Climate averages 1991–2020
Newport News weather
in October.
A mild, wet month: the 6th warmest and the joint 7th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Newport News: daytime highs average 21.1°C and nights cool to about 13.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 95 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes October a wet month (the joint 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 17 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is East Hampton (11 km away). In October its highs average 20.7°C, about as warm as Newport News, with 98 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Newport News ranks joint 265th of 498 for the warmest October highs and joint 367th of 498 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 498 cities is 21.4°C; Newport News is 0.3°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 5.7°C to 15.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 95 mm to 85 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Newport News climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.1°C0.9°C | 0.9°C | 87 | 9.3 | 9.910 h |
| February | 10.8°C1.7°C | 1.7°C | 79 | 8.6 | 10.811 h |
| March | 14.4°C4.9°C | 4.9°C | 100 | 10.0 | 11.912 h |
| April | 19.9°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 83 | 9.6 | 13.113 h |
| May | 24.2°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 94 | 10.5 | 14.114 h |
| June | 28.3°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 95 | 11.7 | 14.715 h |
| July | 30.5°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 116 | 14.6 | 14.414 h |
| August | 29.4°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 111 | 12.0 | 13.614 h |
| September | 26.2°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 115 | 10.2 | 12.512 h |
| October, selected | 21.1°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 95 | 7.6 | 11.311 h |
| November | 15.4°C7.2°C | 7.2°C | 85 | 8.3 | 10.210 h |
| December | 11.3°C3.3°C | 3.3°C | 88 | 9.1 | 9.710 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- East Hampton in OctoberUnited States · 11 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 13.7°C · 98 mm rain
- Portsmouth Heights in OctoberUnited States · 19 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 12.9°C · 94 mm rain
- Norfolk in OctoberUnited States · 20 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 13.2°C · 94 mm rain
- Suffolk in OctoberUnited States · 31 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 12.9°C · 93 mm rain
- Virginia Beach in OctoberUnited States · 43 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 15.1°C · 96 mm rain
- Richmond in OctoberUnited States · 111 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 11.1°C · 93 mm rain
- Greenville in OctoberUnited States · 174 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 13.0°C · 90 mm rain
- Alexandria, United States in OctoberUnited States · 210 kmHigh 19.5°C · Low 10.8°C · 85 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Newport News) is explained once on the Newport News year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.