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Smith Island (Coast Guard Station), Virginia Sea Temperature in August

Virginia, United States

July Smith Island (Coast Guard Station), Virginia year-round → September

Average sea temperature for Smith Island (Coast Guard Station), Virginia, United States across August, based on 10 years of daily readings.

Average

25.83° C

High

28.67° C

Low

22.45° C

This water temperature is comparable to that of a swimming pool, but it might be higher than most open water swimmers prefer for serious swimming. Make sure to drink plenty of water before and after swimming and don't wear a wetsuit to avoid overheating.

August is the 2nd warmest of 12 months at Smith Island (Coast Guard Station), Virginia. On average the water sits 9.5° than the year-round mean of 16.29° C.

Compared to July, August is 0.4° cooler than (26.24° C in July). By September the water is usually 24.44° C.

Smith Island (Coast Guard Station), Virginia Day-by-Day Water Temperature in August

10-year low, average and high

21.5° C
23.6° C
25.8° C
27.9° C
30.0° C
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5
10
15
20
25
31
Day-by-day low and high band with the 10-year daily average through August. Range Average

Each vertical bar above is one day of August. The shaded band covers the range the water has reached on that day across the last 10 years — the lowest reading at the bottom, the highest at the top. The line running through the bars is the daily average over those 10 years, so you can see the typical shape of the month at Smith Island (Coast Guard Station), Virginia.

A narrow band means the temperature on that day has stayed close to the average year on year. A taller band means it has swung more, often because of changeable weather around that time of year. Hovering a day pulls up its low, average, and high.

August Water Temperature Table for Smith Island (Coast Guard Station), Virginia

10-year daily averages

Day Average Low High
August 1 26.28° C 24.8° C 28.2° C
August 2 25.96° C 25.09° C 27.03° C
August 3 25.86° C 25.06° C 26.97° C
August 4 25.48° C 24.39° C 26.5° C
August 5 25.26° C 24.46° C 26.63° C
August 6 25.4° C 24.53° C 26.54° C
August 7 25.37° C 24.02° C 26.31° C
August 8 25.22° C 22.88° C 26.27° C
August 9 25.44° C 23.47° C 26.76° C
August 10 25.59° C 23.93° C 26.54° C
August 11 25.73° C 23.9° C 26.96° C
August 12 25.97° C 24.27° C 27.64° C
August 13 26.03° C 23.68° C 27.82° C
August 14 26.11° C 23.77° C 27.82° C
August 15 26.02° C 23.73° C 27.39° C
August 16 25.97° C 23.64° C 27.2° C
August 17 25.98° C 23.64° C 27.27° C
August 18 26.08° C 23.9° C 27.57° C
August 19 26.1° C 24.13° C 27.73° C
August 20 26.03° C 24.58° C 27.5° C
August 21 25.84° C 23.38° C 27.36° C
August 22 25.74° C 23.08° C 27.5° C
August 23 25.71° C 23.15° C 27.65° C
August 24 25.59° C 23.09° C 27.75° C
August 25 25.47° C 23.04° C 27.91° C
August 26 25.59° C 22.45° C 28.3° C
August 27 25.82° C 22.81° C 28.41° C
August 28 26.09° C 23.88° C 28.49° C
August 29 26.34° C 24.15° C 28.52° C
August 30 26.38° C 24.31° C 28.56° C
August 31 26.25° C 24.59° C 28.67° C

Where August Sits in the Year

August highlighted

-3.5° C
5.5° C
14.5° C
23.5° C
32.5° C
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
6.82° C
5.38° C
8.5° C
12.97° C
17.6° C
23° C
26.24° C
25.83° C
24.44° C
20.15° C
14.96° C
9.6° C
10-year monthly history for Smith Island (Coast Guard Station), Virginia. Bars span historical low to high; the line marks the monthly average. Range Average
January → February → March → April → May → June → July → August → September → October → November → December →

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Smith Island (Coast Guard Station), Virginia Location

37.1233, -75.9117

37.12330, -75.91170 View on OpenStreetMap →

Smith Island (Coast Guard Station), Virginia sits at 37.1233°N, 75.9117°W, on the coast of Virginia, United States. The marker on the map shows the spot the readings on this page come from. It usually sits a short distance from the town centre, out on the open water itself, so the numbers stay tied to the coast rather than a generic point inland.

Coastlines bend, headlands focus the water, and the temperature can run noticeably differently between two beaches that look close together on a map. Comparing nearby locations is a quick way to see how local geography is shaping the readings.

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