Newport News, Virginia, United States climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Newport News, 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 33°F.
Newport News is an independent city in southeastern Virginia, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 186,247. Located in the Hampton Roads region, it is the fifth-most populous city in Virginia and 140th-most populous city in the United States. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-24. Each reading placed on Newport News, Virginia, United States's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Newport News average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Newport News, Virginia, United States, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is August (0.20 in on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48°F | 33°F | 0.10 in |
| February | 52°F | 36°F | 0.10 in |
| March | 60°F | 42°F | 0.10 in |
| April | 69°F | 51°F | 0.10 in |
| May | 76°F | 59°F | 0.10 in |
| June | 84°F | 69°F | 0.10 in |
| July | 88°F | 74°F | 0.10 in |
| August | 86°F | 72°F | 0.20 in |
| September | 80°F | 67°F | 0.10 in |
| October | 71°F | 55°F | 0.10 in |
| November | 61°F | 45°F | 0.10 in |
| December | 52°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: 104°F on 2011-07-23
- Coldest day on record: -6°F on 1985-01-21
Percentiles compare each day to Newport News, 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 →