Spotsylvania County climate

Spotsylvania County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Fredericksburg Sewage, 21.2 km from Spotsylvania County

Average highs run from 88°F on August 1 to 85°F on August 31, and lows from 68°F to 64°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.99 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 Spotsylvania County, 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
66°F
Precipitation
2.99 in
Record high
103°FAug 9, 2007
Record low
51°FAug 21, 1998
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
11.1
Daylight
14 h 07 min to 13 h 03 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
65°F
Wind
3.4 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 188°F68°F101°F 199958°F 199733%0%
Aug 288°F67°F98°F 199958°F 199733%0%
Aug 388°F67°F102°F 202457°F 199832%0%
Aug 488°F67°F100°F 200655°F 202532%0%
Aug 588°F67°F99°F 200257°F 202532%0%
Aug 688°F67°F97°F 202456°F 199732%0%
Aug 788°F67°F98°F 200654°F 200432%0%
Aug 888°F67°F97°F 200654°F 200432%0%
Aug 987°F67°F103°F 200757°F 199732%0%
Aug 1087°F67°F100°F 200756°F 199732%0%
Aug 1187°F67°F96°F 200158°F 199632%0%
Aug 1287°F67°F96°F 199958°F 199632%0%
Aug 1387°F66°F98°F 200257°F 200832%0%
Aug 1487°F66°F100°F 200257°F 201432%0%
Aug 1587°F66°F100°F 200255°F 201332%0%
Aug 1687°F66°F98°F 200255°F 201332%0%
Aug 1787°F66°F99°F 199755°F 201332%0%
Aug 1887°F66°F100°F 199755°F 201432%0%
Aug 1987°F66°F97°F 200258°F 202331%0%
Aug 2086°F66°F97°F 200253°F 199831%0%
Aug 2186°F65°F95°F 201951°F 199831%0%
Aug 2286°F65°F93°F 200555°F 202431%0%
Aug 2386°F65°F96°F 200255°F 199731%0%
Aug 2486°F65°F96°F 199855°F 199730%0%
Aug 2586°F65°F99°F 199856°F 201130%0%
Aug 2686°F65°F97°F 199857°F 201330%0%
Aug 2785°F64°F97°F 199859°F 199530%0%
Aug 2885°F64°F95°F 200658°F 201730%0%
Aug 2985°F64°F98°F 202456°F 201430%0%
Aug 3085°F64°F96°F 200659°F 200229%0%
Aug 3185°F64°F95°F 200359°F 201729%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Spotsylvania County, 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 6:13 AM, sunset 8:20 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:39 AM, sunset 7:42 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00443204 (Fredericksburg Sewage), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00443204, 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.