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Monthly climate in Newport News, Virginia, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Newport News features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 5 °C (42 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -16 °C (4 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1269 mm (49.9 inches) and receives 128 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Newport News enjoys an average of 3218 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 39 minutes to 14 hours 38 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Newport News, Virginia, United States §

The warmest months in Newport News are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 27 °C (76 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 5 to 8 °C (42 - 47 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Newport News experiences 129 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 31 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Newport News, Virginia, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Mean maximum 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Average high 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(55°F)
Daily mean 5°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(46°F)
Average low 1°C
(35°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 4°C
(39°F)
Mean minimum -9°C
(16°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)
Minimum -16°C
(4°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Newport News, Virginia, United States §

Newport News usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 13 rainy days and 136 mm (5.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Newport News are January, March and November. On average, 82 mm (3.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Newport News, Virginia, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 85 (3.3) 105 (4.1) 85 (3.3) 103 (4.1) 118 (4.7) 114 (4.5) 132 (5.2) 157 (6.2) 120 (4.7) 87 (3.4) 76 (3.0) 86 (3.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 8 11 9 11 10 13 14 15 11 9 8 9

Monthly sunshine hours in Newport News, Virginia, United States §

The sunniest months in Newport News are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 2 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Newport News: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 3 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Newport News, Virginia, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 165 185 262 292 314 331 353 330 291 262 227 199
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 56m 10h 50m 11h 59m 13h 9m 14h 9m 14h 38m 14h 22m 13h 29m 12h 22m 11h 11m 10h 10m 9h 39m

Solar UV radiation in Newport News, Virginia, United States §

Newport News experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Newport News UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Newport News, Virginia, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 3 6 7 9 10 10 11 10 8 8 5 3