Bland, Virginia climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Bland's normal year runs from 21°F January nights to 82°F July afternoons, with 43.3 inches of precipitation and 27 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 10.5°C, January lows of −6°C, July highs of 28°C, 1,101 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBland
- Station IDUSC00440792
- Location37.10°N 81.12°W
- Elevation2,000 ft (610 m)
- Population (census place)526
On October 22, the normal high in Bland is 64°F and the normal low 36°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 28%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Bland.
- Jan 42° 21°
- Feb 45° 23°
- Mar 53° 28°
- Apr 64° 36°
- May 72° 45°
- Jun 78° 54°
- Jul 82° 58°
- Aug 81° 56°
- Sep 76° 50°
- Oct 66° 38°
- Nov 55° 29°
- Dec 46° 24°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Bland each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 82°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 21°F. The most precipitation falls in May (4.38 in), the least in November (2.50 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42°F | 21°F | 31.5°F | 3.45 | 8.6 | 13 | <1 | 27 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 45°F | 23°F | 34.1°F | 3.07 | 7.0 | 12 | <1 | 24 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 53°F | 28°F | 40.8°F | 4.14 | 4.2 | 13 | <1 | 21 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 64°F | 36°F | 50.0°F | 3.87 | 0.9 | 12 | <1 | 11 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 72°F | 45°F | 58.6°F | 4.38 | 0.0 | 14 | <1 | 3 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 78°F | 54°F | 66.0°F | 4.26 | 0.0 | 13 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 82°F | 58°F | 69.8°F | 4.01 | 0.0 | 13 | 2 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 81°F | 56°F | 68.7°F | 3.67 | 0.0 | 11 | 1 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 76°F | 50°F | 62.8°F | 3.61 | 0.0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 66°F | 38°F | 52.2°F | 2.75 | 0.2 | 8 | <1 | 10 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 55°F | 29°F | 41.9°F | 2.50 | 0.6 | 10 | <1 | 20 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 46°F | 24°F | 34.9°F | 3.62 | 5.4 | 12 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 63°F | 39°F | 50.9°F | 43.33 | 26.9 | 140 | 3 | 141 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6°C | −6°C | −0.3°C | 88 mm | 22 cm |
| February | 7°C | −5°C | 1.2°C | 78 mm | 18 cm |
| March | 12°C | −2°C | 4.9°C | 105 mm | 11 cm |
| April | 18°C | 2°C | 10.0°C | 98 mm | 2 cm |
| May | 22°C | 7°C | 14.8°C | 111 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 26°C | 12°C | 18.9°C | 108 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 28°C | 14°C | 21.0°C | 102 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 27°C | 14°C | 20.4°C | 93 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 24°C | 10°C | 17.1°C | 92 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 19°C | 3°C | 11.2°C | 70 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 13°C | −2°C | 5.5°C | 64 mm | 2 cm |
| December | 8°C | −4°C | 1.6°C | 92 mm | 14 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00440792; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Bland?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August, September and October. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (8).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00440792.
When is the last frost in Bland?
In Bland, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 6 in half of years and after May 22 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 10 in half of years and before September 25 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- May 61 year in 10 after May 22; 9 in 10 after April 20
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 101 year in 10 before September 25; 9 in 10 before October 24
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 157 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 178 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 23 in half of springs and before October 19 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bland in zone 7a in ZIP code 24315, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Bland's NOAA station is in zone 6b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −2°F (21 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Virginia · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00440792; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Bland?
In a normal year in Bland, 3 days a year reach 90°F, 141 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 140 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 141a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 18high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 140a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 11a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1990) is 95°F, on September 14, 1998; the lowest is −22°F, on February 6, 1996.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2004, with 54.15 in; the snowiest season is 1986–87, with 75.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00440792; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00440792. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Bland?
Over a year 70% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Bland, 4.0 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (76%) and February the cloudiest (60%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 60% | 2.0 |
| February | 60% | 2.7 |
| March | 65% | 3.8 |
| April | 70% | 5.0 |
| May | 70% | 5.5 |
| June | 75% | 6.1 |
| July | 74% | 5.8 |
| August | 76% | 5.3 |
| September | 75% | 4.5 |
| October | 71% | 3.4 |
| November | 71% | 2.5 |
| December | 61% | 1.8 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Bland need?
A normal year in Bland brings 5,544 heating degree days, 3% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 448 cooling degree days, 51% fewer than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,661 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,037 | 0 |
| February | 865 | 0 |
| March | 750 | 0 |
| April | 452 | 2 |
| May | 220 | 20 |
| June | 54 | 84 |
| July | 12 | 162 |
| August | 17 | 131 |
| September | 110 | 44 |
| October | 402 | 4 |
| November | 692 | 0 |
| December | 933 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,544 | 448 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00440792. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does Bland's climate compare?
Bland is warmer than 0 of the other 80 places with their own NOAA record in Virginia, and wetter than 17. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 50.9°F is warmer than 44%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Bland is Dfb: continental, no dry season, warm summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Questions about Bland's climate
What is the coldest month in Bland?
January, with a normal high of 42°F and a normal low of 21°F. The warmest is July (82°F by day, 58°F at night).
Does it snow in Bland?
Yes: 27 inches in a normal year, falling on 11 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (8.6 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Bland?
May, with 4.38 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is November with 2.50 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Bland in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Bland in zone 7a in ZIP code 24315, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Bland's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −2°F (21 years, 1991-2020): zone 6b.
How late can frost come in Bland?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 6; in one year in ten it comes after May 22. Waiting until May 22 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Virginia climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Wytheville, VA10 miles from this station, 52.6°F a year
- Burkes Garden, VA12 miles from this station, 49.4°F a year
- Bluefield, WV14 miles from this station, 52.1°F a year
- Pulaski, VA19 miles from this station, 52.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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