Williamsburg Temperatures: Averages by Month

The numbers here tell you how hot and cold the weather usually is in Williamsburg, Virginia during each month of the year.

The average high and low temperatures are listed below monthly and annually for the city, in both degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.

Maximums and minimums are only part of the temperature picture. To fill in the rest, there's information on how many days a month get above or below a given temperature.

To find out how often it rises over 70, 80 or 90 °F each month in Williamsburg, scroll down farther. There are also monthly and yearly counts of days with cold weather.

The first set of high and low temperatures are averages for 2010 to 2019. Everything else here is based on 1991 to 2020 weather.

10-year temperature averages for Williamsburg, 2010 to 2019
High °F Low °F   High °C Low °C
48 29 January 9 -2
52 32 February 11 0
59 38 March 15 4
71 49 April 22 9
79 59 May 26 15
85 66 June 30 19
89 71 July 32 22
86 69 August 30 21
82 65 September 28 18
72 53 October 22 12
60 40 November 16 4
54 35 December 12 2
70 51 Year 21 10
30-year temperature averages for Williamsburg, 1991 to 2020
High °F Low °F   High °C Low °C
49 31 January 10 -1
52 32 February 11 0
60 39 March 15 4
70 48 April 21 9
77 57 May 25 14
84 65 June 29 19
89 70 July 31 21
87 69 August 30 20
81 63 September 27 17
71 51 October 22 11
61 41 November 16 5
53 34 December 11 1
69 50 Year 21 10

Days of Hot Weather in Williamsburg

Most summer days heat up to at least 80 °F at Williamsburg, with about one-third of those reaching into the 90s.

Temperatures over 100 °F (38 °C) are uncommon for this historic city, occurring just once a year on average. That kind of heat can arrive in June, July or August.

Number of days in Williamsburg of at least 70, 80 or 90 °F
  70 °F
21 °C
80 °F
27 °C
90 °F
32 °C
January 2 0 0
February 2 0 0
March 8 2 0
April 17 7 0
May 26 14 2
June 29 24 8
July 31 30 15
August 31 29 10
September 29 18 3
October 19 5 0
November 7 0 0
December 2 0 0
Year 201 130 37

How Often Williamsburg Has Cold Temperatures

Freezing temperatures can happen anytime from November to April at Williamsburg, which averages 68 frosty nights a year. The coldest night or two of winter drop down into the single digits, between 0 and 10 °F (-18 to -12 °C).

But usually after a cold night, everything thaws out during the day. Only three days a year on average never heat up to over 32 °F. Days that cold can show up here in December, January or February, and on rare occassion in March.

Days per month on average in Williamsburg when the minimum temperature drops to 32 or 20 °F or below
  20 °F
-8 °C
32 °F
0 °C
January 5 19
February 2 16
March 1 9
April 0 1
May 0 0
June 0 0
July 0 0
August 0 0
September 0 0
October 0 0
November 0 6
December 1 16
Year 9 68
References

Jay Lawrimore, Ron Ray, Scott Applequist, Bryant Korzeniewski, Matthew Menne. 2016. Global Summary of the Month and Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.

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