Williamsburg, VA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WILLIAMSBURG 2 N, VA US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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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.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
39.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,285
Cooling need
1,371

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Climate change signal

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

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