Virginia Beach, VA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from OCEANA NAS, VA US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Virginia Beach has an annual average temperature of 59.8°F with about 46.6 inches of precipitation per year and 3.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 87.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 31.6°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.76 in) and February the driest (2.84 in). Snow typically falls from December through February.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
38°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,186
Cooling need
1,299

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

86 of 366 (23.5%) of Virginia Beach'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
27
1950s
28
1960s
15
1970s
37
1980s
64
1990s
45
2000s
47
2010s
66
2020s
37

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 50.3°F 31.6°F 40.9°F 3.17 in 2.2 in 10
February 52.6°F 33.2°F 42.9°F 2.84 in 0.8 in 10
March 58.6°F 38.9°F 48.8°F 3.57 in 11
April 68.6°F 47.7°F 58.2°F 3.37 in 10
May 75.5°F 56.3°F 65.9°F 3.65 in 11
June 83.3°F 65.5°F 74.4°F 4.15 in 10
July 87.4°F 70.3°F 78.9°F 5.76 in 12
August 85.4°F 69.1°F 77.2°F 5.09 in 11
September 79.9°F 64.0°F 71.9°F 4.55 in 8
October 71.2°F 52.7°F 61.9°F 4.15 in 8
November 61.3°F 41.5°F 51.4°F 3.06 in 9
December 54.0°F 35.4°F 44.7°F 3.26 in 0.4 in 10

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