Hampton, VA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LANGLEY AFB, VA US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Hampton has an annual average temperature of 59.8°F with about 47.8 inches of precipitation per year and 2.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 87.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 32.1°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.33 in) and February the driest (2.88 in). Snow typically falls from January through January.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
38.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,252
Cooling need
1,380

Best time to visit Hampton

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

8 of 366 (2.2%) of Hampton'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.

1910s
1
1920s
39
1930s
54
1940s
56
1950s
50
1960s
23
1970s
23
1980s
54
1990s
40
2000s
18
2020s
8

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 49.0°F 32.1°F 40.6°F 3.48 in 2.4 in 11
February 51.5°F 33.8°F 42.7°F 2.88 in 0.1 in 9
March 58.1°F 39.8°F 48.9°F 4.42 in 0.1 in 11
April 67.6°F 48.6°F 58.1°F 3.33 in 9
May 75.5°F 58.0°F 66.7°F 3.77 in 11
June 82.9°F 67.1°F 75.0°F 4.01 in 9
July 87.3°F 71.2°F 79.3°F 5.33 in 10
August 85.1°F 70.5°F 77.8°F 4.94 in 8
September 79.4°F 65.0°F 72.2°F 4.77 in 9
October 69.7°F 52.9°F 61.3°F 3.93 in 7
November 60.2°F 41.9°F 51.1°F 3.27 in 8
December 52.2°F 35.5°F 43.9°F 3.70 in 0.1 in 10

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