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How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Newport News, Virginia, United States climate

Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Newport News, 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.

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: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Newport News, Virginia, United States's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.

High 92°F High · 88th pct
Low 74°F Normal · 45th pct
Feels-like 98°F Normal · 48th pct
Humidity 20.7 g/m³ Above Normal · 70th pct
Wind 24 mph Near Record · 99th pct
Precip 0.00 in Dry

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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 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is July (0.20 in on an average day).

MonthAvg highAvg lowAvg 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

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 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 →