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30-year climate normals

Newport News city Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

88.2°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 30.6°F.

Newport News city gets 45.14" of precipitation a year, and 33% of it falls in Jul, Aug, Sep.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low Precip
January 49.0° 30.6° 3.05"
February 52.5° 31.8° 2.58"
March 59.1° 38.0° 3.35"
April 69.6° 47.2° 3.08"
May 77.2° 56.1° 3.66"
June 84.7° 64.5° 4.07"
July 88.2° 70.3° 4.69"
August 86.6° 68.1° 5.36"
September 80.9° 62.6° 4.95"
October 71.3° 51.4° 4.16"
November 61.2° 40.2° 3.00"
December 53.3° 33.5° 3.19"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 33% falling in the wettest three months (Jul, Aug, Sep).

January 3.05"
February 2.58"
March 3.35"
April 3.08"
May 3.66"
June 4.07"
July 4.69"
August 5.36"
September 4.95"
October 4.16"
November 3.00"
December 3.19"
Annual total 45.14"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 1,562
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 3,536
Approximate annual cooling cost At 17.61¢/kWh, Virginia average $275
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $218

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Newport News city, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Newport News city?

Newport News city averages a high of 88.2°F in July and a low of 30.6°F in January. Annual precipitation is 45.14 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Newport News city?

The wettest stretch is Jul, Aug, Sep, which accounts for 33% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Newport News city?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 88.2°F. That drives 1,562 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Newport News city?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Newport News city.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station NEWPORT NEWS INTL AP, VA US (USW00093741), 4.2 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Virginia residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.