Norfolk, VA: Summer

31 August 2026: Summer 2026 averaged 79.8°F in Norfolk, VA, the warmest summer since 2020, tied 6th warmest of 153 (with 1876).

Summer 2026

Mean temperature: 79.8°F; Warmest since 2020; 6th warmest of 153
Precipitation: 14.52 in; Driest since 2025; 69th driest of 153

A normal summer in Norfolk, VA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 78.7°F, between 76.5°F and 80°F in eight years of ten and 16.03 in of precipitation, between 10.42 in and 22.49 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every summer in Norfolk, VA since 1874: 79.8°F in 2026; the highest is 81.3°F, in 2020.

Normal range, 76.5 to 80°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every summer in Norfolk, VA from 1874 to 2026, 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	Days missing
2026	79.8	6	87.6	14	72.1	6	14.52	85	0
2025	78.9	23	85.9	54	71.9	9	11.32	122	0
2024	79.7	8	87.5	15	72	7	17.11	44	0
2023	78.3	36	85.7	66	70.8	26	23.38	6	0
2022	78.9	23	87	24	70.8	26	8.66	142	0
2021	79.7	8	87.4	18	71.9	9	13.30	98	0
2020	81.3	1	89.3	1	73.4	1	13.69	96	0
2019	79.7	8	87.8	11	71.6	13	16.88	48	0
2018	79.6	12	86.8	29	72.5	3	22.30	9	0
2017	79.6	12	87.2	19	72	7	16.72	50	0
2016	79.9	5	87.2	19	72.5	3	20.14	21	0
2015	79.1	19	86.5	38	71.8	11	18.12	36	0
2014	77.4	71	84.6	101	70.2	40	12.79	105	0
2013	78.1	43	85.5	73	70.7	28	15.85	67	0
2012	78.6	29	86.2	45	71.1	20	16.21	62	0
2011	80.3	3	88.4	4	72.3	5	26.31	4	0
2010	81.1	2	89.3	1	72.9	2	13.19	101	0
2009	77.6	63	85.2	87	69.9	43	21.50	13	0
2008	78.6	29	86.9	26	70.3	37	7.79	150	0
2007	78.3	36	86.8	29	69.8	50	12.28	111	0
2006	78.9	23	86.9	26	70.9	23	15.00	78	0
2005	78.8	27	85.9	54	71.7	12	15.78	69	0
2004	76.8	98	83.7	125	69.8	50	26.86	3	0
2003	78.5	33	85.5	73	71.5	15	18.07	37	0
2002	79	21	87.1	21	70.9	23	12.14	114	0
2001	77	90	84.3	111	69.7	55	15.52	73	0
2000	76.4	110	83.7	125	69	83	24.18	5	0
1999	78.2	40	85.5	73	71	22	14.24	88	0
1998	77.9	51	85.2	87	70.7	28	16.94	47	0
1997	75.8	125	84.2	114	67.5	137	10.71	128	0
1996	75.9	123	83	141	68.8	90	19.25	29	0
1995	79.7	8	87.8	11	71.6	13	7.82	149	0
1994	80	4	88.6	3	71.5	15	19.29	28	0
1993	79.5	15	88.4	4	70.6	33	4.60	153	0
1992	76.5	106	84.8	98	68.2	114	21.06	17	0
1991	79.2	16	87.1	21	71.3	17	14.77	82	0
1990	78	47	86.2	45	69.9	43	19.42	27	0
1989	78.4	34	86.2	45	70.7	28	17.45	40	0
1988	78.2	40	87	24	69.4	68	12.45	109	0
1987	79.6	12	88.1	9	71.1	20	8.22	146	0
1986	78.3	36	86.9	26	69.6	58	8.90	141	0
1985	76.6	102	84.6	101	68.5	99	14.84	80	0
1984	77.1	86	85.1	91	69	83	11.41	121	0
1983	77.4	71	86.7	36	68.2	114	7.68	152	0
1982	75.8	125	83.5	133	68	124	16.56	54	0
1981	77.7	59	85.9	54	69.5	63	16.97	46	0
1980	78.6	29	88.1	9	69	83	7.78	151	0
1979	75.4	141	83.8	123	66.9	143	9.45	133	0
1978	76.9	94	85.6	67	68.2	114	13.69	96	0
1977	78.9	23	88.2	8	69.6	58	9.68	132	0
1976	76.6	102	85.3	82	67.9	126	9.40	135	0
1975	78.4	34	87.5	15	69.3	71	15.63	70	0
1974	76.2	116	84.1	116	68.3	106	18.56	31	0
1973	77.9	51	85.8	61	69.9	43	18.04	38	0
1972	74.7	150	82.9	143	66.4	150	11.18	126	0
1971	76.3	112	84.4	108	68.3	106	11.60	119	0
1970	76.6	102	84.5	106	68.7	94	11.47	120	0
1969	77.5	66	85	95	70	41	22.11	10	0
1968	77.8	56	85.9	54	69.7	55	9.34	136	0
1967	74.2	152	82	152	66.5	149	19.77	26	0
1966	74.8	149	83.4	134	66.2	152	11.32	122	0
1965	75.5	138	83.7	125	67.4	140	11.23	125	0
1964	75.4	141	84	119	66.8	147	20.49	18	0
1963	75.7	132	84.6	101	66.8	147	14.13	90	0
1962	74.9	148	82.8	146	66.9	143	16.17	63	0
1961	76.9	94	85.6	67	68.2	114	15.81	68	0
1960	77.7	59	86.3	42	69.2	75	13.84	93	0
1959	78.2	40	86.8	29	69.5	63	12.79	105	0
1958	77.1	86	85.8	61	68.5	99	21.74	12	0
1957	77.3	77	86.3	42	68.3	106	11.70	118	0
1956	77.1	86	85.9	54	68.3	106	13.74	95	0
1955	77.7	59	86.2	45	69.3	71	12.97	103	0
1954	77.2	81	86.1	50	68.2	114	12.60	107	0
1953	76.9	94	85.5	73	68.3	106	15.62	71	0
1952	79.1	19	88.3	6	69.9	43	10.13	129	0
1951	76.3	112	84.6	101	68	124	15.97	65	0
1950	75.3	144	83.7	125	66.9	143	21.19	15	0
1949	77.7	59	85.1	91	70.4	35	18.30	35	0
1948	76.5	106	85.2	87	67.8	132	13.96	91	0
1947	75.4	141	83.4	134	67.5	137	12.21	113	2
1946	74.3	151	82.2	151	66.4	150	17.39	41	0
1945	77.6	63	85.3	82	69.9	43	21.95	11	0
1944	78.1	43	86.6	37	69.6	58	8.92	140	0
1943	79.2	16	87.5	15	70.9	23	15.55	72	0
1942	79	21	86.8	29	71.2	18	18.45	33	0
1941	77.4	71	85.4	80	69.3	71	13.82	94	0
1940	77.5	66	85.3	82	69.6	58	15.89	66	0
1939	78	47	85.6	67	70.3	37	28.11	2	0
1938	78	47	86	52	69.9	43	15.31	74	0
1937	78.6	29	86.8	29	70.5	34	19.95	23	0
1936	77.6	63	85.6	67	69.5	63	15.02	77	0
1935	77.2	81	84.5	106	70	41	13.24	100	0
1934	78.8	27	86.8	29	70.7	28	14.84	80	0
1933	77.4	71	85.6	67	69.2	75	20.44	19	0
1932	77.8	56	86.2	45	69.5	63	8.07	148	0
1931	77.4	71	86	52	68.9	87	13.94	92	0
1930	77.4	71	85.8	61	69	83	9.04	139	0
1929	75.7	132	83.2	137	68.2	114	10.08	130	0
1928	77.5	66	85.8	61	69.1	78	14.30	86	0
1927	73.6	153	81.5	153	65.7	153	13.04	102	0
1926	77.1	86	85.6	67	68.6	97	9.45	133	0
1925	77.9	51	86.3	42	69.5	63	8.66	142	0
1924	76.1	118	84	119	68.2	114	15.08	75	0
1923	77.2	81	85.5	73	68.9	87	10.02	131	0
1922	76.3	112	83.9	122	68.7	94	29.74	1	0
1921	77	90	85.2	87	68.8	90	16.10	64	0
1920	75.8	125	83.7	125	67.9	126	12.14	114	0
1919	76	121	84.1	116	67.9	126	11.28	124	0
1918	75.8	125	84.2	114	67.4	140	12.94	104	0
1917	76.3	112	84.4	108	68.2	114	12.25	112	0
1916	75.5	138	82.6	147	68.3	106	16.70	51	0
1915	75.6	135	82.9	143	68.4	102	14.70	83	0
1914	76.6	102	84.4	108	68.8	90	8.21	147	0
1913	75.8	125	83.3	136	68.3	106	20.08	22	0
1912	75.9	123	83.7	125	68.2	114	8.61	144	0
1911	77.9	51	85.9	54	69.8	50	14.68	84	0
1910	75.6	135	82.9	143	68.4	102	17.28	42	0
1909	75.6	135	83.2	137	67.9	126	16.22	61	0
1908	76.1	118	83.1	139	69.1	78	18.34	34	0
1907	75.1	146	82.4	149	67.7	135	11.91	117	0
1906	77.3	77	84.1	116	70.4	35	22.58	8	0
1905	76.2	116	84	119	68.4	102	16.31	60	0
1904	75.8	125	83.6	132	67.9	126	14.97	79	0
1903	75.5	138	83	141	67.9	126	15.08	75	0
1902	76.7	99	85.1	91	68.3	106	11.13	127	0
1901	78	47	85.8	61	70.3	37	16.84	49	0
1900	79.2	16	87.7	13	70.7	28	12.40	110	0
1899	77.8	56	85.9	54	69.8	50	14.27	87	0
1898	77.5	66	85.4	80	69.6	58	21.13	16	0
1897	77	90	84.8	98	69.2	75	8.48	145	0
1896	77.5	66	85.5	73	69.4	68	17.22	43	0
1895	77.2	81	85.3	82	69.1	78	9.33	137	0
1894	76	121	84.6	101	67.3	142	19.82	24	0
1893	76.5	106	84.3	111	68.8	90	20.18	20	0
1892	77.3	77	85.5	73	69.1	78	16.66	52	0
1891	75.7	132	83.7	125	67.8	132	16.33	59	0
1890	76.4	110	84.3	111	68.6	97	18.48	32	0
1889	75.3	144	82.5	148	68.1	123	21.37	14	0
1888	76.1	118	85.3	82	66.9	143	18.86	30	0
1887	76.7	99	84.8	98	68.7	94	16.61	53	0
1886	75	147	82.4	149	67.7	135	19.80	25	0
1885	78.1	43	86.4	40	69.9	43	9.10	138	0
1884	75.8	125	83.1	139	68.4	102	16.46	57	0
1883	77.2	81	84.9	97	69.4	68	13.30	98	0
1882	77	90	85	95	68.9	87	12.55	108	0
1881	77.3	77	86.1	50	68.5	99	11.95	116	0
1880	78.1	43	87.1	21	69.1	78	23.17	7	0
1879	76.9	94	86.4	40	67.5	137	16.37	58	0
1878	77.9	51	86.5	38	69.3	71	17.10	45	0
1877	76.7	99	83.8	123	69.7	55	16.54	55	0
1876	79.8	6	88.3	6	71.2	18	14.14	89	0
1875	78.3	36	86.8	29	69.8	50	16.47	56	0
1874	76.5	106	85.1	91	67.8	132	17.54	39	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2020	81.3
2010	81.1
2011	80.3
1994	80
2016	79.9
2026	79.8
1876	79.8
2024	79.7
2021	79.7
2019	79.7
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1927	73.6
1967	74.2
1946	74.3
1972	74.7
1966	74.8
1962	74.9
1886	75
1907	75.1
1950	75.3
1889	75.3

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1922	29.74
1939	28.11
2004	26.86
2011	26.31
2000	24.18
2023	23.38
1880	23.17
1906	22.58
2018	22.30
1969	22.11

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1993	4.60
1983	7.68
1980	7.78
2008	7.79
1995	7.82
1932	8.07
1914	8.21
1987	8.22
1897	8.48
1912	8.61

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 100°F; 4 July 2026
Coldest night: 54°F; 3 June 2026
Wettest day: 2.38 in; 23 July 2026

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Summer 2026 brought 14.52 in of precipitation in Norfolk, VA, the driest summer since 2025, 69th driest of 153.
The hottest day of summer 2026 in Norfolk, VA: 100°F on Saturday 4 July 2026.
The coldest night of summer 2026 in Norfolk, VA: a low of 54°F on Wednesday 3 June 2026.
The wettest day of summer 2026 in Norfolk, VA: 2.38 in on Thursday 23 July 2026.