Chesapeake, VA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WALLACETON-LAKE DRUMMOND, VA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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).
Best time to visit Chesapeake
Full guide →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 |
Climate twins of Chesapeake
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