Norfolk weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · coastal city break · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Norfolk is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 75/100), with October and June close behind. Norfolk averages about 2,437 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 98 mm of rain in May.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,437
- Sunniest month
- May
- Peak score
- 75/100
- Rain / year
- 1,205 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈13 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 30°C / 86°F
- Population
- 1M
- Elevation
- 6 m
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When is the best time to visit Norfolk?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Norfolk is May, then October and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 73 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Norfolk?
Norfolk gets a moderate 2,437 hours of sunshine a year. 75 Sunshine Score points separate May (75) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #229 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,205 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 1° / 34°F | 73 mm | 2 | 8° / 46°F |
| February | 7 | 9° / 48°F | 2° / 36°F | 72 mm | 3 | 8° / 46°F |
| March | 26 | 12° / 54°F | 5° / 41°F | 85 mm | 4 | 12° / 54°F |
| April | 64 | 18° / 64°F | 10° / 50°F | 88 mm | 6 | 16° / 61°F |
| May | 75 | 23° / 73°F | 15° / 59°F | 98 mm | 7 | 23° / 73°F |
| June | 72 | 28° / 82°F | 21° / 70°F | 113 mm | 8 | 27° / 81°F |
| July | 69 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 131 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 68 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 138 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| September | 69 | 26° / 79°F | 20° / 68°F | 130 mm | 6 | 25° / 77°F |
| October | 74 | 21° / 70°F | 14° / 57°F | 104 mm | 4 | 21° / 70°F |
| November | 46 | 15° / 59°F | 8° / 46°F | 82 mm | 3 | 17° / 63°F |
| December | 13 | 10° / 50°F | 4° / 39°F | 91 mm | 2 | 9° / 48°F |
Sea temperature in Norfolk by month
The sea off Norfolk is warmest in July at around 30°C / 86°F, and coolest in January at 8°C / 46°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 6 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Newport News United States · 37 km · best in May · 2,431 h sun/yr
- Richmond United States · 120 km · best in Apr · 2,401 h sun/yr
- Charlottesville United States · 242 km · best in Apr · 2,308 h sun/yr
- Washington United States · 253 km · best in Aug · 2,293 h sun/yr
- Baltimore United States · 257 km · best in Oct · 2,241 h sun/yr
- Raleigh/Durham United States · 258 km · best in Oct · 2,515 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Salisbury United States · 172 km · 2,368 h sun/yr · best in May
- Greenville United States · 176 km · 2,506 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Ocean City United States · 184 km · 2,368 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- New Bern United States · 216 km · 2,506 h sun/yr · best in Apr
Head-to-head
How Norfolk compares month by month: Norfolk vs Richmond · Norfolk vs Newport News · Norfolk vs Charlottesville · Norfolk vs Hamilton (Bermuda) · all comparisons
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