Region · United States
Where to stay in Virginia
This guide covers 18 destinations in Virginia, a first-level administrative division of United States, with 83 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and Arlington. Across its destinations, April and October are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Norfolk International Airport (ORF).
- Destinations in this guide
- 18
- Places to stay
- 83
- Comfortable in the most places
- April and October
- Main airport
- ORFNorfolk International Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/New York
Destinations
Destinations in Virginia
Every destination in this guide in Virginia, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 226,610 | 17 | RIC · 11 km |
| Alexandria | 159,467 | 13 | DCA · 5 km |
| Reston | 63,226 | 10 | IAD · 9 km |
| McLean | 50,773 | 7 | DCA · 15 km |
| Virginia Beach | 459,470 | 5 | ORF · 21 km |
| Norfolk | 238,005 | 5 | ORF · 9 km |
| Roanoke | 100,011 | 5 | ROA · 7 km |
| Centreville | 73,518 | 4 | IAD · 11 km |
| Arlington | 238,643 | 3 | DCA · 6 km |
| Newport News | 186,247 | 3 | PHF · 7 km |
| Lynchburg | 79,009 | 3 | LYH · 9 km |
| Dale City | 72,088 | 3 | IAD · 34 km |
| Hampton | 137,148 | 2 | PHF · 18 km |
| Chesapeake | 249,422 | 1 | ORF · 16 km |
| Spotsylvania County | 140,032 | 1 | CHO · 70 km |
| Harrisonburg | 51,814 | 1 | SHD · 21 km |
| Portsmouth | 97,915 | ORF · 11 km | |
| Suffolk | 94,324 | ORF · 39 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Virginia
83 hotels in Virginia recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
When to go
Best time to visit Virginia
From the climate of 18 destinations in Virginia with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: April and October.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 18 | 8 °C | 82 mm |
| February | 0 of 18 | 10 °C | 73 mm |
| March | 0 of 18 | 15 °C | 96 mm |
| April | 1 of 18 | 20 °C | 81 mm |
| May | 0 of 18 | 25 °C | 90 mm |
| June | 0 of 18 | 29 °C | 100 mm |
| July | 0 of 18 | 31 °C | 113 mm |
| August | 0 of 18 | 30 °C | 97 mm |
| September | 0 of 18 | 27 °C | 114 mm |
| October | 1 of 18 | 21 °C | 90 mm |
| November | 0 of 18 | 15 °C | 80 mm |
| December | 0 of 18 | 10 °C | 91 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. 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
Airports serving Virginia
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Virginia name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
ORF · Norfolk International Airport
IAD · Washington Dulles International Airport
DCA · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
PHF · Newport News Williamsburg International Airport
RIC · Richmond International Airport
LYH · Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field
CHO · Charlottesville Albemarle Airport
ROA · Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport
SHD · Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport
BWI · Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
LWB · Greenbrier Valley Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Virginia, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in United States
Regional holidays observed in Virginia
Nearby
Regions near Virginia
Other regions of United States with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.