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Best time to visit Virginia Beach

October is the best time to visit Virginia Beach for general sightseeing, with average highs of 21 °C and about 8 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly April to May. The sea stays above 20 °C from June to October.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking October comfort 88/100
A beach holiday August sea 25 °C
The least cloud October 49 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 83 mm
Warmth July 29 °C
Cooler weather January 9.0 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 October 88 21 °C 8 61
2 May 85 22 °C 10 50
3 April 78 18 °C 9 26
4 September 77 25 °C 11 81
5 June 73 26 °C 11 79
6 November 70 15 °C 9 22
7 August 65 28 °C 12 81
8 July 60 29 °C 13 78
9 March 55 13 °C 10 10
10 December 51 11 °C 10 12
11 February 44 10 °C 10 11
12 January 40 9.0 °C 10 11

For a beach holiday

August scores highest, with a sea temperature of 25 °C and air temperatures around 28 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from June to October.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 7.8 °C 9.0 °C 57 % 11
February 6.2 °C 10 °C 58 % 11
March 7.7 °C 13 °C 56 % 10
April 12 °C 18 °C 52 % 26
May 17 °C 22 °C 55 % 50
June 22 °C 26 °C 56 % 79
July 25 °C 29 °C 54 % 78
August 25 °C 28 °C 53 % 81
September 24 °C 25 °C 54 % 81
October 20 °C 21 °C 49 % 61
November 15 °C 15 °C 52 % 22
December 11 °C 11 °C 57 % 12

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 10 wet days and highs near 9.0 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 9.0 °C 95 mm 57 %
February 10.0 °C 83 mm 58 %
March 13.1 °C 101 mm 56 %
April 18.1 °C 87 mm 52 %
May 22.3 °C 88 mm 55 %
June 26.5 °C 87 mm 56 %
July 28.9 °C 116 mm 54 %
August 27.9 °C 106 mm 53 %
September 25.2 °C 117 mm 54 %
October 20.5 °C 93 mm 49 %
November 15.2 °C 92 mm 52 %
December 11.2 °C 98 mm 57 %

Data sources and method

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

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. 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.