Chesapeake climate

Chesapeake Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Norfolk S, 7.1 km from Chesapeake

Average highs run from 87°F on August 1 to 84°F on August 31, and lows from 71°F to 68°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 6.59 in over about 11 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
86°F
Average low
70°F
Precipitation
6.59 in
Record high
104°FAug 1, 1980
Record low
49°FAug 30, 1982
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
8.8
Daylight
14 h 01 min to 13 h 00 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
69°F
Wind
8.7 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°F71°F104°F 198060°F 196638%0%
Aug 287°F71°F101°F 200660°F 199238%0%
Aug 387°F71°F102°F 200656°F 195938%0%
Aug 487°F71°F99°F 198060°F 198538%0%
Aug 587°F70°F100°F 198059°F 197638%0%
Aug 687°F70°F100°F 197758°F 195138%0%
Aug 787°F70°F102°F 197759°F 194838%0%
Aug 887°F70°F100°F 200760°F 195038%0%
Aug 987°F70°F96°F 200161°F 197538%0%
Aug 1087°F70°F99°F 197760°F 197238%0%
Aug 1187°F70°F99°F 197760°F 197238%0%
Aug 1286°F70°F100°F 197759°F 197437%0%
Aug 1386°F70°F98°F 200259°F 195037%0%
Aug 1486°F70°F97°F 198057°F 195037%0%
Aug 1586°F70°F98°F 198055°F 196437%0%
Aug 1686°F70°F96°F 199758°F 196137%0%
Aug 1786°F70°F98°F 198859°F 197236%0%
Aug 1886°F69°F96°F 201760°F 198136%0%
Aug 1986°F69°F96°F 195461°F 196236%0%
Aug 2086°F69°F100°F 198361°F 195335%0%
Aug 2185°F69°F95°F 195960°F 199835%0%
Aug 2285°F69°F100°F 198359°F 196935%0%
Aug 2385°F69°F96°F 199858°F 196934%0%
Aug 2485°F69°F97°F 196858°F 199434%0%
Aug 2585°F69°F99°F 196857°F 195233%0%
Aug 2685°F69°F97°F 195458°F 201333%0%
Aug 2784°F69°F98°F 198757°F 196333%0%
Aug 2884°F68°F98°F 200657°F 194632%0%
Aug 2984°F68°F98°F 200651°F 198232%0%
Aug 3084°F68°F97°F 200349°F 198232%0%
Aug 3184°F68°F95°F 197056°F 196532%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 6:11 AM, sunset 8:12 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:35 AM, sunset 7:35 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00446147 (Norfolk S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013737, 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.