Chesapeake, Virginia, United States climate

Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Chesapeake, Virginia, United States, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is July, averaging a high of 87°F, and its coldest is January, with an average low of 33°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: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Chesapeake, Virginia, United States's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.

High 95°F Very High · 96th pct

Low 74°F Normal · 44th pct

Feels-like 98°F Normal · 48th pct

Humidity 21.7 g/m³ High · 88th pct

Wind 16 mph High · 89th pct

Precip 0.00 in Dry

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Chesapeake average temperatures by month

Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Chesapeake, Virginia, United States, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is July (0.20 in on an average day).

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Avg precip
January	45°F	33°F	0.10 in
February	48°F	35°F	0.10 in
March	54°F	40°F	0.10 in
April	64°F	49°F	0.10 in
May	72°F	58°F	0.10 in
June	81°F	68°F	0.10 in
July	87°F	74°F	0.20 in
August	84°F	73°F	0.20 in
September	79°F	68°F	0.10 in
October	70°F	57°F	0.10 in
November	59°F	46°F	0.10 in
December	50°F	38°F	0.10 in

Jan 23°–57°

Feb 27°–59°

Mar 32°–65°

Apr 41°–73°

May 51°–80°

Jun 63°–88°

Jul 70°–93°

Aug 69°–90°

Sep 61°–85°

Oct 49°–77°

Nov 38°–69°

Dec 29°–61°

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: 100°F on 2012-07-08
Coldest day on record: 3°F on 1985-01-21

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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 →