Virginia Beach climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Virginia Beach?

Virginia Beach has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.5 °C and it receives 1,125 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Virginia Beach?

The hottest day measured in Virginia Beach between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2011, reaching 35.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Virginia Beach?

The coldest day measured in Virginia Beach between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -16.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Virginia Beach?

Yes. Virginia Beach gets on average 12.8 cm of snow per year and has around 20 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Virginia Beach warmed?

Yes: Virginia Beach warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Virginia Beach?

The wettest day measured in Virginia Beach between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1957, with 154 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Virginia Beach?

The windiest day measured in Virginia Beach between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 2003, with winds reaching 83.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Virginia Beach?

The warmest month in Virginia Beach is July (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Virginia Beach?

Virginia Beach receives on average 1,125 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 123 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Virginia Beach?

Virginia Beach gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Virginia Beach (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.5 °C and it receives 1,125 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 (25.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Virginia Beach averages 20 frost days, 15 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 123 rainy days per year.

Virginia Beach has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 35.6 °C (on 23 July 2011) and the coldest -16.9 °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

Virginia BeachVirginia

coords: 36.85°, -75.98°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthAugustDriest monthApril

Mean daily temperature

15.5°C

Average daily high

18.3°C

Average daily low

13.1°C

Annual rainfall

1,125mm

Sunshine / day

9.4h

Mean relative humidity

77%

Average peak wind

22.5km/h

Seasonal range

20.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

20 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

15 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

123 d/yr

Annual snowfall

12.8 cm

Average feels-like high

18.1 °C

Average feels-like low

11.3 °C

Average peak gust

39.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

106 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.9 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.18 · 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

35.6 °C

23 July 2011

Coldest day

-16.9 °C

21 January 1985

Wettest day

154 mm

19 August 1957

Windiest day

83.8 km/h

18 September 2003

Strongest gust

153.4 km/h

18 September 2003

Hottest feels-like

41.8 °C

1 August 1999

Coldest feels-like

-25.2 °C

21 January 1985

Snowiest day

20.2 cm

26 December 2010

Sunniest day

14.0 h

19 June 2022

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	32.8 °C17 July 2025	-5.2 °C23 January 2025	16.0 °C	1,162 mm	23	26
2024	32.7 °C15 July 2024	-3.9 °C21 January 2024	16.4 °C	977 mm	15	9
2023	32.9 °C15 August 2023	-3.7 °C4 February 2023	16.7 °C	1,061 mm	18	3
2022	33.2 °C28 July 2022	-8.0 °C24 December 2022	16.2 °C	983 mm	26	21
2021	32.4 °C13 August 2021	-2.0 °C29 January 2021	16.4 °C	1,155 mm	25	4
2020	33.6 °C20 July 2020	-2.5 °C26 December 2020	17.0 °C	1,436 mm	27	3
2019	35.0 °C22 July 2019	-5.2 °C21 January 2019	16.9 °C	1,171 mm	29	10
2018	33.4 °C19 June 2018	-10.3 °C6 January 2018	16.3 °C	1,330 mm	17	18
2017	32.2 °C13 July 2017	-6.2 °C8 January 2017	16.6 °C	1,214 mm	17	11
2016	33.2 °C14 August 2016	-7.1 °C14 February 2016	16.3 °C	1,549 mm	25	15
2015	33.6 °C16 June 2015	-12.4 °C20 February 2015	16.3 °C	1,228 mm	12	30
2014	32.4 °C2 September 2014	-10.7 °C30 January 2014	15.4 °C	1,303 mm	13	27
2013	32.3 °C13 June 2013	-3.7 °C23 January 2013	15.6 °C	1,310 mm	15	13
2012	34.5 °C8 July 2012	-3.6 °C4 January 2012	16.5 °C	1,313 mm	21	4
2011	35.6 °C23 July 2011	-5.3 °C23 January 2011	16.2 °C	969 mm	23	16
2010	35.4 °C25 July 2010	-5.4 °C11 January 2010	15.6 °C	924 mm	36	42
2009	31.6 °C20 June 2009	-7.2 °C17 January 2009	15.7 °C	1,429 mm	15	24
2008	33.1 °C28 June 2008	-3.8 °C21 January 2008	16.0 °C	1,073 mm	14	15
2007	34.2 °C8 August 2007	-6.9 °C6 February 2007	16.0 °C	716 mm	20	21
2006	33.2 °C3 August 2006	-3.9 °C19 February 2006	16.1 °C	1,233 mm	17	7
2005	32.8 °C19 July 2005	-6.8 °C28 January 2005	15.4 °C	1,088 mm	20	20
2004	32.0 °C5 July 2004	-6.1 °C20 December 2004	15.6 °C	1,064 mm	6	28
2003	32.2 °C9 July 2003	-8.1 °C24 January 2003	15.2 °C	1,474 mm	16	20
2002	33.1 °C30 July 2002	-2.7 °C5 January 2002	16.3 °C	1,153 mm	16	8
2001	32.3 °C11 July 2001	-4.5 °C4 January 2001	15.8 °C	719 mm	8	16
2000	31.4 °C10 July 2000	-7.3 °C28 January 2000	15.3 °C	1,116 mm	4	28
1999	35.3 °C1 August 1999	-3.9 °C6 January 1999	16.0 °C	1,133 mm	21	8
1998	33.6 °C22 July 1998	-3.4 °C1 January 1998	16.6 °C	1,240 mm	13	4
1997	33.0 °C26 June 1997	-8.6 °C19 January 1997	15.2 °C	1,203 mm	11	8
1996	31.1 °C20 May 1996	-8.6 °C5 February 1996	14.8 °C	1,247 mm	5	27
1995	32.0 °C23 July 1995	-7.3 °C6 February 1995	15.4 °C	1,051 mm	14	25
1994	31.9 °C9 July 1994	-11.9 °C19 January 1994	15.9 °C	1,081 mm	9	17
1993	33.3 °C10 July 1993	-5.2 °C19 February 1993	15.6 °C	991 mm	29	20
1992	33.2 °C13 July 1992	-3.8 °C19 January 1992	14.9 °C	1,232 mm	12	15
1991	33.7 °C23 July 1991	-5.1 °C16 February 1991	16.4 °C	959 mm	19	11
1990	32.8 °C12 July 1990	-4.0 °C26 February 1990	16.6 °C	860 mm	16	5
1989	33.0 °C11 July 1989	-8.3 °C22 December 1989	15.5 °C	1,515 mm	21	26
1988	32.6 °C30 July 1988	-5.7 °C7 February 1988	14.8 °C	998 mm	17	29
1987	32.6 °C3 August 1987	-3.9 °C28 January 1987	15.2 °C	962 mm	17	13
1986	33.3 °C18 July 1986	-7.0 °C28 January 1986	15.6 °C	947 mm	24	19
1985	31.9 °C6 September 1985	-16.9 °C21 January 1985	15.7 °C	1,023 mm	9	34
1984	31.8 °C14 June 1984	-7.1 °C21 January 1984	15.4 °C	1,112 mm	8	22
1983	34.0 °C7 September 1983	-10.8 °C25 December 1983	15.6 °C	1,268 mm	29	12
1982	31.5 °C26 July 1982	-11.0 °C11 January 1982	15.2 °C	1,250 mm	10	22
1981	33.3 °C9 July 1981	-8.8 °C13 January 1981	14.5 °C	1,172 mm	16	34
1980	34.2 °C1 August 1980	-8.1 °C18 February 1980	15.1 °C	848 mm	35	33
1979	33.2 °C10 August 1979	-8.2 °C10 February 1979	15.2 °C	1,084 mm	8	29
1978	32.1 °C23 July 1978	-7.4 °C10 January 1978	14.7 °C	1,074 mm	15	42
1977	33.9 °C8 July 1977	-14.1 °C17 January 1977	15.0 °C	1,242 mm	23	50
1976	32.8 °C24 July 1976	-5.8 °C19 January 1976	14.9 °C	961 mm	7	32
1975	32.0 °C25 August 1975	-4.1 °C19 December 1975	16.1 °C	1,194 mm	18	13
1974	31.6 °C23 June 1974	-2.7 °C26 February 1974	15.7 °C	1,133 mm	9	5
1973	30.6 °C4 July 1973	-6.6 °C10 January 1973	15.7 °C	1,179 mm	5	26
1972	32.0 °C23 July 1972	-9.7 °C16 January 1972	14.9 °C	1,244 mm	6	17
1971	30.8 °C21 August 1971	-8.1 °C2 February 1971	15.2 °C	1,117 mm	5	22
1970	31.1 °C2 August 1970	-11.3 °C10 January 1970	14.7 °C	988 mm	7	38
1969	31.8 °C18 July 1969	-4.5 °C5 January 1969	14.4 °C	1,053 mm	10	31
1968	32.1 °C25 August 1968	-7.0 °C22 February 1968	14.6 °C	1,084 mm	17	50
1967	31.0 °C25 June 1967	-7.4 °C25 February 1967	14.3 °C	1,111 mm	4	21
1966	32.1 °C13 July 1966	-11.0 °C31 January 1966	14.3 °C	1,118 mm	7	33
1965	32.1 °C19 August 1965	-6.9 °C1 February 1965	14.6 °C	863 mm	7	21
1964	31.8 °C10 June 1964	-4.9 °C14 January 1964	15.1 °C	1,275 mm	6	16
1963	31.9 °C20 July 1963	-7.1 °C16 February 1963	14.2 °C	1,070 mm	6	43
1962	31.5 °C23 July 1962	-7.1 °C13 December 1962	14.7 °C	1,274 mm	5	27
1961	31.5 °C29 July 1961	-7.4 °C25 January 1961	15.1 °C	1,252 mm	11	23
1960	32.3 °C3 August 1960	-6.4 °C13 December 1960	14.9 °C	1,092 mm	6	37
1959	32.2 °C22 August 1959	-7.4 °C6 January 1959	15.7 °C	1,043 mm	12	19
1958	31.7 °C16 July 1958	-9.9 °C18 February 1958	14.4 °C	1,172 mm	13	45
1957	32.8 °C19 June 1957	-6.4 °C18 January 1957	15.7 °C	1,330 mm	13	13
1956	31.8 °C27 June 1956	-2.2 °C9 January 1956	15.4 °C	1,071 mm	14	14
1955	32.7 °C2 August 1955	-6.3 °C13 February 1955	15.2 °C	1,043 mm	19	28
1954	32.6 °C3 July 1954	-4.2 °C8 December 1954	15.6 °C	1,124 mm	15	19
1953	32.8 °C2 July 1953	-3.4 °C18 December 1953	16.2 °C	1,168 mm	13	7
1952	34.5 °C23 July 1952	-4.2 °C30 January 1952	15.7 °C	1,077 mm	22	5
1951	32.7 °C28 June 1951	-6.0 °C8 February 1951	15.4 °C	1,071 mm	12	16
1950	31.9 °C20 July 1950	-3.7 °C3 March 1950	15.4 °C	909 mm	7	16
1949	33.7 °C25 July 1949	-1.9 °C1 March 1949	16.4 °C	1,167 mm	18	2
1948	32.1 °C6 July 1948	-5.1 °C25 January 1948	15.7 °C	1,218 mm	17	24
1947	31.3 °C2 September 1947	-6.6 °C9 February 1947	15.5 °C	1,036 mm	8	14
1946	30.4 °C18 June 1946	-1.6 °C23 January 1946	16.3 °C	1,052 mm	4	4
1945	32.7 °C30 June 1945	-3.6 °C25 January 1945	16.2 °C	1,300 mm	13	12
1944	32.9 °C19 June 1944	-1.9 °C13 February 1944	16.0 °C	1,237 mm	17	3
1943	31.8 °C22 July 1943	-4.9 °C15 February 1943	15.6 °C	876 mm	13	13
1942	33.2 °C3 August 1942	-4.6 °C21 December 1942	16.1 °C	1,092 mm	15	18
1941	32.6 °C28 July 1941	-3.9 °C1 March 1941	15.7 °C	990 mm	14	9
1940	32.0 °C27 July 1940	-6.2 °C27 January 1940	14.9 °C	1,117 mm	14	22

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

18.8 °C

+0.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

23 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

26 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1162 mm

+37 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	5.9 °C	-2.3 °C	51 mm	-45 mm
Feb	9.6 °C	+0.6 °C	148 mm	+57 mm
Mar	15.0 °C	+2.8 °C	60 mm	-39 mm
Apr	20.0 °C	+2.9 °C	87 mm	+6 mm
May	23.2 °C	+1.8 °C	105 mm	+20 mm
Jun	28.0 °C	+2.3 °C	94 mm	+12 mm
Jul	29.6 °C	+1.5 °C	124 mm	+10 mm
Aug	25.7 °C	-1.7 °C	65 mm	-52 mm
Sep	24.0 °C	-0.7 °C	161 mm	+57 mm
Oct	19.4 °C	-0.5 °C	91 mm	+9 mm
Nov	15.3 °C	+0.4 °C	70 mm	-16 mm
Dec	9.2 °C	-1.3 °C	108 mm	+19 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

32.8 °C

17 Jul 2025

Coldest day

-5.2 °C

23 Jan 2025

Wettest day

77.5 mm

16 Sep 2025

Windiest day

53.6 km/h

5 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

102.2 km/h

16 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.2 °C

25 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

-13.2 °C

14 Dec 2025

Snowiest day

11.2 cm

19 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

14.0 h

18 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Virginia Beach?

Virginia Beach has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.5 °C and it receives 1,125 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Virginia Beach?

The hottest day measured in Virginia Beach between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2011, reaching 35.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Virginia Beach?

The coldest day measured in Virginia Beach between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -16.9 °C.

Does it snow in Virginia Beach?

Yes. Virginia Beach gets on average 12.8 cm of snow per year and has around 20 frost days.

Has the climate of Virginia Beach warmed?

Yes: Virginia Beach warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Virginia Beach?

The wettest day measured in Virginia Beach between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1957, with 154 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Virginia Beach?

The windiest day measured in Virginia Beach between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 2003, with winds reaching 83.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Virginia Beach?

The warmest month in Virginia Beach is July (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Virginia Beach?

Virginia Beach receives on average 1,125 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 123 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Virginia Beach?

Virginia Beach 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 Virginia Beach?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Virginia Beach between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 2010, with 20.2 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Virginia Beach?

Yes: Virginia Beach has on average 106 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Virginia Beach?

In Virginia Beach, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.8 °C on 1 August 1999, and the lowest was -25.2 °C on 21 January 1985.

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