Williamsburg, VA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WILLIAMSBURG 2 N, VA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Williamsburg has an annual average temperature of 59.7°F with about 51.2 inches of precipitation per year and 4.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 88.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 30.6°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.92 in) and February the driest (3.05 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.
Best time to visit Williamsburg
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All-time records →36 of 366 (9.8%) of Williamsburg's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1940s | 0 | |
| 1950s | 62 | |
| 1960s | 38 | |
| 1970s | 48 | |
| 1980s | 75 | |
| 1990s | 60 | |
| 2000s | 31 | |
| 2010s | 37 | |
| 2020s | 15 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49.1°F | 30.6°F | 39.8°F | 3.77 in | 1.7 in | 11 |
| February | 52.3°F | 32.0°F | 42.2°F | 3.05 in | 1.6 in | 10 |
| March | 59.8°F | 38.5°F | 49.1°F | 4.25 in | 0.2 in | 11 |
| April | 70.0°F | 47.7°F | 58.9°F | 3.98 in | 0.1 in | 10 |
| May | 77.2°F | 57.0°F | 67.1°F | 3.89 in | — | 11 |
| June | 84.4°F | 65.3°F | 74.9°F | 4.16 in | — | 11 |
| July | 88.5°F | 70.2°F | 79.3°F | 5.92 in | — | 12 |
| August | 86.5°F | 68.7°F | 77.6°F | 5.68 in | — | 11 |
| September | 80.5°F | 63.1°F | 71.8°F | 5.40 in | — | 10 |
| October | 71.0°F | 51.3°F | 61.1°F | 4.21 in | — | 9 |
| November | 61.1°F | 40.9°F | 51.0°F | 3.13 in | — | 9 |
| December | 52.6°F | 34.1°F | 43.4°F | 3.80 in | 0.7 in | 11 |
Climate twins of Williamsburg
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