Williamsburg climate

Williamsburg Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Williamsburg 2 N, 3.4 km from Williamsburg

Average highs run from 88°F on August 1 to 84°F on August 31, and lows from 70°F to 67°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.68 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 Williamsburg, 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
69°F
Precipitation
5.68 in
Record high
104°FAug 22, 1983
Record low
44°FAug 25, 1952
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
9.9
Daylight
14 h 02 min to 13 h 00 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
69°F
Wind
8.1 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°F70°F102°F 198052°F 199239%0%
Aug 288°F70°F102°F 198055°F 199238%0%
Aug 388°F70°F99°F 198056°F 195938%0%
Aug 488°F70°F100°F 198055°F 198538%0%
Aug 588°F70°F98°F 197753°F 195138%0%
Aug 688°F70°F100°F 197747°F 197038%0%
Aug 788°F70°F100°F 197755°F 195737%0%
Aug 888°F70°F99°F 197752°F 198737%0%
Aug 987°F69°F97°F 197756°F 199437%0%
Aug 1087°F69°F98°F 197758°F 196437%0%
Aug 1187°F69°F97°F 198054°F 197237%0%
Aug 1287°F69°F99°F 197750°F 195436%0%
Aug 1387°F69°F99°F 200255°F 195436%0%
Aug 1487°F69°F97°F 198055°F 196436%0%
Aug 1587°F69°F95°F 198053°F 196336%0%
Aug 1687°F69°F97°F 195453°F 197936%0%
Aug 1787°F69°F98°F 198852°F 197935%0%
Aug 1886°F69°F97°F 199152°F 198135%0%
Aug 1986°F69°F96°F 196555°F 195335%0%
Aug 2086°F68°F100°F 198354°F 199834%0%
Aug 2186°F68°F98°F 198354°F 198134%0%
Aug 2286°F68°F104°F 198355°F 195334%0%
Aug 2386°F68°F100°F 198350°F 196934%0%
Aug 2486°F68°F100°F 199846°F 195233%0%
Aug 2586°F68°F98°F 199844°F 195233%0%
Aug 2685°F68°F98°F 195447°F 195233%0%
Aug 2785°F68°F96°F 198751°F 195233%0%
Aug 2885°F68°F96°F 195352°F 196833%0%
Aug 2985°F67°F96°F 195348°F 198633%0%
Aug 3085°F67°F98°F 201046°F 198232%0%
Aug 3184°F67°F96°F 195348°F 197632%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Williamsburg, 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 8:14 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 7:37 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00449151 (Williamsburg 2 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00449151, 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.