Wakefield, VA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from NORFOLK RICH, VA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Wakefield has an annual average temperature of 59.5°F with about 49.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 89.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 29.5°F). September is typically the wettest month (5.85 in) and February the driest (2.87 in).
Best time to visit Wakefield
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →144 of 366 (39.3%) of Wakefield'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.
| 1990s | 35 | |
| 2000s | 114 | |
| 2010s | 140 | |
| 2020s | 77 |
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 | 50.2°F | 29.5°F | 39.9°F | 3.65 in | — | 10 |
| February | 53.2°F | 31.2°F | 42.2°F | 2.87 in | — | 10 |
| March | 61.0°F | 37.1°F | 49.1°F | 3.82 in | — | 11 |
| April | 71.2°F | 46.3°F | 58.7°F | 3.58 in | — | 11 |
| May | 78.3°F | 55.8°F | 67.0°F | 3.81 in | — | 11 |
| June | 86.0°F | 64.3°F | 75.2°F | 4.68 in | — | 13 |
| July | 89.7°F | 69.1°F | 79.4°F | 5.56 in | — | 13 |
| August | 87.6°F | 67.4°F | 77.5°F | 5.34 in | — | 12 |
| September | 81.7°F | 61.0°F | 71.3°F | 5.85 in | — | 13 |
| October | 72.1°F | 48.8°F | 60.5°F | 3.85 in | — | 10 |
| November | 62.1°F | 38.6°F | 50.4°F | 3.14 in | — | 10 |
| December | 53.7°F | 32.6°F | 43.1°F | 3.54 in | — | 11 |
Climate twins of Wakefield
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