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Grand Rapids, MI vs Norfolk, VA weather comparison

Grand Rapids

MI

Grand Rapids picks up around 70 more inches of snow each winter.

Norfolk endures about 30 more days above 90 °F each year. Norfolk has around 102 fewer freezing nights a year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Grand Rapids, MI and Norfolk, VA
Grand RapidsMetricNorfolk
163 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies206 days
38 inPrecipitationper year47 in
142 daysWet daysrain or snow per year126 days
75 inSnowfallper year4 in
8 daysHot daysabove 90 °F38 days
141 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F39 days
71%Humidityaverage relative73%
48 °FAverage temperatureyear round61 °F

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.

Grand RapidsNorfolk

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovGrand Rapids, Jan: 31 °FGrand Rapids, Feb: 34 °FGrand Rapids, Mar: 44 °FGrand Rapids, Apr: 57 °FGrand Rapids, May: 69 °FGrand Rapids, Jun: 79 °FGrand Rapids, Jul: 82 °FGrand Rapids, Aug: 81 °FGrand Rapids, Sep: 74 °FGrand Rapids, Oct: 61 °FGrand Rapids, Nov: 47 °FGrand Rapids, Dec: 36 °FNorfolk, Jan: 50 °FNorfolk, Feb: 53 °FNorfolk, Mar: 59 °FNorfolk, Apr: 70 °FNorfolk, May: 77 °FNorfolk, Jun: 85 °FNorfolk, Jul: 89 °FNorfolk, Aug: 86 °FNorfolk, Sep: 81 °FNorfolk, Oct: 72 °FNorfolk, Nov: 61 °FNorfolk, Dec: 54 °F

Daily lows

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovGrand Rapids, Jan: 17 °FGrand Rapids, Feb: 18 °FGrand Rapids, Mar: 25 °FGrand Rapids, Apr: 35 °FGrand Rapids, May: 46 °FGrand Rapids, Jun: 57 °FGrand Rapids, Jul: 60 °FGrand Rapids, Aug: 59 °FGrand Rapids, Sep: 51 °FGrand Rapids, Oct: 40 °FGrand Rapids, Nov: 31 °FGrand Rapids, Dec: 23 °FNorfolk, Jan: 33 °FNorfolk, Feb: 35 °FNorfolk, Mar: 41 °FNorfolk, Apr: 50 °FNorfolk, May: 59 °FNorfolk, Jun: 68 °FNorfolk, Jul: 72 °FNorfolk, Aug: 71 °FNorfolk, Sep: 66 °FNorfolk, Oct: 55 °FNorfolk, Nov: 44 °FNorfolk, Dec: 37 °F
View monthly temperatures as a table
Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Grand Rapids high313444576979828174614736
Norfolk high505359707785898681726154
Grand Rapids low171825354657605951403123
Norfolk low333541505968727166554437

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

Grand RapidsNorfolk
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovGrand Rapids, Jan: 2.4 inGrand Rapids, Feb: 2.0 inGrand Rapids, Mar: 2.5 inGrand Rapids, Apr: 4.0 inGrand Rapids, May: 4.3 inGrand Rapids, Jun: 3.8 inGrand Rapids, Jul: 3.8 inGrand Rapids, Aug: 3.6 inGrand Rapids, Sep: 3.1 inGrand Rapids, Oct: 3.4 inGrand Rapids, Nov: 2.7 inGrand Rapids, Dec: 2.4 inNorfolk, Jan: 3.4 inNorfolk, Feb: 3.0 inNorfolk, Mar: 3.9 inNorfolk, Apr: 3.3 inNorfolk, May: 3.7 inNorfolk, Jun: 4.1 inNorfolk, Jul: 5.2 inNorfolk, Aug: 4.7 inNorfolk, Sep: 4.7 inNorfolk, Oct: 3.7 inNorfolk, Nov: 3.4 inNorfolk, Dec: 3.5 in
View monthly precipitation as a table
Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Grand Rapids2.42.02.54.04.33.83.83.63.13.42.72.4
Norfolk3.43.03.93.33.74.15.24.74.73.73.43.5

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

Grand RapidsNorfolk
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovGrand Rapids, Jan: 5 daysGrand Rapids, Feb: 9 daysGrand Rapids, Mar: 14 daysGrand Rapids, Apr: 14 daysGrand Rapids, May: 15 daysGrand Rapids, Jun: 17 daysGrand Rapids, Jul: 21 daysGrand Rapids, Aug: 20 daysGrand Rapids, Sep: 19 daysGrand Rapids, Oct: 15 daysGrand Rapids, Nov: 10 daysGrand Rapids, Dec: 5 daysNorfolk, Jan: 17 daysNorfolk, Feb: 15 daysNorfolk, Mar: 17 daysNorfolk, Apr: 18 daysNorfolk, May: 17 daysNorfolk, Jun: 17 daysNorfolk, Jul: 18 daysNorfolk, Aug: 18 daysNorfolk, Sep: 17 daysNorfolk, Oct: 19 daysNorfolk, Nov: 18 daysNorfolk, Dec: 17 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Grand Rapids591414151721201915105
Norfolk171517181717181817191817

Keep comparing

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About this data

Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).