Best time to visit Virginia Beach

October is the best month in Virginia Beach, scoring 83 out of 100, with January the weakest at 42. The 41-point spread means timing is worth planning around without being decisive. 4 of the twelve months sit within ten points of the best, so there is more than one right answer.

July is the warmest month at 30.1 °C and January the coolest at 7.6 °C — a 22.5 °C spread across the year. Around 38 days a year top 30 °C, concentrated in July and the months either side. 32 nights a year dip below freezing.

There is a real wet season here. July to August carry the rain — up to 17 wet days in a month — while January, February, October, November and December drop as low as 8. That 9-day gap is the biggest single difference between a good month and a bad one in Virginia Beach, and it moves further than the temperature does.

The sea is comfortable for swimming in June to September — 25.8 °C at its warmest against 8.7 °C at its coldest. The water peaks a month or two after the air does, so the best swimming falls later in the year than the best weather. Daylight runs from 9.7 hours in winter to 14.7 in summer, enough to notice on a sightseeing itinerary.

The three strongest months are October, September, May. The one to think twice about is January. Each month below has its own page with rainfall reliability, extremes, daylight, sea temperature and crowd levels.

Virginia Beach month by month