Williamsburg weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Williamsburg, Virginia: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at WILLIAMSBURG 2 N, 4 km from Williamsburg; records cover 1951–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 51.2 in1301 mm
- Snow a year
- 4 in11 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 31
- First fall freeze
- Nov 8
- Heating degree days
- 3,490
- Cooling degree days
- 1,586
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 16°−9° (heating, 99%) and 96°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Williamsburg in January
Highs average 49°10° and lows 31°−1°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation and 1.7 in4.3 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 81°27° (2002)
- Record low
- −7°−22° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 780
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Williamsburg in February
Highs average 52°11° and lows 32°0°, with 3.1 in77 mm of precipitation and 1.6 in4.1 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1997)
- Record low
- 1°−17° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 640
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Williamsburg in March
Highs average 60°15° and lows 39°4°, with 4.3 in108 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 90°32° (1998)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 498
- Cooling degree days
- 6
Williamsburg in April
Highs average 70°21° and lows 48°9°, with 4 in101 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1960)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (1982)
- Heating degree days
- 226
- Cooling degree days
- 42
Williamsburg in May
Highs average 77°25° and lows 57°14°, with 3.9 in99 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1991)
- Record low
- 31°−1° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 64
- Cooling degree days
- 130
Williamsburg in June
Highs average 84°29° and lows 65°19°, with 4.2 in106 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1952)
- Record low
- 37°3° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 6
- Cooling degree days
- 301
Williamsburg in July
Highs average 89°31° and lows 70°21°, with 5.9 in150 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1983)
- Record low
- 48°9° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 445
Williamsburg in August
Highs average 87°30° and lows 69°20°, with 5.7 in144 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1983)
- Record low
- 44°7° (1952)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 391
Williamsburg in September
Highs average 81°27° and lows 63°17°, with 5.4 in137 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1954)
- Record low
- 38°3° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 14
- Cooling degree days
- 218
Williamsburg in OctoberThis month
Highs average 71°22° and lows 51°11°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1954)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1952)
- Heating degree days
- 165
- Cooling degree days
- 46
Williamsburg in November
Highs average 61°16° and lows 41°5°, with 3.1 in80 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 85°29° (1955)
- Record low
- 15°−9° (1955)
- Heating degree days
- 425
- Cooling degree days
- 5
Williamsburg in December
Highs average 53°11° and lows 34°1°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation and 0.7 in1.8 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 82°28° (1998)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 672
- Cooling degree days
- 1