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Suffolk, VA climate by month

NOAA 1991-2020 normals · 50 ft elevation

Summers in Suffolk are warm and oppressively humid; winters are chilly. Highs peak at 87°F in July and fall to 49°F in January. Wet days are spread through the year, from about 8 to 12 a month. Normal snowfall is about 5.8 in a year. The most comfortable time to visit is April and May.

Warmest month
87°F
July normal high
Coldest month
31°F
January normal low
Wet days a year
124
51.8 in of precipitation
Snow a year
5.8 in
normal snowfall

How warm is Suffolk?

Normal highs range from 49°F in January to 87°F in July.

20°40°60°80°100° January: normal high 49°F (9°C), low 31°F (-1°C) 49° 31° February: normal high 52°F (11°C), low 33°F (1°C) March: normal high 59°F (15°C), low 39°F (4°C) April: normal high 69°F (21°C), low 48°F (9°C) May: normal high 76°F (24°C), low 57°F (14°C) June: normal high 83°F (28°C), low 65°F (18°C) July: normal high 87°F (31°C), low 70°F (21°C) 87° 70° August: normal high 85°F (29°C), low 69°F (21°C) September: normal high 80°F (27°C), low 63°F (17°C) October: normal high 71°F (22°C), low 52°F (11°C) November: normal high 61°F (16°C), low 41°F (5°C) December: normal high 53°F (12°C), low 35°F (2°C) JFMAMJJASOND

Bars run from the normal low to the normal high for each month.

How rainy is Suffolk?

July has the most wet days (about 12); the year brings about 52 in of precipitation.

January: 11 wet days February: 9 wet days March: 11 wet days April: 10 wet days May: 11 wet days June: 11 wet days July: 12 wet days 12 August: 11 wet days September: 10 wet days October: 8 wet days 8 November: 9 wet days December: 10 wet days JFMAMJJASOND

Wet day: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow, counted from daily records 1991-2020.

How much does it snow?

Normal snowfall is 5.8 in a year, most of it in January.

January: 3.1 in of snow 3.1 February: 1.5 in of snow March: 0.3 in of snow April: 0.0 in of snow 0.0 May: 0.0 in of snow June: 0.0 in of snow July: 0.0 in of snow August: 0.0 in of snow September: 0.0 in of snow October: 0.0 in of snow November: 0.0 in of snow December: 0.9 in of snow JFMAMJJASOND

How humid is Suffolk?

Muggy days peak in July, at about 26 days.

January: 0 muggy days 0 February: 0 muggy days March: 0 muggy days April: 1 muggy days May: 6 muggy days June: 17 muggy days July: 26 muggy days 26 August: 25 muggy days September: 15 muggy days October: 3 muggy days November: 0 muggy days December: 0 muggy days JFMAMJJASOND

Muggy day: daily mean dew point of 65°F or higher, from hourly observations 1991-2020 at Norfolk NAS, 22 mi NE of the city center (the nearest airport with complete hourly records).

How much daylight?

Daylight ranges from about 9.7 hours in December to 14.6 hours in June.

January: 10.0 hours of daylight February: 10.9 hours of daylight March: 12.0 hours of daylight April: 13.2 hours of daylight May: 14.1 hours of daylight June: 14.6 hours of daylight 14.6 July: 14.4 hours of daylight August: 13.5 hours of daylight September: 12.4 hours of daylight October: 11.2 hours of daylight November: 10.2 hours of daylight December: 9.7 hours of daylight 9.7 JFMAMJJASOND
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Monthly climate normals and day counts for Suffolk, 1991-2020
MonthHighLowPrecip.Wet daysSnowMuggy daysDaylight
January 49°F31°F 3.7 in11 3.1 in 0 10.0 h
February 52°F33°F 3.0 in9 1.5 in 0 10.9 h
March 59°F39°F 4.1 in11 0.3 in 0 12.0 h
April 69°F48°F 3.6 in10 0.0 in 1 13.2 h
May 76°F57°F 4.0 in11 0.0 in 6 14.1 h
June 83°F65°F 4.7 in11 0.0 in 17 14.6 h
July 87°F70°F 5.7 in12 0.0 in 26 14.4 h
August 85°F69°F 5.8 in11 0.0 in 25 13.5 h
September 80°F63°F 5.8 in10 0.0 in 15 12.4 h
October 71°F52°F 4.3 in8 0.0 in 3 11.2 h
November 61°F41°F 3.6 in9 0.0 in 0 10.2 h
December 53°F35°F 3.7 in10 0.9 in 0 9.7 h

High and low: NOAA 1991-2020 normal daily high and low. Wet days: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow. Muggy days: daily mean dew point 65°F or higher.

Best months to visit Suffolk

By our comfort score, the best months are April and May.

Comfort score by month (0-100) and its parts, in days per month
MonthScoreComfortableNotable rainHot or cold
Jan 43477
Feb 50563
Mar 601171
Apr 711670
May 681371
Jun 55475
Jul 450812
Aug 47077
Sep 55672
Oct 671650
Nov 561060
Dec 45473

Score = 40 × share of comfortable days + 25 × share of days without notable rain + 20 × share of days neither hot (90°F+) nor cold (high 40°F or below) + 15 × daylight. How the score works.

Frost dates in Suffolk

The last spring frost typically comes around Mar 27, and the first fall frost around Nov 15, leaving 233 frost-free days in a typical year.

Frost and freeze dates for Suffolk
Typical date1 year in 10
Last spring frost (32°F)Mar 27after Apr 9
First fall frost (32°F)Nov 15before Nov 2
Last hard freeze (28°F)Mar 15after Mar 30
First hard freeze (28°F)Dec 1before Nov 11
Frost-free season233 daysunder 214 days

"Typical" is the date with a 50% chance of a later spring frost (or earlier fall frost). Planting after the "1 year in 10" spring date gives a 90% chance of no further frost. The Old Farmer's Almanac publishes 30% dates, which fall between our typical and 1-in-10 dates.

Station: Suffolk Lake Kilby (USC00448192), NOAA 1991-2020 freeze probabilities. Frost dates for every city in Virginia.

Hottest and coldest readings, 1991-2020

The highest reading was 105°F (June 18, 2004); the lowest was 2°F (January 7, 2018).

From the temperature station's daily records with NOAA quality flags removed. Not an all-time record.

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Where the numbers come from

  • Temperature, rain, snowfall, snow depth and frost dates: Suffolk Lake Kilby (USC00448192), 1.0 mi W of the city center, 22 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Humidity and wind by hour and cloud cover: Langley AFB (USW00013702), 28 mi NNE of the city center, 10 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Daily humidity and wind: Norfolk NAS (723085-13750), 22 mi NE of the city center, 17 ft . Hourly observations, 1991-2020.

Distances from the city center (USGS). Methodology · Report an error