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Monthly climate in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Virginia Beach features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 6 °C (43 °F) and 27 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -10 °C (14 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1291 mm (50.8 inches) and receives 136 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Virginia Beach enjoys an average of 3241 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 39 minutes to 14 hours 37 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States §

The warmest months in Virginia Beach are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 27 °C (75 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 6 to 9 °C (43 - 48 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Virginia Beach experiences 98 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 10 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Virginia Beach, 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 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Mean maximum 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Average high 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(53°F)
Daily mean 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(48°F)
Average low 3°C
(38°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 6°C
(43°F)
Mean minimum -5°C
(24°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)
Minimum -10°C
(14°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States §

Virginia Beach usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 14 rainy days and 134 mm (5.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Virginia Beach are March, April and November. On average, 86 mm (3.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Virginia Beach, 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) 100 (4.0) 110 (4.3) 80 (3.1) 90 (3.6) 114 (4.5) 110 (4.3) 130 (5.1) 152 (6.0) 121 (4.8) 95 (3.8) 87 (3.4) 101 (4.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 10 13 10 10 11 12 14 16 12 9 9 10

Monthly sunshine hours in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States §

The sunniest months in Virginia Beach are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 4 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Virginia Beach: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 5 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Virginia Beach, 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 165 189 265 298 322 331 352 334 293 261 227 200
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 56m 10h 50m 11h 59m 13h 9m 14h 8m 14h 37m 14h 21m 13h 29m 12h 21m 11h 11m 10h 10m 9h 39m

Solar UV radiation in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States §

Virginia Beach 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, February 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 Virginia Beach UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Virginia Beach, 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 5 7 9 10 10 11 10 9 8 5 3