Norfolk climate

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Norfolk is warmest in July, with average highs of 30 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 1.6 °C. July is the wettest month (131 mm) and February the driest (76 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Norfolk averages 1,180 mm of rain, 132 days above 25 °C and 34 days below freezing.

United States · 2 m elevation · population 238,005 · 1991–2020 normals

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

Warmest month July 30 °C
Coldest month January 1.6 °C
Driest month February 76 mm
Wettest month July 131 mm
Least cloud October 49 % cloud
Hottest on record July 40 °C
Coldest on record January -18 °C

What to expectNorfolk through the year

Norfolk has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 9.7 °C in January to 30 °C in July, a swing of 21 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 132 days a year reach 25 °C, 45 of them reach 30 °C, 34 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C, in July.

Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 76 mm in February to 131 mm in July. There is no dry season to aim for.

Month by month

Month	Avg high	Rainfall	Cloud
January	9.7 °C	88 mm	56 %
February	11.3 °C	76 mm	58 %
March	14.9 °C	97 mm	56 %
April	20.2 °C	85 mm	53 %
May	24.3 °C	94 mm	56 %
June	28.3 °C	103 mm	57 %
July	30.4 °C	131 mm	56 %
August	29.3 °C	115 mm	55 %
September	26.3 °C	122 mm	55 %
October	21.3 °C	93 mm	49 %
November	15.8 °C	87 mm	51 %
December	11.7 °C	89 mm	56 %

Temperature month by month

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Mean	Record high	Record low	Days above 25 °C	Days above 30 °C	Days below 0 °C
January	9.7 °C	1.6 °C	5.0 °C	24.3 °C	-18.3 °C	0	0	13
February	11.3 °C	2.2 °C	6.1 °C	26.3 °C	-16.3 °C	0	0	9
March	14.9 °C	5.4 °C	9.4 °C	28.3 °C	-8.4 °C	1	0	4
April	20.2 °C	10.5 °C	14.7 °C	31.9 °C	-0.3 °C	6	0	0
May	24.3 °C	15.3 °C	19.3 °C	35.4 °C	4.4 °C	14	3	0
June	28.3 °C	20.1 °C	23.8 °C	37.2 °C	9.8 °C	25	10	0
July	30.4 °C	22.6 °C	26.1 °C	39.5 °C	15.3 °C	30	17	0
August	29.3 °C	21.9 °C	25.2 °C	38.1 °C	13.8 °C	29	12	0
September	26.3 °C	19.4 °C	22.5 °C	35.1 °C	10.1 °C	19	4	0
October	21.3 °C	13.6 °C	17.0 °C	33.1 °C	1.8 °C	6	0	0
November	15.8 °C	7.8 °C	11.3 °C	27.5 °C	-3.2 °C	0	0	1
December	11.7 °C	3.9 °C	7.3 °C	25.1 °C	-10.4 °C	0	0	7

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month	Rainfall	Wet days	Daylight	Cloud cover	Humidity	Wind
January	88 mm	9	9.9 h/day	56 %	71 %	21 km/h
February	76 mm	9	11 h/day	58 %	70 %	21 km/h
March	97 mm	10	12 h/day	56 %	69 %	22 km/h
April	85 mm	10	13 h/day	53 %	69 %	22 km/h
May	94 mm	11	14 h/day	56 %	72 %	19 km/h
June	103 mm	12	15 h/day	57 %	74 %	17 km/h
July	131 mm	15	14 h/day	56 %	76 %	16 km/h
August	115 mm	13	14 h/day	55 %	77 %	15 km/h
September	122 mm	11	12 h/day	55 %	77 %	18 km/h
October	93 mm	8	11 h/day	49 %	74 %	18 km/h
November	87 mm	8	10 h/day	51 %	73 %	19 km/h
December	89 mm	9	9.7 h/day	56 %	73 %	20 km/h

How Norfolk compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination	Summer high	Winter low	Rain per year	Days above 25 °C
Norfolk	30 °C	1.6 °C	1,180 mm	132
Newport News · United States	31 °C	1.5 °C	1,145 mm	132
Virginia Beach · United States	29 °C	2.7 °C	1,161 mm	107
Richmond · United States	31 °C	-0.3 °C	1,114 mm	132
Washington · United States	31 °C	-1.9 °C	1,113 mm	124
Arlington · United States	31 °C	-2.1 °C	1,113 mm	119

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Norfolk.

QuestionsCommon questions about Norfolk’s climate

When is the best time to visit Norfolk?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, September, October sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and February the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Norfolk get?

In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 30 °C. About 45 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 1.6 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 34 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Norfolk?

July, averaging 131 mm over 15 days with rain. The driest month is February with 76 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,180 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Norfolk rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0

Normal period: 1991–2020
Dataset version: era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed: 1 August 2026

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.