Suffolk, VA

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Suffolk has an annual average temperature of 59.4°F with about 51.8 inches of precipitation per year and 5.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 31.1°F). September is typically the wettest month (5.80 in) and February the driest (2.96 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
38.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,273
Cooling need
1,260

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

30 of 366 (8.2%) of Suffolk'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.

1940s
35
1950s
85
1960s
28
1970s
44
1980s
32
1990s
45
2000s
52
2010s
29
2020s
16

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 49.3°F 31.1°F 40.2°F 3.66 in 3.1 in 11
February 52.4°F 32.9°F 42.7°F 2.96 in 1.5 in 10
March 59.4°F 38.9°F 49.1°F 4.07 in 0.3 in 11
April 69.2°F 48.0°F 58.6°F 3.62 in 10
May 76.1°F 56.7°F 66.4°F 3.95 in 11
June 83.4°F 65.1°F 74.2°F 4.70 in 11
July 86.8°F 69.7°F 78.3°F 5.69 in 12
August 85.1°F 68.6°F 76.8°F 5.77 in 11
September 79.6°F 63.0°F 71.3°F 5.80 in 10
October 70.5°F 51.5°F 61.0°F 4.26 in 8
November 60.5°F 40.8°F 50.6°F 3.65 in 9
December 52.7°F 34.8°F 43.7°F 3.69 in 0.9 in 10

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