Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Virginia Beach weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Virginia Beach, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 97°F on 2026-07-03; its coldest fell to 2°F on 1985-01-21.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
69°F2020-01-12
15°F1985-01-21
62°F2007-01-06
2°F1985-01-21
February
73°F2002-02-01
20°F2015-02-20
60°F2023-02-23
10°F2015-02-20
March
81°F1990-03-12
30°F1980-03-02
66°F1991-03-28
20°F1980-03-01
April
85°F2009-04-26
46°F1982-04-08
72°F2017-04-29
33°F1982-04-07
May
91°F2019-05-29
53°F1992-05-06
77°F1991-05-31
45°F2020-05-09
June
95°F2010-06-24
59°F1997-06-07
81°F2025-06-24
55°F1997-06-09
July
97°F2026-07-03
72°F1985-07-01
83°F2010-07-25
63°F1988-07-02
August
96°F1999-08-01
67°F1986-08-29
83°F2007-08-09
61°F1982-08-29
September
93°F1983-09-07
63°F1992-09-30
81°F2020-09-04
55°F1981-09-24
October
87°F1986-10-04
50°F2012-10-30
77°F2018-10-11
42°F2008-10-30
November
78°F1986-11-09
40°F2008-11-22
68°F2018-11-02
30°F2013-11-25
December
71°F2015-12-24
20°F1983-12-25
67°F2015-12-24
13°F1983-12-25

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
73°F2002-02-01
15°F1985-01-21
67°F2015-12-24
2°F1985-01-21
Spring (Mar–May)
91°F2019-05-29
30°F1980-03-02
77°F1991-05-31
20°F1980-03-01
Summer (Jun–Aug)
97°F2026-07-03
59°F1997-06-07
83°F2010-07-25
55°F1997-06-09
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
93°F1983-09-07
40°F2008-11-22
81°F2020-09-04
30°F2013-11-25

All-time records

The most extreme value Virginia Beach has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 97°F 2026-07-03
Lowest 15°F 1985-01-21

Low

Highest 83°F 2010-07-25
Lowest 2°F 1985-01-21

Feels-like

Highest 131°F 1999-08-01
Lowest -21°F 1985-01-21

Humidity

Highest 26.7 g/m³ 2005-07-27
Lowest 1.2 g/m³ 1985-01-21

Wind

Highest 52 mph 2003-09-18
Lowest 4 mph 2020-11-07

Gust

Highest 95 mph 2003-09-18
Lowest 7 mph 1999-10-29

Precip

Wettest 5.83 in 2016-09-03
Driest 14-day dry spell 2007-05-20

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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