Atlantic climate

Atlantic Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wallops Island Flight Fac, 5.9 km from Atlantic

Average highs run from 86°F on August 1 to 82°F on August 31, and lows from 70°F to 67°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.32 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 Atlantic, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
84°F
Average low
69°F
Precipitation
4.32 in
Record high
100°FAug 7, 1977
Record low
48°FAug 29, 1986
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
4.5
Daylight
14 h 06 min to 13 h 02 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
68°F
Wind
8.9 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 186°F70°F96°F 198057°F 200133%0%
Aug 286°F70°F97°F 200657°F 199233%0%
Aug 386°F70°F97°F 200658°F 198533%0%
Aug 485°F70°F95°F 200657°F 198533%0%
Aug 585°F70°F96°F 199558°F 198532%0%
Aug 685°F70°F96°F 197758°F 199432%0%
Aug 785°F70°F100°F 197755°F 199432%0%
Aug 885°F70°F97°F 200757°F 200432%0%
Aug 985°F69°F95°F 202255°F 199432%0%
Aug 1085°F69°F94°F 197958°F 199432%0%
Aug 1185°F69°F97°F 201058°F 197231%0%
Aug 1285°F69°F95°F 197756°F 197431%0%
Aug 1385°F69°F95°F 202358°F 200631%0%
Aug 1485°F69°F98°F 201659°F 198331%0%
Aug 1584°F69°F95°F 198859°F 196731%0%
Aug 1684°F69°F92°F 201855°F 197930%0%
Aug 1784°F69°F95°F 199757°F 197930%0%
Aug 1884°F69°F95°F 200258°F 198130%0%
Aug 1984°F69°F95°F 200260°F 197729%0%
Aug 2084°F68°F97°F 198357°F 197629%0%
Aug 2184°F68°F95°F 196854°F 200029%0%
Aug 2284°F68°F93°F 201953°F 200029%0%
Aug 2384°F68°F99°F 196855°F 199428%0%
Aug 2483°F68°F92°F 199552°F 199428%0%
Aug 2583°F68°F95°F 196851°F 199428%0%
Aug 2683°F68°F94°F 201656°F 197728%0%
Aug 2783°F68°F97°F 198758°F 198428%0%
Aug 2883°F67°F95°F 202450°F 198628%0%
Aug 2983°F67°F96°F 201848°F 198628%0%
Aug 3083°F67°F95°F 197349°F 198627%0%
Aug 3182°F67°F92°F 197353°F 198627%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Atlantic, 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 6:05 AM, sunset 8:11 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:31 AM, sunset 7:33 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093739 (Wallops Island Flight Fac), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093739, 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.