Virginia · United States
Portsmouth travel guide
Portsmouth is a city in Virginia, United States, home to about 98,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- ORF11 km · Norfolk International Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/New York
- Language
- Carolinian, Chamorro, Hawaiian
When to go
The best time to visit Portsmouth
Portsmouth has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; July is the wettest, with about 139 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Portsmouth: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), about 11 km from the city centre in a straight line; Newport News Williamsburg International Airport (PHF, 37 km) and Richmond International Airport (RIC, 117 km) are also within reach.
ORF · Norfolk International Airport
PHF · Newport News Williamsburg International Airport
RIC · Richmond International Airport
Questions
Portsmouth: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Portsmouth?
Portsmouth has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; July is the wettest, with about 139 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Portsmouth?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), about 11 km from the city centre in a straight line; Newport News Williamsburg International Airport (PHF, 37 km) and Richmond International Airport (RIC, 117 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Portsmouth?
United States dollar (USD).
Nearby
Destinations near Portsmouth
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.