Chesapeake, Virginia, United States climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Chesapeake, Virginia, United States, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is July, averaging a high of 88°F, and its coldest is January, with an average low of 34°F.
Chesapeake is an independent city in Virginia, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 249,422, making it the second-most populous city in Virginia, the tenth largest in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 92nd-most populous city in the United States. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-24. Each reading placed on Chesapeake, Virginia, United States's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Chesapeake average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Chesapeake, Virginia, United States, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is July (0.20 in on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49°F | 34°F | 0.10 in |
| February | 53°F | 36°F | 0.10 in |
| March | 60°F | 42°F | 0.10 in |
| April | 68°F | 51°F | 0.10 in |
| May | 75°F | 59°F | 0.10 in |
| June | 83°F | 69°F | 0.10 in |
| July | 88°F | 74°F | 0.20 in |
| August | 85°F | 72°F | 0.20 in |
| September | 80°F | 67°F | 0.10 in |
| October | 71°F | 56°F | 0.10 in |
| November | 62°F | 45°F | 0.10 in |
| December | 53°F | 38°F | 0.10 in |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -10°F to 115°F scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 103°F on 2011-07-23
- Coldest day on record: -3°F on 1985-01-21
Percentiles compare each day to Chesapeake, Virginia, United States's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →