Norfolk, VA: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 81.2°F in Norfolk, VA, the warmest August since 2020, 5th warmest of 153.

August 2026

Mean temperature: 81.2°F; Warmest since 2020; 5th warmest of 153
Precipitation: 5.78 in; Wettest since 2023; 60th wettest of 153

A normal August in Norfolk, VA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 79.3°F, between 76.3°F and 81°F in eight years of ten and 4.90 in of precipitation, between 1.73 in and 10.82 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in Norfolk, VA since 1874: 81.2°F in 2026; the highest is 81.9°F, in 1900.

Normal range, 76.3 to 81°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August in Norfolk, VA from 1874 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank
2026	81.2	5	88.4	11	74.1	3	5.78	60
2025	75.7	133	81.7	147	69.6	100	1.60	141
2024	78.8	49	86.3	51	71.4	39	3.43	105
2023	79.7	20	86.5	46	72.8	13	7.47	41
2022	79.6	22	87.3	26	72	29	1.21	147
2021	79.2	38	86.4	49	72.1	25	6.23	52
2020	81.8	2	88.7	7	74.9	1	7.99	34
2019	79.6	22	87.1	32	72.2	23	7.57	39
2018	81	6	87.9	16	74	4	8.13	31
2017	78.9	45	85.3	75	72.5	14	9.04	23
2016	81.4	3	88	14	74.7	2	4.75	74
2015	78.3	59	85.5	69	71.1	50	1.85	135
2014	77	99	82.7	133	71.2	46	3.01	112
2013	76.6	111	83.3	124	70	88	5.04	70
2012	79	42	85.7	65	72.2	23	6.13	53
2011	80	17	87	36	72.9	10	10.79	9
2010	80.1	14	87.1	32	73.2	9	3.59	102
2009	79.5	27	86.6	42	72.5	14	13.22	3
2008	77.7	76	84.5	92	70.9	57	0.67	152
2007	79.7	20	87.7	18	71.6	36	3.71	99
2006	81.3	4	89.7	4	72.9	10	3.13	108
2005	80.1	14	86.8	39	73.4	6	7.61	38
2004	76	124	82.9	128	69	113	11.11	8
2003	80.3	13	87	36	73.6	5	6.08	54
2002	79.5	27	87.2	29	71.7	33	4.27	86
2001	78.8	49	86.5	46	71.1	50	4.21	90
2000	76.6	111	83.4	121	69.8	95	8.35	28
1999	79.5	27	86.6	42	72.4	18	4.47	83
1998	78.9	45	85.5	69	72.3	21	8.47	26
1997	76.3	119	84.5	92	68.2	132	1.76	138
1996	74.9	144	81.1	151	68.6	123	5.19	69
1995	80.1	14	87.7	18	72.5	14	1.50	144
1994	77.5	83	86.2	53	68.9	116	3.65	100
1993	78.9	45	87.6	22	70.1	82	1.45	145
1992	75.6	137	83.2	127	68	134	14.32	2
1991	79.5	27	87.2	29	71.7	33	3.77	98
1990	77.9	69	84.9	84	71	55	11.85	5
1989	77.7	76	84.2	101	71.2	46	7.49	40
1988	80.8	9	88.7	7	72.9	10	5.69	63
1987	79.5	27	87.1	32	72	29	2.04	131
1986	76.6	111	83.9	106	69.2	107	4.80	73
1985	77.1	95	84.8	89	69.5	103	1.89	134
1984	78.3	59	85.9	58	70.8	64	2.25	126
1983	79	42	88	14	70	88	3.07	111
1982	75.3	139	83.4	121	67.2	147	6.51	49
1981	75.1	142	82.7	133	67.5	144	6.87	46
1980	80.9	8	90.4	1	71.4	39	4.54	78
1979	78.5	54	86.5	46	70.5	71	1.79	136
1978	80.4	11	88.8	6	72.1	25	1.66	140
1977	81	6	90.2	3	71.7	33	4.57	77
1976	75.9	130	83.9	106	67.9	135	2.62	120
1975	79.6	22	89.5	5	69.7	99	0.74	151
1974	77.3	91	84.2	101	70.5	71	8.33	29
1973	78.4	58	86	55	70.9	57	7.92	35
1972	75.8	132	83.8	112	67.8	139	1.60	141
1971	75.7	133	83.7	115	67.7	140	4.63	76
1970	78	66	86	55	69.9	92	2.04	131
1969	76.2	122	83.7	115	68.7	121	5.28	66
1968	80.5	10	88.6	9	72.4	18	2.04	131
1967	75.2	141	82.1	144	68.3	129	11.19	7
1966	74.9	144	82	145	67.7	140	5.24	67
1965	77.1	95	85.9	58	68.3	129	3.08	110
1964	74.4	150	82.3	142	66.4	153	10.58	10
1963	76.7	107	85.5	69	67.9	135	2.40	124
1962	76	124	83.4	121	68.5	125	4.09	92
1961	77.7	76	85.3	75	70.1	82	7.42	42
1960	80	17	87.5	23	72.5	14	6.49	50
1959	79.3	37	88.5	10	70.2	80	2.81	116
1958	77.8	73	85.3	75	70.3	77	10.48	11
1957	75.7	133	83.8	112	67.5	144	5.96	55
1956	77.3	91	86	55	68.6	123	5.04	70
1955	79.8	19	87.3	26	72.4	18	8.16	30
1954	77.9	69	86.6	42	69.2	107	7.27	43
1953	77.1	95	85.7	65	68.5	125	9.14	22
1952	77.8	73	85.9	58	69.8	95	5.69	63
1951	76.9	101	83.9	106	69.8	95	7.16	45
1950	74.9	144	82.7	133	67.1	148	5.55	65
1949	77.9	69	85	83	70.7	67	9.35	20
1948	76.4	116	84.9	84	67.9	135	4.70	75
1947	77.9	69	84.8	89	71	55	1.29	146
1946	74.1	151	81.3	150	66.9	150	7.17	44
1945	77.1	95	84.2	101	70.1	82	3.41	106
1944	77.4	86	85.2	79	69.6	100	6.25	51
1943	78.5	54	86.7	40	70.4	74	1.00	150
1942	77.6	80	84.5	92	70.7	67	15.61	1
1941	78.2	64	86.2	53	70.2	80	4.99	72
1940	76.9	101	82.8	130	70.9	57	10.14	14
1939	79.2	38	86.4	49	72.1	25	9.20	21
1938	80.4	11	88.4	11	72.3	21	2.78	117
1937	79.6	22	87.3	26	72	29	6.77	48
1936	79.5	27	87	36	72.1	25	1.77	137
1935	77.5	83	84	105	70.9	57	3.63	101
1934	77.6	80	84.3	99	70.9	57	4.37	85
1933	78.5	54	85.5	69	71.4	39	13.13	4
1932	78.8	49	86.6	42	71.1	50	1.60	141
1931	77.8	73	85.9	58	69.6	100	4.25	88
1930	77.3	91	85.6	68	69.1	111	0.64	153
1929	76.7	107	84.1	104	69.3	105	2.64	119
1928	79.4	36	87.7	18	71.1	50	2.05	129
1927	73.7	152	80.6	152	66.8	151	3.85	95
1926	79.6	22	88.2	13	71.1	50	5.73	61
1925	76.3	119	83.6	119	68.9	116	1.05	149
1924	77.6	80	85.9	58	69.4	104	4.27	86
1923	77.4	86	84.9	84	69.9	92	4.47	83
1922	75	143	82.5	138	67.6	143	8.04	32
1921	76.4	116	83.9	106	68.8	120	3.13	108
1920	76.8	106	83.3	124	70.3	77	3.82	96
1919	76.6	111	84.5	92	68.7	121	3.47	104
1918	79.5	27	87.8	17	71.3	43	2.48	122
1917	77.7	76	85.2	79	70.3	77	4.54	78
1916	76.9	101	83.9	106	69.9	92	2.99	113
1915	78	66	85.3	75	70.8	64	2.46	123
1914	78	66	85.2	79	70.9	57	1.10	148
1913	75.9	130	82.5	138	69.3	105	4.14	91
1912	76.9	101	84.5	92	69.2	107	2.12	127
1911	78.8	49	86.3	51	71.3	43	5.93	56
1910	76.5	115	82.8	130	70.1	82	4.05	93
1909	74.6	147	81.5	148	67.7	140	5.81	59
1908	76.1	123	82.2	143	70	88	8.00	33
1907	76.9	101	83.7	115	70.1	82	3.89	94
1906	79.5	27	85.8	64	73.3	8	11.20	6
1905	76	124	83.6	119	68.4	128	6.83	47
1904	76	124	82.9	128	69.1	111	4.24	89
1903	77.2	94	83.8	112	70.6	70	7.68	37
1902	76	124	83.7	115	68.2	132	4.51	82
1901	78.3	59	85.1	82	71.5	37	9.92	16
1900	81.9	1	90.4	1	73.4	6	3.37	107
1899	78.5	54	85.5	69	71.5	37	2.73	118
1898	79.5	27	87.1	32	72	29	8.48	25
1897	77.4	86	84.9	84	69.8	95	2.08	128
1896	79.1	41	87.5	23	70.8	64	2.05	129
1895	78.9	45	87.4	25	70.4	74	2.58	121
1894	74.5	148	81.9	146	67.1	148	8.45	27
1893	76.7	107	83.3	124	70	88	5.71	62
1892	79.2	38	87.2	29	71.2	46	3.56	103
1891	77.4	86	84.7	91	70.1	82	5.87	58
1890	75.3	139	82.6	136	67.9	135	9.36	19
1889	74.5	148	81.4	149	67.5	144	5.93	56
1888	78.3	59	87.7	18	69	113	7.81	36
1887	75.5	138	82.6	136	68.5	125	8.56	24
1886	76	124	82.8	130	69.2	107	10.23	13
1885	78.3	59	85.4	74	71.3	43	2.40	124
1884	76.4	116	82.5	138	70.4	74	2.95	114
1883	75.7	133	82.4	141	68.9	116	2.91	115
1882	77.4	86	83.9	106	70.9	57	4.53	81
1881	76.7	107	84.5	92	68.9	116	1.74	139
1880	77	99	84.9	84	69	113	9.90	17
1879	76.3	119	84.3	99	68.3	129	9.90	17
1878	79	42	86.7	40	71.2	46	9.95	15
1877	78.1	65	85.7	65	70.5	71	3.78	97
1876	78.7	53	85.9	58	71.4	39	4.54	78
1875	77.5	83	84.4	98	70.7	67	10.37	12
1874	73.6	153	80.5	153	66.7	152	5.24	67

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1900	81.9
2020	81.8
2016	81.4
2006	81.3
2026	81.2
2018	81
1977	81
1980	80.9
1988	80.8
1968	80.5

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1874	73.6
1927	73.7
1946	74.1
1964	74.4
1894	74.5
1889	74.5
1909	74.6
1996	74.9
1966	74.9
1950	74.9

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1942	15.61
1992	14.32
2009	13.22
1933	13.13
1990	11.85
1906	11.20
1967	11.19
2004	11.11
2011	10.79
1964	10.58

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1930	0.64
2008	0.67
1975	0.74
1943	1.00
1925	1.05
1914	1.10
2022	1.21
1947	1.29
1993	1.45
1995	1.50

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 95°F; 20 August 2026
Coldest night: 66°F; 26 August 2026
Wettest day: 1.22 in; 22 August 2026, 4 August 2026

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August 2026 brought 5.78 in of precipitation in Norfolk, VA, the wettest August since 2023, 60th wettest of 153.
The hottest day of August 2026 in Norfolk, VA: 95°F on Thursday 20 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in Norfolk, VA: a low of 66°F on Wednesday 26 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in Norfolk, VA: 1.22 in on Saturday 22 August 2026 and Tuesday 4 August 2026.