Chesapeake weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Chesapeake, Virginia: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Fentress Naval Auxiliary Field, 16 km from Chesapeake; records cover 1996–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 48.6 in1235 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 24
- First fall freeze
- Nov 13
- Heating degree days
- 2,810
- Cooling degree days
- 2,131
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 20°−7° (heating, 99%) and 99°37° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Chesapeake in January
Highs average 54°12° and lows 34°1°, with 3.4 in85 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 81°27° (2011)
- Record low
- 6°−14° (2018)
- Heating degree days
- 653
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Chesapeake in February
Highs average 57°14° and lows 35°2°, with 2.7 in69 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 92°33° (2011)
- Record low
- 11°−12° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 532
- Cooling degree days
- 5
Chesapeake in March
Highs average 63°17° and lows 41°5°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 101°38° (2011)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 415
- Cooling degree days
- 16
Chesapeake in April
Highs average 74°23° and lows 50°10°, with 3.5 in88 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 108°42° (2011)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (2016)
- Heating degree days
- 175
- Cooling degree days
- 76
Chesapeake in May
Highs average 82°28° and lows 59°15°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 107°42° (2011)
- Record low
- 34°1° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- 41
- Cooling degree days
- 204
Chesapeake in June
Highs average 89°32° and lows 67°20°, with 4.6 in116 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 105°41° (2015)
- Record low
- 47°8° (2026)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 396
Chesapeake in July
Highs average 93°34° and lows 73°23°, with 5.5 in140 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 102°39° (2010)
- Record low
- 52°11° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 546
Chesapeake in August
Highs average 90°32° and lows 70°21°, with 5.8 in148 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 101°38° (2016)
- Record low
- 51°11° (2010)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 465
Chesapeake in September
Highs average 85°29° and lows 65°18°, with 4.5 in114 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 100°38° (2014)
- Record low
- 48°9° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 4
- Cooling degree days
- 300
Chesapeake in OctoberThis month
Highs average 76°24° and lows 54°12°, with 4.1 in103 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2019)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (2008)
- Heating degree days
- 105
- Cooling degree days
- 100
Chesapeake in November
Highs average 65°19° and lows 44°7°, with 3.4 in86 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 88°31° (2016)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 329
- Cooling degree days
- 17
Chesapeake in December
Highs average 58°14° and lows 37°3°, with 3.3 in84 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 84°29° (2013)
- Record low
- 15°−9° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 554
- Cooling degree days
- 5