Yorktown climate

Yorktown Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Newport News Intl AP, 12 km from Yorktown

Average highs run from 88°F on August 1 to 85°F on August 31, and lows from 70°F to 66°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.36 in over about 12 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 Yorktown, 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
68°F
Precipitation
5.36 in
Record high
101°FAug 3, 2006
Record low
49°FAug 24, 2024
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
11.3
Daylight
14 h 02 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 188°F70°F98°F 200655°F 200138%0%
Aug 288°F70°F100°F 200657°F 200138%0%
Aug 388°F70°F101°F 200658°F 202338%0%
Aug 488°F70°F98°F 200661°F 202539%0%
Aug 588°F70°F97°F 201061°F 202539%0%
Aug 688°F70°F96°F 200858°F 201739%0%
Aug 788°F69°F97°F 200754°F 200439%0%
Aug 887°F69°F100°F 200755°F 200239%0%
Aug 987°F69°F96°F 200155°F 200239%0%
Aug 1087°F69°F97°F 200155°F 200239%0%
Aug 1187°F69°F99°F 201058°F 200239%0%
Aug 1287°F69°F95°F 200258°F 200839%0%
Aug 1387°F69°F98°F 200257°F 200639%0%
Aug 1487°F68°F95°F 201660°F 200839%0%
Aug 1587°F68°F95°F 200557°F 201539%0%
Aug 1687°F68°F96°F 200459°F 201339%0%
Aug 1787°F68°F96°F 201061°F 202239%0%
Aug 1887°F68°F94°F 200259°F 202239%0%
Aug 1987°F68°F95°F 200261°F 200739%0%
Aug 2086°F68°F94°F 200460°F 202339%0%
Aug 2186°F67°F95°F 200452°F 202439%0%
Aug 2286°F67°F93°F 201950°F 202439%0%
Aug 2386°F67°F99°F 200251°F 202439%0%
Aug 2486°F67°F97°F 200249°F 202439%0%
Aug 2586°F67°F94°F 200751°F 202439%0%
Aug 2686°F67°F96°F 201655°F 201339%0%
Aug 2785°F67°F95°F 200355°F 202539%0%
Aug 2885°F66°F94°F 200654°F 202539%0%
Aug 2985°F66°F96°F 200657°F 201539%0%
Aug 3085°F66°F97°F 201056°F 202539%0%
Aug 3185°F66°F95°F 201451°F 202539%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Yorktown, 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 8:13 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 7:36 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093741 (Newport News Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093741, 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.