:50 AM, sunset 7:56 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00467018 (Pike Island(lock & Dam)), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00338025, 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.