Chesapeake, VA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WALLACETON-LAKE DRUMMOND, VA US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Chesapeake has an annual average temperature of 57.7°F with about 54.1 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 91.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 23.6°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.60 in) and February the driest (3.35 in).

Annual swing
39°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,696
Cooling need
1,056

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

175 of 366 (47.8%) of Chesapeake'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.

1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
0
1950s
0
1960s
0
1970s
0
1980s
0
1990s
0
2000s
91
2010s
202
2020s
73

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 52.9°F 23.6°F 38.3°F 4.18 in 10
February 55.9°F 25.2°F 40.6°F 3.35 in 9
March 62.3°F 30.7°F 46.5°F 4.22 in 10
April 72.3°F 40.7°F 56.5°F 4.13 in 9
May 80.6°F 49.9°F 65.2°F 4.23 in 10
June 87.7°F 58.3°F 73.0°F 5.20 in 10
July 91.4°F 63.1°F 77.3°F 5.60 in 10
August 89.7°F 60.2°F 75.0°F 5.57 in 9
September 84.2°F 55.1°F 69.7°F 5.58 in 9
October 74.5°F 44.4°F 59.4°F 4.40 in 7
November 64.7°F 32.6°F 48.6°F 3.75 in 8
December 56.5°F 27.4°F 41.9°F 3.88 in 10

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