Reference Data in Virginia Beach 16 indicators covering reference data for Virginia Beach. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Cooling degree 381.96 Degree days 2025 down 15.1% 305th Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling -39.04 Degree days 2025 down 234.6% 1059th Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs 1,206 Degree days 2025 down 0.1% 815th Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating -27.4 Degree days 2025 down 6.9% 150th Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating 84.43 % change on previous year 2025 up 173.4% 112th Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs, annual growth rate 14.05 % change on previous year 2025 up 200.6% 139th Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling -290.11 % change on previous year 2025 down 276.7% 1167th Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Cooling degree -13.49 % change on previous year 2025 down 168.3% 251st Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Extreme precipitation days 15.91 Days per year 2024 up 6.7% 272nd Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation 2.08 Days per year 2024 up 92.9% 457th Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs 24.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years 2024 up 42.4% 861st Wind threats - Cities and FUAs — Exposure to wind threats 66.81 Percentage of area 2023 up 2,022.9% 114th Coastal flooding - Cities and FUAs — Built-up area exposure to 0.1485 Percentage of built-up area 2022 up 2.1% 165th Main mode of transport to work - Cities and FUAs — Employed persons 476,282 Persons 2023 down 1.0% 35th Internet speed - Cities and FUAs — Downloading speed 0.3 Percentage of national value 2025 down 78.6% 869th Internet speed - Cities and FUAs — Uploading speed -6.4 Percentage of national value 2025 down 112.5% 836th