Newport News climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Newport News?

Newport News has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.4 °C and it receives 1,108 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Newport News?

The hottest day measured in Newport News between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2011, reaching 40.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Newport News?

The coldest day measured in Newport News between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -20.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Newport News?

Yes. Newport News gets on average 17.9 cm of snow per year and has around 41 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Newport News warmed?

Yes: Newport News warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Newport News?

The wettest day measured in Newport News between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 2011, with 188 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Newport News?

The windiest day measured in Newport News between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 2003, with winds reaching 74.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Newport News?

The warmest month in Newport News is July (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Newport News?

Newport News receives on average 1,108 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 123 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Newport News?

Newport News gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Newport News (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.4 °C and it receives 1,108 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 (4.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Newport News averages 41 frost days, 53 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 123 rainy days per year.

Newport News has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.2 °C (on 23 July 2011) and the coldest -20.9 °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

Newport NewsVirginia

coords: 36.98°, -76.43°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthOctober

Mean daily temperature

15.4°C

Average daily high

20.1°C

Average daily low

11.4°C

Annual rainfall

1,108mm

Sunshine / day

9.2h

Mean relative humidity

72%

Average peak wind

18.9km/h

Seasonal range

21.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

41 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

53 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

123 d/yr

Annual snowfall

17.9 cm

Average feels-like high

19.6 °C

Average feels-like low

9.8 °C

Average peak gust

37.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

83 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.2 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

40.2 °C

23 July 2011

Coldest day

-20.9 °C

21 January 1985

Wettest day

188 mm

27 August 2011

Windiest day

74.2 km/h

18 September 2003

Strongest gust

151.9 km/h

18 September 2003

Hottest feels-like

44.3 °C

1 August 1999

Coldest feels-like

-28.0 °C

21 January 1985

Snowiest day

25.6 cm

26 January 1966

Sunniest day

14.0 h

14 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	36.4 °C25 June 2025	-10.0 °C23 January 2025	15.9 °C	1,125 mm	58	45
2024	37.1 °C26 June 2024	-6.8 °C22 January 2024	16.3 °C	1,097 mm	52	34
2023	35.8 °C15 August 2023	-6.4 °C4 February 2023	16.7 °C	1,147 mm	60	20
2022	36.9 °C17 June 2022	-11.3 °C24 December 2022	16.2 °C	1,011 mm	76	51
2021	35.7 °C13 August 2021	-4.8 °C30 January 2021	16.4 °C	1,031 mm	66	25
2020	36.8 °C28 July 2020	-4.6 °C26 December 2020	17.0 °C	1,516 mm	67	18
2019	37.9 °C22 July 2019	-7.9 °C22 January 2019	16.8 °C	1,124 mm	81	30
2018	36.4 °C19 June 2018	-15.9 °C7 January 2018	16.3 °C	1,369 mm	75	43
2017	35.8 °C22 July 2017	-13.1 °C9 January 2017	16.6 °C	1,183 mm	65	32
2016	35.9 °C14 August 2016	-9.7 °C14 February 2016	16.1 °C	1,454 mm	63	39
2015	37.5 °C23 June 2015	-16.5 °C21 February 2015	16.3 °C	1,132 mm	62	46
2014	36.7 °C2 September 2014	-16.6 °C30 January 2014	15.3 °C	1,114 mm	52	52
2013	34.4 °C13 June 2013	-6.6 °C25 January 2013	15.6 °C	1,254 mm	60	41
2012	39.1 °C8 July 2012	-6.1 °C4 January 2012	16.4 °C	1,207 mm	48	18
2011	40.2 °C23 July 2011	-8.5 °C23 January 2011	16.3 °C	1,009 mm	76	39
2010	40.0 °C25 July 2010	-10.4 °C1 February 2010	15.8 °C	964 mm	87	59
2009	34.2 °C10 August 2009	-11.9 °C17 January 2009	15.5 °C	1,377 mm	42	45
2008	38.0 °C10 June 2008	-7.2 °C4 January 2008	16.0 °C	1,087 mm	55	34
2007	39.5 °C8 August 2007	-9.9 °C6 February 2007	16.2 °C	705 mm	64	40
2006	36.1 °C3 August 2006	-6.8 °C19 February 2006	16.1 °C	1,372 mm	52	20
2005	38.9 °C27 July 2005	-9.0 °C24 January 2005	15.5 °C	993 mm	61	41
2004	35.1 °C18 June 2004	-9.1 °C11 January 2004	15.5 °C	1,021 mm	36	45
2003	34.8 °C9 July 2003	-13.2 °C18 January 2003	15.0 °C	1,514 mm	41	51
2002	36.2 °C24 August 2002	-6.7 °C5 January 2002	16.2 °C	1,166 mm	58	39
2001	36.1 °C10 August 2001	-6.9 °C3 January 2001	15.9 °C	777 mm	36	35
2000	35.1 °C10 July 2000	-13.1 °C28 January 2000	15.1 °C	1,071 mm	38	45
1999	39.8 °C1 August 1999	-8.0 °C6 January 1999	16.1 °C	1,061 mm	52	31
1998	36.5 °C23 July 1998	-6.1 °C1 January 1998	16.5 °C	1,192 mm	54	15
1997	37.1 °C26 June 1997	-12.2 °C19 January 1997	15.0 °C	1,129 mm	34	29
1996	35.2 °C8 July 1996	-15.4 °C5 February 1996	14.8 °C	1,295 mm	39	50
1995	35.4 °C23 July 1995	-9.4 °C6 February 1995	15.4 °C	1,010 mm	46	41
1994	35.3 °C9 July 1994	-15.0 °C19 January 1994	15.9 °C	1,132 mm	61	30
1993	36.8 °C10 July 1993	-9.5 °C30 December 1993	15.5 °C	1,027 mm	65	43
1992	37.9 °C13 July 1992	-6.8 °C20 January 1992	14.8 °C	1,219 mm	38	37
1991	37.7 °C23 July 1991	-7.3 °C16 February 1991	16.5 °C	930 mm	68	31
1990	37.1 °C5 July 1990	-7.2 °C26 February 1990	16.8 °C	915 mm	58	19
1989	37.3 °C2 June 1989	-11.8 °C22 December 1989	15.2 °C	1,531 mm	47	50
1988	37.1 °C17 August 1988	-9.0 °C16 January 1988	14.8 °C	1,011 mm	64	56
1987	37.3 °C21 July 1987	-11.3 °C28 January 1987	15.2 °C	969 mm	65	44
1986	38.1 °C19 July 1986	-12.8 °C29 January 1986	15.6 °C	917 mm	71	47
1985	36.0 °C10 September 1985	-20.9 °C21 January 1985	15.8 °C	1,068 mm	59	53
1984	37.1 °C14 June 1984	-10.3 °C22 January 1984	15.3 °C	1,081 mm	53	48
1983	38.8 °C20 August 1983	-13.9 °C25 December 1983	15.4 °C	1,260 mm	62	31
1982	34.1 °C26 July 1982	-14.0 °C11 January 1982	15.2 °C	1,196 mm	41	44
1981	37.1 °C22 June 1981	-11.9 °C13 January 1981	14.6 °C	1,027 mm	53	58
1980	38.9 °C1 August 1980	-11.9 °C11 February 1980	15.1 °C	825 mm	72	47
1979	36.1 °C10 August 1979	-13.9 °C10 February 1979	15.1 °C	1,113 mm	33	50
1978	35.3 °C22 July 1978	-10.0 °C11 January 1978	14.5 °C	1,156 mm	58	69
1977	37.5 °C8 July 1977	-16.1 °C17 January 1977	15.2 °C	1,180 mm	76	65
1976	36.8 °C24 July 1976	-10.5 °C19 January 1976	14.9 °C	898 mm	48	55
1975	35.2 °C14 August 1975	-7.1 °C19 December 1975	15.8 °C	1,229 mm	54	32
1974	35.2 °C15 July 1974	-5.2 °C26 February 1974	15.5 °C	1,105 mm	36	30
1973	34.3 °C4 July 1973	-12.1 °C14 January 1973	15.6 °C	1,109 mm	51	42
1972	35.6 °C24 July 1972	-13.9 °C16 January 1972	14.7 °C	1,321 mm	31	36
1971	34.9 °C28 June 1971	-11.1 °C2 February 1971	15.2 °C	1,095 mm	42	46
1970	34.7 °C18 June 1970	-14.7 °C10 January 1970	14.8 °C	944 mm	53	58
1969	35.6 °C18 July 1969	-10.1 °C6 January 1969	14.3 °C	1,076 mm	44	55
1968	36.8 °C25 August 1968	-10.4 °C22 February 1968	14.6 °C	957 mm	54	66
1967	35.6 °C25 June 1967	-9.7 °C25 February 1967	14.3 °C	1,037 mm	32	47
1966	36.6 °C13 July 1966	-12.6 °C31 January 1966	14.2 °C	1,052 mm	40	53
1965	35.6 °C19 August 1965	-14.8 °C1 February 1965	14.5 °C	789 mm	60	58
1964	37.7 °C10 June 1964	-11.7 °C15 January 1964	14.9 °C	1,223 mm	44	43
1963	35.1 °C20 July 1963	-9.5 °C29 January 1963	14.1 °C	982 mm	44	62
1962	33.7 °C20 August 1962	-11.0 °C11 January 1962	14.4 °C	1,249 mm	38	45
1961	34.6 °C29 July 1961	-10.2 °C28 January 1961	14.9 °C	1,253 mm	56	44
1960	35.7 °C24 June 1960	-9.3 °C13 December 1960	14.6 °C	1,124 mm	47	64
1959	35.1 °C29 June 1959	-10.0 °C6 January 1959	15.7 °C	1,059 mm	56	40
1958	35.6 °C31 July 1958	-13.7 °C16 December 1958	14.2 °C	1,212 mm	54	59
1957	37.4 °C22 July 1957	-13.4 °C18 January 1957	15.7 °C	1,205 mm	69	31
1956	36.5 °C2 July 1956	-5.6 °C28 January 1956	15.4 °C	1,093 mm	65	35
1955	36.1 °C28 July 1955	-8.9 °C31 January 1955	15.2 °C	1,105 mm	49	57
1954	37.9 °C3 July 1954	-12.6 °C8 December 1954	15.5 °C	917 mm	61	40
1953	36.0 °C30 July 1953	-6.7 °C18 December 1953	16.1 °C	1,097 mm	60	25
1952	38.5 °C26 June 1952	-7.0 °C30 January 1952	15.6 °C	1,065 mm	66	25
1951	36.0 °C2 June 1951	-8.4 °C4 February 1951	15.2 °C	1,085 mm	46	41
1950	36.5 °C27 June 1950	-6.3 °C26 November 1950	15.2 °C	925 mm	38	38
1949	36.0 °C25 July 1949	-3.7 °C1 March 1949	16.1 °C	1,121 mm	48	25
1948	36.5 °C29 August 1948	-10.3 °C27 December 1948	15.3 °C	1,162 mm	48	42
1947	34.7 °C11 June 1947	-9.2 °C9 February 1947	15.2 °C	959 mm	43	45
1946	34.4 °C18 June 1946	-6.0 °C28 January 1946	15.9 °C	1,054 mm	19	25
1945	35.6 °C1 July 1945	-5.1 °C25 January 1945	15.8 °C	1,370 mm	35	30
1944	36.4 °C19 June 1944	-10.2 °C10 January 1944	15.6 °C	1,235 mm	53	25
1943	35.0 °C22 July 1943	-7.0 °C15 February 1943	15.4 °C	881 mm	55	34
1942	37.2 °C20 July 1942	-10.0 °C21 December 1942	15.8 °C	1,071 mm	49	37
1941	35.5 °C29 May 1941	-5.8 °C1 March 1941	15.7 °C	971 mm	52	39
1940	36.2 °C27 July 1940	-12.2 °C28 January 1940	14.8 °C	1,192 mm	32	43

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

20.5 °C

+0.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

58 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

45 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1125 mm

+17 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	6.8 °C	-2.1 °C	48 mm	-39 mm
Feb	11.1 °C	+0.7 °C	126 mm	+42 mm
Mar	18.3 °C	+3.8 °C	67 mm	-28 mm
Apr	23.0 °C	+3.0 °C	110 mm	+28 mm
May	25.2 °C	+0.9 °C	140 mm	+47 mm
Jun	30.6 °C	+2.1 °C	110 mm	+20 mm
Jul	31.9 °C	+1.5 °C	112 mm	-6 mm
Aug	27.3 °C	-2.1 °C	71 mm	-45 mm
Sep	25.8 °C	-0.6 °C	125 mm	+23 mm
Oct	20.4 °C	-0.7 °C	67 mm	-12 mm
Nov	16.5 °C	+0.7 °C	57 mm	-24 mm
Dec	9.2 °C	-1.7 °C	92 mm	+12 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.4 °C

25 Jun 2025

Coldest day

-10.0 °C

23 Jan 2025

Wettest day

59.4 mm

16 Sep 2025

Windiest day

45.4 km/h

5 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

96.1 km/h

16 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.2 °C

24 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

-14.4 °C

23 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

7.9 cm

19 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

14.0 h

18 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Newport News?

Newport News has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.4 °C and it receives 1,108 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Newport News?

The hottest day measured in Newport News between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2011, reaching 40.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Newport News?

The coldest day measured in Newport News between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -20.9 °C.

Does it snow in Newport News?

Yes. Newport News gets on average 17.9 cm of snow per year and has around 41 frost days.

Has the climate of Newport News warmed?

Yes: Newport News warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Newport News?

The wettest day measured in Newport News between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 2011, with 188 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Newport News?

The windiest day measured in Newport News between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 2003, with winds reaching 74.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Newport News?

The warmest month in Newport News is July (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Newport News?

Newport News receives on average 1,108 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 123 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Newport News?

Newport News gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Newport News?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Newport News between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1966, with 25.6 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Newport News?

Yes: Newport News has on average 83 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Newport News?

In Newport News, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.3 °C on 1 August 1999, and the lowest was -28.0 °C on 21 January 1985.

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