Newport News, VA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from NEWPORT NEWS INTL AP, VA US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Newport News has an annual average temperature of 59.5°F with about 45.1 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 88.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 30.6°F). August is typically the wettest month (5.36 in) and February the driest (2.58 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
39.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,318
Cooling need
1,335

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113 of 366 (30.9%) of Newport News'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.

2000s
149
2010s
165
2020s
52

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 30.6°F 39.8°F 3.05 in 10
February 52.5°F 31.8°F 42.2°F 2.58 in 10
March 59.1°F 38.0°F 48.5°F 3.35 in 11
April 69.6°F 47.2°F 58.4°F 3.08 in 11
May 77.2°F 56.1°F 66.7°F 3.66 in 12
June 84.7°F 64.5°F 74.6°F 4.07 in 11
July 88.2°F 70.3°F 79.2°F 4.69 in 11
August 86.6°F 68.1°F 77.3°F 5.36 in 12
September 80.9°F 62.6°F 71.7°F 4.95 in 12
October 71.3°F 51.4°F 61.4°F 4.16 in 11
November 61.2°F 40.2°F 50.7°F 3.00 in 9
December 53.3°F 33.5°F 43.4°F 3.19 in 10

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