Virginia Beach climate

Virginia Beach Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Oceana Nas, 6.4 km from Virginia Beach

Average highs run from 87°F on August 1 to 84°F on August 31, and lows from 70°F to 68°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.09 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 Virginia Beach, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
85°F
Average low
69°F
Precipitation
5.09 in
Record high
104°FAug 1, 1980
Record low
50°FAug 30, 1982
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
8.3
Daylight
14 h 00 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°F70°F104°F 198057°F 199739%0%
Aug 287°F70°F96°F 198060°F 199239%0%
Aug 387°F70°F100°F 198060°F 195939%0%
Aug 487°F70°F98°F 198058°F 198539%0%
Aug 587°F70°F97°F 198058°F 197638%0%
Aug 686°F70°F97°F 197759°F 194838%0%
Aug 786°F70°F99°F 197759°F 200438%0%
Aug 886°F70°F101°F 200759°F 199738%0%
Aug 986°F70°F99°F 198060°F 200238%0%
Aug 1086°F70°F102°F 197960°F 199438%0%
Aug 1186°F70°F97°F 198361°F 196837%0%
Aug 1286°F70°F98°F 201659°F 197437%0%
Aug 1386°F69°F99°F 201658°F 195437%0%
Aug 1486°F69°F101°F 201657°F 196437%0%
Aug 1586°F69°F97°F 202356°F 196437%0%
Aug 1686°F69°F98°F 201658°F 198336%0%
Aug 1785°F69°F100°F 198860°F 197936%0%
Aug 1885°F69°F96°F 201657°F 198136%0%
Aug 1985°F69°F96°F 201661°F 196235%0%
Aug 2085°F69°F99°F 198360°F 199835%0%
Aug 2185°F69°F98°F 201656°F 202434%0%
Aug 2285°F69°F98°F 198360°F 196934%0%
Aug 2385°F69°F96°F 200258°F 202433%0%
Aug 2485°F69°F100°F 200257°F 198533%0%
Aug 2585°F68°F95°F 196853°F 195232%0%
Aug 2684°F68°F98°F 201655°F 201332%0%
Aug 2784°F68°F101°F 194856°F 196332%0%
Aug 2884°F68°F96°F 199356°F 196331%0%
Aug 2984°F68°F96°F 197852°F 196531%0%
Aug 3084°F68°F96°F 195350°F 198231%0%
Aug 3184°F68°F95°F 195354°F 196530%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Virginia Beach, 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 6:10 AM, sunset 8:10 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:34 AM, sunset 7:34 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013769 (Oceana Nas), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013769, 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.