Cape Charles weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Cape Charles, Virginia: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Cape Charles 5 Ene, 9 km from Cape Charles; records cover 2004–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 44.5 in1129 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 25
- First fall freeze
- Nov 15
- Heating degree days
- 3,706
- Cooling degree days
- 1,372
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 19°−7° (heating, 99%) and 93°34° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Cape Charles in January
Highs average 47°8° and lows 32°0°, with 3.4 in86 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 72°22° (2022)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 795
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Cape Charles in February
Highs average 49°9° and lows 33°1°, with 2.9 in74 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 79°26° (2023)
- Record low
- 6°−14° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 672
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Cape Charles in March
Highs average 55°13° and lows 39°4°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 83°28° (2020)
- Record low
- 18°−8° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 567
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Cape Charles in April
Highs average 65°18° and lows 48°9°, with 3.4 in86 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 87°31° (2009)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (2016)
- Heating degree days
- 287
- Cooling degree days
- 20
Cape Charles in May
Highs average 72°22° and lows 58°14°, with 3.5 in88 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 92°33° (2011)
- Record low
- 35°2° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- 91
- Cooling degree days
- 89
Cape Charles in June
Highs average 81°27° and lows 66°19°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2010)
- Record low
- 46°8° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 7
- Cooling degree days
- 263
Cape Charles in July
Highs average 85°30° and lows 71°22°, with 4.7 in119 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 102°39° (2010)
- Record low
- 55°13° (2010)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 412
Cape Charles in August
Highs average 83°29° and lows 69°21°, with 4.1 in105 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2007)
- Record low
- 54°12° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 349
Cape Charles in September
Highs average 78°26° and lows 64°18°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 93°34° (2007)
- Record low
- 46°8° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 15
- Cooling degree days
- 192
Cape Charles in OctoberThis month
Highs average 69°20° and lows 53°12°, with 4.4 in110 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 92°33° (2019)
- Record low
- 32°0° (2011)
- Heating degree days
- 172
- Cooling degree days
- 42
Cape Charles in November
Highs average 59°15° and lows 43°6°, with 3.1 in78 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 80°27° (2018)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 426
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Cape Charles in December
Highs average 51°11° and lows 36°2°, with 3.5 in90 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 78°26° (2015)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 674
- Cooling degree days
- 0