Virginia · county areal climate 1951–2025

Portsmouth city, VA

A 48.7" / 61.2°F normal · 2025 ran 93% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 71% (19.01") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 5th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +1.1°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

48.7in
annual precipitation · 61.2°F

2025 vs Normal

93%
45.2" · 61.3°F (+0.1 vs normal)

Wettest Year

64.5in
2016

Driest Year

28.7in
1965

Biggest Rain Day

7.0in
Oct 9 · 2016

Warmest Year

63.0°F
2020

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

42°
J
44°
F
51°
M
60°
A
68°
M
76°
J
80°
J
79°
A
73°
S
63°
O
52°
N
46°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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