Climate & Weather in Suffolk
Suffolk shares Hampton Roads' genuine four-season, humid subtropical climate -- hot, humid summers, mild winters -- with two real, distinctive local wrinkles: documented April 2008 tornado activity and shared Great Dismal Swamp wildfire-smoke exposure with Chesapeake.
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Learn moreA genuine four-season, humid subtropical climate
Suffolk shares the broad Hampton Roads climate pattern documented in this project's companion Virginia Beach and Norfolk records: real seasonal variation with hot, humid summers and comparatively mild, coastal-moderated winters.
Hurricane season runs June through November, as regionwide
As with the rest of Hampton Roads, the Atlantic hurricane season (June-November) carries real, if comparatively moderate, risk of tropical storm or hurricane impact -- see insurance-hazard-costs for the region's historical storm record.
A real, documented spring severe-weather/tornado risk
Suffolk's April 28, 2008 EF3 tornado is a real, well-documented illustration that spring severe thunderstorm season in this part of Virginia can produce genuinely destructive tornado activity, not just isolated straight-line wind damage -- a real climate-adjacent risk worth knowing beyond hurricane season.
A shared local wrinkle: swamp-fire smoke risk in dry stretches
Suffolk's proximity to the Great Dismal Swamp means unusually dry stretches can produce real, sustained regional smoke and air-quality impact, as in 2011 -- a genuinely local climate-and-hazard interaction shared with neighboring Chesapeake.
Key takeaways
- Suffolk shares Hampton Roads' genuine four-season, humid subtropical climate -- hot, humid summers, comparatively mild winters.
- Atlantic hurricane season (June-November) carries real, if comparatively moderate, regional risk.
- Suffolk's April 2008 EF3 tornado is a real, documented illustration of genuine spring severe-weather risk beyond hurricane season.
- Suffolk shares Great Dismal Swamp wildfire-smoke risk in dry stretches with neighboring Chesapeake.
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