Suffolk weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Suffolk, Virginia: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at SUFFOLK LAKE KILBY, 5 km from Suffolk; records cover 1945–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 51.8 in1316 mm
- Snow a year
- 6 in15 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 24
- First fall freeze
- Nov 15
- Heating degree days
- 3,465
- Cooling degree days
- 1,460
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 18°−8° (heating, 99%) and 96°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Suffolk in January
Highs average 49°10° and lows 31°0°, with 3.7 in93 mm of precipitation and 3 in8 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 79°26° (2002)
- Record low
- −5°−21° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 769
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Suffolk in February
Highs average 52°11° and lows 33°0°, with 3 in75 mm of precipitation and 1.5 in3.8 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1977)
- Record low
- 4°−16° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 626
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Suffolk in March
Highs average 59°15° and lows 39°4°, with 4.1 in103 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 88°31° (1990)
- Record low
- 14°−10° (1947)
- Heating degree days
- 495
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Suffolk in April
Highs average 69°21° and lows 48°9°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1960)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 225
- Cooling degree days
- 33
Suffolk in May
Highs average 76°24° and lows 57°14°, with 4 in100 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1991)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1956)
- Heating degree days
- 69
- Cooling degree days
- 112
Suffolk in June
Highs average 83°29° and lows 65°18°, with 4.7 in119 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1952)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1945)
- Heating degree days
- 5
- Cooling degree days
- 282
Suffolk in July
Highs average 87°30° and lows 70°21°, with 5.7 in145 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1952)
- Record low
- 49°9° (1946)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 411
Suffolk in August
Highs average 85°30° and lows 69°20°, with 5.8 in147 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 103°39° (2004)
- Record low
- 46°8° (1952)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 367
Suffolk in September
Highs average 80°26° and lows 63°17°, with 5.8 in147 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 101°38° (2004)
- Record low
- 39°4° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 15
- Cooling degree days
- 204
Suffolk in OctoberThis month
Highs average 71°21° and lows 52°11°, with 4.3 in108 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1954)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1952)
- Heating degree days
- 167
- Cooling degree days
- 43
Suffolk in November
Highs average 61°16° and lows 41°5°, with 3.7 in93 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 85°29° (1950)
- Record low
- 18°−8° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 434
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Suffolk in December
Highs average 53°12° and lows 35°2°, with 3.7 in94 mm of precipitation and 0.9 in2.3 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1991)
- Record low
- 4°−16° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 660
- Cooling degree days
- 1