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Virginia Beach averages 3.4 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (2.2″), and snow usually falls from December through February. On about 1 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 2 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
November
0″
0
0
4
42°F
December
0.4″
<1
<1
11
35°F
January
2.2″
1
1
16
32°F
February
0.8″
<1
1
12
33°F
March
0″
0
0
6
39°F
Year
3.4″
1
2
50
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Oceana Nas (4 mi from the city center, +10 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
3.4 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Oceana Nas station, 4 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 2.2 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Virginia Beach have?
About 50 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 32 °F.