Skip to content
Storms That Hit

NOAA NCEI Climate Normals 1991–2020

Virginia Weather by Month

Temperature, rain and the hurricane season at 100 Virginia stations, month by month.

Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated

The median station records 45.7 inches of precipitation a year; Big Stone Gap, VA records the most, 56.1 inches, and Edinburg, VA the least, 37.3 (1.5 times as much). July is the hottest month at the median station (average high 87°F); the hottest July is at John H Kerr Dam, VA, 92°F. January is the coldest (average low 25°F); the coldest January nights are at Burkes Garden, VA, 21°F. Highs reach 90°F on 28 days a year at the median station and on 61 at Bremo Bluff, VA, the most. Snowfall is heaviest at Wise 1SE, VA, 47.1 inches a year.

This page compares the 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals of 100 Virginia weather stations, each the nearest station with full normals to at least one of the 363 Virginia cities on this site that have one within 25 miles.

At the median station, July is the wettest month (4.4 inches) and February the driest (2.8). Station by station, the wettest month is July at 35, September at 23 and May at 20 of the 100, and the driest February at 82, October at 10 and November at 7. The gap between the wettest and driest station is widest in August: 3.6 inches.

Month by month across Virginia

Virginia climate normals by month: median of 100 stations and the station at each extreme
MonthHigh °FLow °FPrecip. inHottest daysColdest nightsWettestDriest
Jan45253.3Emporia 1 WNW, VA51°Burkes Garden, VA21°Big Stone Gap, VA4.9"Edinburg, VA2.4"
Feb49272.8Clarksville, VA54°Winchester 7 SE, VA23°Big Stone Gap, VA5.0"Edinburg, VA1.8"
Mar57343.9Clarksville, VA62°Bland, VA28°Big Stone Gap, VA5.4"Edinburg, VA2.9"
Apr68433.5Hopewell, VA73°Bland, VA36°Big Stone Gap, VA5.0"Woodstock 2 NE, VA2.8"
May75524.3Bremo Bluff, VA80°Bland, VA45°Galax Wtp, VA5.3"Wallops Island Flight Fac, VA3.2"
Jun83614.3John H Kerr Dam, VA88°Bland, VA54°Stuart, VA5.3"Farmville 2 N, VA3.3"
Jul87664.4Bremo Bluff, VA92°Burkes Garden, VA57°Williamsburg 2 N, VA5.9"Star Tannery, VA3.2"
Aug85644.0Bremo Bluff, VA90°Burkes Garden, VA56°Norfolk S, VA6.6"Buchanan, VA3.0"
Sep79574.4John H Kerr Dam, VA84°Burkes Garden, VA49°Norfolk S, VA6.2"Grundy, VA3.2"
Oct69453.5John H Kerr Dam, VA74°Burkes Garden, VA38°N, VA4.7"Covington Fltr Plt, VA2.5"
Nov58353.2John H Kerr Dam, VA63°Burkes Garden, VA29°Waynesboro Wtp, VA4.0"Edinburg, VA2.3"
Dec49293.5Emporia 1 WNW, VA54°Burkes Garden, VA24°Big Stone Gap, VA5.5"Edinburg, VA2.7"

High, low and precipitation are the median of the 100 stations; the station columns name the station with the highest average high, the lowest average low, and the most and least precipitation that month, each linked to the city page it serves. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Hurricane season in Virginia

June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 53% of the year's precipitation at the median station, from 45% at Big Stone Gap, VA to 58% at Norfolk S, VA. Since 1851, 137 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of a Virginia city on this site, 31 of them at hurricane strength at their closest point to one; September has brought the most (56), then October (27). 3 came outside June to November.

Tropical systems near Virginia cities by month since 1851, with median precipitation
MonthTropical systemsAt hurricane strengthMedian precip. in
Jan003.3
Feb002.8
Mar003.9
Apr003.5
May204.3
Jun1514.3
Jul1124.4
Aug2484.0
Sep56154.4
Oct2743.5
Nov113.2
Dec103.5

Tropical systems from NOAA NHC HURDAT2 that passed within 75 miles of a Virginia city on this site, each counted once, in the month of its first such pass; hurricane strength is the track's wind at its closest point to a city.

Coastal water temperature by month

Across 7 NOAA tide stations, the water is warmest in July (median 82°F, up to 85°F at Dahlgren, VA) and coolest in January (median 43°F, down to 40°F at Dahlgren, VA). The median station averages 80°F or warmer in July and August.

Average water temperature by month at NOAA tide stations in Virginia, 2021–2025
StationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Dahlgren, VA404250606978858377675544
Lewisetta, VA404249596877838276665545
Wachapreague, VA424452616978838176665545
Yorktown USCG Training Center, VA434350596876818177685848
Kiptopeke, VA444450586776807977685848
Sewells Point, VA444451606876818077685848
Money Point, VA464653617077828178696050

°F, average of hourly readings 2021–2025; a month counts when at least three years have half their hours on record. Source: NOAA Tides & Currents; the newest readings are preliminary.

Virginia cities and their stations

Virginia city pages with the normals of their nearest station
CityStationMilesHottest month high °FColdest month low °FYear precip. in
RichmondAshland Hanover Co Municipal Airport, VA10892845.8
Virginia BeachOceana NAS, VA4873247.0
AlexandriaWashington Reagan Airport, VA5903041.8
ChesapeakeNorfolk S, VA8883253.6
ArlingtonWashington Reagan Airport, VA4903041.8
NorfolkNorfolk S, VA2883253.6
Newport NewsNewport News International Airport, VA3883145.5
FairfaxVienna, VA3842343.5
North ChesterfieldRichmond International Airport, VA11902945.5
CharlottesvilleCharlottesville 2W, VA2872848.6
Falls ChurchDalecarlia Rsvr, MD6882648.3
SpringfieldVienna, VA9842343.5
PortsmouthNorfolk S, VA7883253.6
HerndonWashington Dc Dulles Airport, VA4882543.2
SuffolkSuffolk Lake Kilby, VA4873152.1
SterlingWFO Sterling, VA6872545.1
Glen AllenAshland Hanover Co Municipal Airport, VA6892845.8
MechanicsvilleAshland Hanover Co Municipal Airport, VA7892845.8
CentrevilleWashington Dc Dulles Airport, VA7882543.2
ViennaVienna, VA2842343.5
AshburnWFO Sterling, VA5872545.1
RestonVienna, VA5842343.5
BroadlandsWFO Sterling, VA4872545.1
Mc LeanDalecarlia Rsvr, MD4882648.3
ChantillyWashington Dc Dulles Airport, VA3882543.2
AnnandaleVienna, VA6842343.5
ChesterPetersburg, VA8892847.0
BurkeVienna, VA7842343.5
LortonOxon Hill, MD13882747.1
Colonial HeightsPetersburg, VA2892847.0
Fairfax StationVienna, VA9842343.5
OaktonVienna, VA2842343.5
Great FallsVienna, VA8842343.5
CliftonVienna, VA9842343.5
SandstonRichmond International Airport, VA2902945.5
Fort BelvoirOxon Hill, MD11882747.1
Highland SpringsRichmond International Airport, VA3902945.5
Blue RidgeRoanoke 8 N, VA9862545.7

All Virginia cities and their storm history →

How stations are matched to cities and what normals are: methodology · other states by month