Norfolk, VA: December

31 December 2025: December 2025 averaged 41.5°F in Norfolk, VA, the coldest December since 2010, tied 42nd coldest of 152 (with 1947).

December 2025

Mean temperature: 41.5°F; Coldest since 2010; 42nd coldest of 152
Precipitation: 2.35 in; Driest since 2021; 44th driest of 152

A normal December in Norfolk, VA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 46.2°F, between 41.3°F and 49.7°F in eight years of ten and 3.22 in of precipitation, between 1.69 in and 4.81 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every December in Norfolk, VA since 1874: 41.5°F in 2025; the lowest is 33.8°F, in 1876.

Normal range, 41.3 to 49.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every December in Norfolk, VA from 1874 to 2025, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank
2025	41.5	110	49.8	112	33.1	123	2.35	109
2024	46.9	37	55	38	38.9	36	2.90	84
2023	49.1	17	57.7	14	40.5	22	6.43	2
2022	44	81	52.3	70	35.6	85	3.06	75
2021	49.7	11	58.4	11	41	17	1.81	131
2020	46.5	40	55.1	34	37.9	50	4.39	28
2019	48.9	18	57.2	17	40.6	21	2.03	121
2018	47.2	32	54.8	39	39.6	27	3.89	44
2017	43	95	51.1	92	34.9	97	2.40	106
2016	45.2	63	52.5	67	37.9	50	2.54	98
2015	57.5	1	65.6	1	49.3	1	3.37	62
2014	45.6	52	53	61	38.3	42	3.70	55
2013	46.5	40	56.2	26	36.9	67	4.75	18
2012	49.7	11	57.7	14	41.6	8	4.48	27
2011	50.3	9	59.2	8	41.5	10	1.56	137
2010	35.1	148	41.9	150	28.3	147	2.88	85
2009	43.9	84	50.9	95	36.8	68	7.57	1
2008	48.2	23	57.2	17	39.2	32	3.83	49
2007	47.8	26	55.7	30	39.9	25	3.50	61
2006	48.2	23	58.7	10	37.6	55	2.06	120
2005	41.9	108	49.9	108	34	107	4.30	31
2004	44.3	78	52.9	62	35.7	84	2.41	105
2003	44.4	75	53.4	55	35.4	89	6.24	3
2002	42.3	105	49.9	108	34.7	101	4.16	35
2001	49.7	11	58.3	12	41.1	15	1.83	128
2000	38.2	139	45.9	136	30.4	141	0.97	147
1999	45.8	51	54.8	39	36.8	68	1.71	132
1998	48.7	19	56.1	27	41.3	14	5.33	13
1997	43.4	88	51	94	35.9	80	2.64	94
1996	46.7	38	54.6	43	38.8	38	3.86	46
1995	40	131	47.9	125	32	134	1.86	127
1994	50.1	10	57.3	16	42.9	6	1.20	141
1993	41.4	112	49.4	116	33.5	117	3.29	64
1992	44.6	71	51.8	84	37.4	62	3.15	70
1991	47.5	28	57.2	17	37.9	50	2.43	102
1990	50.5	8	59.6	7	41.4	12	2.67	92
1989	34.8	150	42.5	148	27	151	3.86	46
1988	42.4	103	52.2	71	32.6	129	0.67	151
1987	46	47	54.4	46	37.5	56	2.33	111
1986	44.7	69	52.1	78	37.4	62	3.74	53
1985	41.2	120	50.1	106	32.3	132	0.79	149
1984	50.9	7	60.8	4	41	17	2.22	117
1983	41.6	109	49.7	113	33.5	117	6.10	4
1982	48.7	19	56.4	24	41.1	15	4.30	31
1981	40.9	122	48.8	118	33.1	123	5.77	12
1980	42.3	105	50.9	95	33.6	114	2.64	94
1979	44.9	68	53.6	54	36.1	79	0.98	146
1978	45.3	60	55.3	33	35.3	93	2.31	112
1977	43.5	86	51.5	88	35.5	88	3.92	42
1976	41.4	112	50.8	97	32	134	3.22	66
1975	43.2	90	52.6	64	33.7	113	3.62	58
1974	45.9	49	54.4	46	37.5	56	3.81	51
1973	46.2	44	54.7	42	37.7	54	5.83	11
1972	49.2	15	56.9	21	41.5	10	4.12	36
1971	52.3	2	61	3	43.5	3	1.44	138
1970	47	34	54.4	46	39.5	30	3.01	78
1969	40.8	123	48.2	124	33.5	117	3.93	41
1968	41.4	112	49.7	113	33.1	123	3.14	71
1967	44	81	53.4	55	34.6	102	4.84	17
1966	41.4	112	48.5	122	34.2	105	3.13	73
1965	43.5	86	53.1	59	33.9	109	1.08	145
1964	46.5	40	54.8	39	38.2	45	2.95	81
1963	35.1	148	42.4	149	27.9	148	2.85	87
1962	37.1	144	44.2	144	30.1	144	3.80	52
1961	41.4	112	49.9	108	33	126	3.74	53
1960	36.5	146	47.2	128	25.8	152	2.37	108
1959	44.7	69	53.2	58	36.3	77	2.65	93
1958	37.1	144	45	141	29.3	146	4.10	37
1957	46.7	38	55.1	34	38.3	42	4.53	25
1956	52.1	3	61.3	2	43	5	2.76	90
1955	37.7	141	45.2	140	30.3	142	2.14	119
1954	41.3	118	49.9	108	32.7	128	3.62	58
1953	45.6	52	54.5	45	36.7	72	2.69	91
1952	43.2	90	50.6	100	35.8	82	3.17	69
1951	46.1	45	55.8	28	36.4	76	2.80	89
1950	38.8	136	46.5	133	31	139	2.57	97
1949	45.9	49	54.2	49	37.5	56	2.49	100
1948	45.5	56	53.4	55	37.5	56	4.23	33
1947	41.5	110	49.7	113	33.4	120	2.50	99
1946	47	34	56.4	24	37.5	56	1.17	142
1945	38.5	138	43.9	145	33.2	122	5.87	9
1944	40.2	128	47.4	126	33	126	2.43	102
1943	42.8	99	50.5	103	35	95	2.01	122
1942	42.4	103	50	107	34.8	98	5.15	15
1941	47.4	29	54.6	43	40.1	23	2.87	86
1940	48.4	22	55.7	30	41	17	1.16	143
1939	44.3	78	52.1	78	36.5	74	1.15	144
1938	45.2	63	52.1	78	38.3	42	2.45	101
1937	42.1	107	48.4	123	35.8	82	1.87	126
1936	46.1	45	53.1	59	39.1	33	5.88	8
1935	37.2	142	43.3	146	31.2	138	2.23	116
1934	43	95	50.3	104	35.6	85	1.83	128
1933	47.1	33	55.1	34	39	34	0.66	152
1932	47.4	29	55.6	32	39.3	31	3.70	55
1931	51.9	4	59.7	6	44.1	2	1.71	132
1930	40.5	125	46.9	130	34.2	105	3.02	77
1929	45.4	58	54	51	36.7	72	1.83	128
1928	44.6	71	51.3	90	38	48	3.85	48
1927	44.5	74	52.2	71	36.8	68	5.99	7
1926	41.3	118	48.7	119	33.8	110	4.52	26
1925	40.8	123	46.8	132	34.8	98	4.20	34
1924	44.4	75	52	82	36.8	68	2.85	87
1923	51.1	6	59	9	43.2	4	0.93	148
1922	47	34	55.1	34	39	34	2.93	83
1921	44.1	80	51.8	84	36.5	74	3.69	57
1920	45.6	52	52.6	64	38.6	41	4.91	16
1919	40.5	125	48.6	120	32.4	130	1.71	132
1918	47.4	29	54.1	50	40.7	20	2.94	82
1917	33.9	151	39.9	152	27.8	149	2.62	96
1916	42.7	100	50.6	100	34.8	98	3.11	74
1915	40.5	125	47.4	126	33.6	114	2.26	114
1914	40	131	44.6	142	35.4	89	4.69	20
1913	45.5	56	52.2	71	38.8	38	1.68	135
1912	48	25	56.5	23	39.6	27	4.65	21
1911	47.7	27	55.8	28	39.6	27	4.62	22
1910	37.2	142	44.3	143	30.2	143	3.83	49
1909	38.8	136	45.3	139	32.2	133	1.91	124
1908	45.3	60	52.6	64	38.1	47	2.98	79
1907	45.1	66	52.7	63	37.5	56	3.27	65
1906	43.7	85	52	82	35.4	89	2.97	80
1905	44.4	75	51.7	87	37.1	64	3.98	39
1904	39.3	133	46.9	130	31.7	137	5.22	14
1903	38.2	139	45.7	137	30.6	140	2.21	118
1902	43.3	89	50.7	99	35.9	80	2.42	104
1901	42.6	102	51.2	91	34	107	3.35	63
1900	43.2	90	51.1	92	35.4	89	2.25	115
1899	42.9	97	50.6	100	35.2	94	1.24	140
1898	43.2	90	51.5	88	35	95	1.90	125
1897	45.1	66	52.2	71	38	48	3.88	45
1896	41.2	120	48.6	120	33.8	110	3.21	68
1895	45.2	63	52.5	67	37.9	50	3.54	60
1894	44.6	71	52.2	71	37.1	64	2.28	113
1893	45.4	58	53.7	53	37.1	64	3.05	76
1892	40.1	129	46.5	133	33.6	114	3.91	43
1891	48.5	21	57	20	40	24	1.36	139
1890	41.4	112	48.9	117	33.8	110	6.01	6
1889	51.4	5	60.3	5	42.6	7	0.77	150
1888	42.7	100	50.8	97	34.6	102	3.22	66
1887	42.9	97	50.3	104	35.6	85	4.06	38
1886	39	134	46.2	135	31.8	136	5.85	10
1885	43.2	90	52.1	78	34.3	104	3.94	40
1884	45.3	60	52.5	67	38.2	45	4.36	29
1883	46.3	43	53.9	52	38.8	38	2.40	106
1882	40.1	129	47	129	33.3	121	6.09	5
1881	49.2	15	56.8	22	41.6	8	1.61	136
1880	36.5	146	43.2	147	29.7	145	4.75	18
1879	49.6	14	57.9	13	41.4	12	2.34	110
1878	39	134	45.6	138	32.4	130	4.56	24
1877	46	47	52.2	71	39.9	25	4.34	30
1876	33.8	152	40.4	151	27.2	150	1.94	123
1875	45.6	52	52.2	71	38.9	36	3.14	71
1874	44	81	51.8	84	36.2	78	4.58	23

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2015	57.5
1971	52.3
1956	52.1
1931	51.9
1889	51.4
1923	51.1
1984	50.9
1990	50.5
2011	50.3
1994	50.1

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1876	33.8
1917	33.9
1989	34.8
2010	35.1
1963	35.1
1960	36.5
1880	36.5
1962	37.1
1958	37.1
1935	37.2
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2009	7.57
2023	6.43
2003	6.24
1983	6.10
1882	6.09
1890	6.01
1927	5.99
1936	5.88
1945	5.87
1886	5.85

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1933	0.66
1988	0.67
1889	0.77
1985	0.79
1923	0.93
2000	0.97
1979	0.98
1965	1.08
1939	1.15
1940	1.16

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 68°F; 29 December 2025
Coldest night: 19°F; 15 December 2025
Wettest day: 1.13 in; 2 December 2025

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December 2025 brought 2.35 in of precipitation in Norfolk, VA, the driest December since 2021, 44th driest of 152.
The hottest day of December 2025 in Norfolk, VA: 68°F on Monday 29 December 2025.
The coldest night of December 2025 in Norfolk, VA: a low of 19°F on Monday 15 December 2025.
The wettest day of December 2025 in Norfolk, VA: 1.13 in on Tuesday 2 December 2025.