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Warmest beach in Virginia in December

130 coastal locations in Virginia ranked by their typical December sea temperature. State-wide average in December: 8.6°C.

Warmest in December

Smith Mountain Lake

14.5°C

State December average

8.6°C

across 130 coastal locations in Virginia

Vs annual mean

-7.6°C

below the year-round state average

What the Virginia water feels like in December

This water is very cold and can cause pain. We don't recommend you swim in this temperature for anything other than very short swims of 5 to 10 minutes unless you are a very experienced cold water swimmer.

Virginia monthly average 4.8°C to 27.1°C
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  • Warmest month July 27.1°C
  • Coldest month February 4.8°C
  • Annual mean 16.2°C
  • Months above 20°C 4 of 12

Where December fits in the year

December sits inside the state pattern shown on the left. Browse a different month for a fresh ranking.

Virginia sea temperature map (live)

Today's reading at every Virginia beach we track. The list below uses the typical December mean from a decade of daily history.

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Top 50 warmest Virginia beaches in December

Sorted by typical December mean. Click any beach for the full location page.

# Location December mean
1 Smith Mountain Lake Virginia 14.5°C
2 Sandbridge Virginia 10.5°C
3 Captains Cove Virginia 10.4°C
4 Chincoteague Virginia 10.4°C
5 Inside channel, Rudee Inlet Virginia 10.4°C
6 Lake Rudee, south end, Virginia Virginia 10.4°C
7 Rudee Heights, Lake Wesley, Virginia Virginia 10.4°C
8 Rudee Inlet entrance, Virginia Virginia 10.4°C
9 Virginia Beach, Virginia Virginia 10.4°C
10 Folly Creek, Metompkin Inlet, Virginia Virginia 10.0°C
11 Great Machipongo Inlet (inside), Virginia Virginia 10.0°C
12 Metompkin Inlet, Virginia Virginia 10.0°C
13 Revel Island, Revel Creek, Virginia Virginia 10.0°C
14 Wachapreague, Wachapreague Channel Virginia 10.0°C
15 Virginia Beach Virginia 9.7°C
16 Fishermans Island, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia Virginia 9.6°C
17 Kiptopeke Beach, Chesapeake Bay Virginia 9.6°C
18 Smith Island (Coast Guard Station), Virginia Virginia 9.6°C
19 Assateague Beach, Toms Cove, Virginia Virginia 9.6°C
20 Chincoteague Channel (south end), Chincoteague Bay Virginia 9.6°C
21 Gargathy Neck, Virginia Virginia 9.6°C
22 Guard Shore, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia Virginia 9.6°C
23 Harbor of Refuge, Virginia Virginia 9.6°C
24 Muddy Creek Entrance, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia Virginia 9.6°C
25 Saxis, Starling Creek Virginia 9.6°C
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26 Wallops Island, Virginia Virginia 9.6°C
27 Wishart Point, Bogues Bay, Virginia Virginia 9.6°C
28 Acree Acres Virginia 9.0°C
29 Buckroe Beach Virginia 9.0°C
30 Chesapeake Virginia 9.0°C
31 Hampton Virginia 9.0°C
32 Newport News Virginia 9.0°C
33 Norfolk Virginia 9.0°C
34 Poquoson Virginia 9.0°C
35 Portsmouth Virginia 9.0°C
36 Rushmere Virginia 9.0°C
37 Yorktown Virginia 9.0°C
38 Burwell Bay, James River Virginia 8.9°C
39 Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, Chesapeake Bay Virginia 8.9°C
40 Claremont, James River, Virginia Virginia 8.9°C
41 Fort Eustis (MARAD), James River Virginia 8.9°C
42 Gloucester Point, York River Virginia 8.9°C
43 Goodwin Neck, Yorktown, York River, Virginia Virginia 8.9°C
44 Jamestown Island, Church Point, Virginia Virginia 8.9°C
45 Jamestown Wharf, Jamestown Virginia 8.9°C
46 Kingsmill, James River Virginia 8.9°C
47 Menchville, James River, Virginia Virginia 8.9°C
48 Messick Point, Back River, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia Virginia 8.9°C
49 Mulberry Point, Fort Eustis, Virginia Virginia 8.9°C
50 Old Plantation Light, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia Virginia 8.9°C

Coldest 10 in Virginia in December

Same data the other way.

# Location December mean
1 Alexandria, Potomac River, Virginia Virginia 6.8°C
2 Quantico, Potomac River, Virginia Virginia 7.2°C
3 Cherry Hill Virginia 7.3°C
4 Chesconessex Creek, Schooner Bay, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia Virginia 7.5°C
5 Tangier Island, Chesapeake Bay Virginia 7.5°C
6 Watts Island, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia Virginia 7.5°C
7 Aquia Creek, Potomac River, Virginia Virginia 7.5°C
8 Chester, James River, Virginia Virginia 7.5°C
9 Colonial Beach, Potomac River Virginia 7.5°C
10 Dahlgren, Upper Machodoc Creek, Potomac River Virginia 7.5°C

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