Stafford climate

Stafford Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Quantico Mcas, 12.8 km from Stafford

Average highs run from 88°F on August 1 to 84°F on August 31, and lows from 71°F to 67°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.24 in over about 8 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 Stafford, 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
69°F
Precipitation
4.24 in
Record high
103°FAug 9, 2007
Record low
51°FAug 21, 1998
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
8.0
Daylight
14 h 08 min to 13 h 03 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
64°F
Wind
4.0 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°F71°F101°F 199958°F 199730%0%
Aug 287°F70°F98°F 199958°F 199730%0%
Aug 387°F70°F102°F 202457°F 199830%0%
Aug 487°F70°F100°F 200655°F 202530%0%
Aug 587°F70°F99°F 200257°F 202530%0%
Aug 687°F70°F97°F 202456°F 199729%0%
Aug 787°F70°F98°F 200654°F 200429%0%
Aug 887°F70°F97°F 200654°F 200429%0%
Aug 987°F70°F103°F 200757°F 199729%0%
Aug 1087°F70°F100°F 200756°F 199729%0%
Aug 1187°F70°F96°F 200158°F 199629%0%
Aug 1287°F70°F96°F 199958°F 199629%0%
Aug 1387°F70°F98°F 200257°F 200829%0%
Aug 1487°F69°F100°F 200257°F 201428%0%
Aug 1586°F69°F100°F 200255°F 201328%0%
Aug 1686°F69°F98°F 200255°F 201328%0%
Aug 1786°F69°F99°F 199755°F 201328%0%
Aug 1886°F69°F100°F 199755°F 201428%0%
Aug 1986°F69°F97°F 200258°F 202327%0%
Aug 2086°F69°F97°F 200253°F 199827%0%
Aug 2186°F69°F95°F 201951°F 199827%0%
Aug 2286°F68°F93°F 200555°F 202427%0%
Aug 2385°F68°F96°F 200255°F 199727%0%
Aug 2485°F68°F96°F 199855°F 199727%0%
Aug 2585°F68°F99°F 199856°F 201127%0%
Aug 2685°F68°F97°F 199857°F 201326%0%
Aug 2785°F68°F97°F 199859°F 199527%0%
Aug 2885°F67°F95°F 200658°F 201727%0%
Aug 2984°F67°F98°F 202456°F 201427%0%
Aug 3084°F67°F96°F 200659°F 200227%0%
Aug 3184°F67°F95°F 200359°F 201727%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Stafford, 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 6:12 AM, sunset 8:20 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:38 AM, sunset 7:41 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013773 (Quantico Mcas), 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.