Hampton climate — normals and trends
Hampton (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.5 °C and it receives 1,083 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (26.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Hampton averages 32 frost days, 37 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 120 rainy days per year.
Hampton has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 23 July 2011) and the coldest -18.8 °C (on 21 January 1985).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
HamptonVirginia
- coords
- 37.03°, -76.35°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.5°C
Average daily high
19.3°C
Average daily low
12.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,083mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
23.9km/h
Seasonal range
21.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
32 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
37 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
120 d/yr
Annual snowfall
16.1 cm
Average feels-like high
18.5 °C
Average feels-like low
9.8 °C
Average peak gust
39.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
92 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.24 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
39.2 °C
23 July 2011
Coldest day
-18.8 °C
21 January 1985
Wettest day
163 mm
27 August 2011
Windiest day
87.1 km/h
18 September 2003
Strongest gust
150.8 km/h
18 September 2003
Hottest feels-like
42.6 °C
8 July 2012
Coldest feels-like
-27.2 °C
21 January 1985
Snowiest day
23.8 cm
26 January 1966
Sunniest day
14.0 h
14 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.3 °C | -2.2 °C | 51 mm | -41 mm |
| Feb | 10.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 141 mm | +53 mm |
| Mar | 16.6 °C | +3.4 °C | 57 mm | -39 mm |
| Apr | 21.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 107 mm | +26 mm |
| May | 24.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 123 mm | +34 mm |
| Jun | 29.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 88 mm | +9 mm |
| Jul | 31.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 83 mm | -20 mm |
| Aug | 27.0 °C | -1.8 °C | 66 mm | -40 mm |
| Sep | 25.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 138 mm | +39 mm |
| Oct | 20.1 °C | -0.6 °C | 73 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 16.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 59 mm | -26 mm |
| Dec | 9.1 °C | -1.6 °C | 104 mm | +19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hampton?
Hampton has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.5 °C and it receives 1,083 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hampton?
The hottest day measured in Hampton between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2011, reaching 39.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hampton?
The coldest day measured in Hampton between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -18.8 °C.
Does it snow in Hampton?
Yes. Hampton gets on average 16.1 cm of snow per year and has around 32 frost days.
Has the climate of Hampton warmed?
Yes: Hampton warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hampton?
The wettest day measured in Hampton between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 2011, with 163 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hampton?
The windiest day measured in Hampton between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 2003, with winds reaching 87.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hampton?
The warmest month in Hampton is July (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Hampton?
Hampton receives on average 1,083 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 120 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hampton?
Hampton gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hampton?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hampton between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1966, with 23.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hampton?
Yes: Hampton has on average 92 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hampton?
In Hampton, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.6 °C on 8 July 2012, and the lowest was -27.2 °C on 21 January 1985.
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