Brookneal, Virginia climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Brookneal's normal year runs from 24°F January nights to 88°F July afternoons, with 46.0 inches of precipitation and 7 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 13.6°C, January lows of −4°C, July highs of 31°C, 1,168 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBrookneal
- Station IDUSC00441082
- Location37.07°N 78.95°W
- Elevation408 ft (124 m)
- Population1,076
On October 12, the normal high in Brookneal is 72°F and the normal low 45°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 31%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Brookneal.
- Jan 48° 24°
- Feb 52° 26°
- Mar 60° 32°
- Apr 71° 42°
- May 78° 52°
- Jun 86° 60°
- Jul 88° 65°
- Aug 87° 64°
- Sep 81° 56°
- Oct 71° 43°
- Nov 60° 32°
- Dec 51° 27°
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 Brookneal each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 88°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 24°F. The most precipitation falls in May (4.76 in), the least in February (2.77 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48°F | 24°F | 35.9°F | 3.73 | 3.1 | 10 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 52°F | 26°F | 38.9°F | 2.77 | 2.3 | 9 | <1 | 23 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 60°F | 32°F | 45.9°F | 4.03 | 0.5 | 11 | <1 | 19 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 71°F | 42°F | 56.2°F | 3.39 | 0.0 | 11 | <1 | 7 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 78°F | 52°F | 64.9°F | 4.76 | 0.0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 86°F | 60°F | 72.9°F | 4.13 | 0.0 | 11 | 5 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 88°F | 65°F | 76.6°F | 4.29 | 0.0 | 11 | 11 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 87°F | 64°F | 75.5°F | 3.51 | 0.0 | 10 | 10 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 81°F | 56°F | 68.6°F | 4.27 | 0.0 | 9 | 4 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 71°F | 43°F | 56.9°F | 3.82 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 5 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 60°F | 32°F | 46.1°F | 3.64 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 19 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 51°F | 27°F | 39.0°F | 3.66 | 1.5 | 10 | <1 | 25 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 69°F | 44°F | 56.5°F | 46.00 | 7.4 | 121 | 32 | 125 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9°C | −4°C | 2.2°C | 95 mm | 8 cm |
| February | 11°C | −3°C | 3.8°C | 70 mm | 6 cm |
| March | 16°C | 0°C | 7.7°C | 102 mm | 1 cm |
| April | 22°C | 5°C | 13.4°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 26°C | 11°C | 18.3°C | 121 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 30°C | 16°C | 22.7°C | 105 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 31°C | 18°C | 24.8°C | 109 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 31°C | 18°C | 24.2°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 27°C | 14°C | 20.3°C | 108 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 21°C | 6°C | 13.8°C | 97 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 16°C | 0°C | 7.8°C | 92 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 11°C | −3°C | 3.9°C | 93 mm | 4 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00441082; 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 Brookneal?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (9).
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 USC00441082.
When is the last frost in Brookneal?
In Brookneal, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 17 in half of years and after May 5 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 24 in half of years and before October 10 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
- April 171 year in 10 after May 5; 9 in 10 after April 2
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 241 year in 10 before October 10; 9 in 10 before November 5
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 188 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 211 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 4 in half of springs and before November 1 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Brookneal in zone 7b in ZIP code 24528, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Virginia · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00441082; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. 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 Brookneal?
In a normal year in Brookneal, 32 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 125 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 121 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 32a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 125a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 9high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 121a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 2a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1953) is 105°F, on August 10, 2007; the lowest is −9°F, on February 20, 2015.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2018, with 67.68 in; the snowiest season is 1961–62, with 39.1 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00441082; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00441082. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Brookneal?
Over a year 76% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Brookneal, 4.3 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (80%) and February the cloudiest (72%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 73% | 2.4 |
| February | 72% | 3.1 |
| March | 72% | 4.2 |
| April | 74% | 5.3 |
| May | 75% | 5.8 |
| June | 80% | 6.3 |
| July | 80% | 6.1 |
| August | 79% | 5.4 |
| September | 76% | 4.5 |
| October | 75% | 3.5 |
| November | 77% | 2.7 |
| December | 72% | 2.1 |
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 Brookneal need?
A normal year in Brookneal brings 4,329 heating degree days, 19% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,245 cooling degree days, 37% more than the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,971 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 902 | 0 |
| February | 731 | 0 |
| March | 595 | 3 |
| April | 286 | 22 |
| May | 101 | 98 |
| June | 12 | 249 |
| July | 1 | 362 |
| August | 2 | 328 |
| September | 48 | 157 |
| October | 279 | 26 |
| November | 569 | 1 |
| December | 805 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,329 | 1,245 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00441082. 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.
Has Brookneal been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 55.9°F, 0.6°F below the 1991-2020 normal of 56.5°F. 3 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56.8°F | +0.3°F | 35.53 | 5.3 |
| 2022 | 56.7°F | +0.2°F | 39.93 | 4.6 |
| 2023 | 56.5°F | at normal | 42.28 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 57.4°F | +0.9°F | 49.25 | 1.2 |
| 2025 | 55.9°F | −0.6°F | 39.31 | 9.4 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00441082. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Brookneal's climate compare?
Brookneal is warmer than 46 of the other 80 places with their own NOAA record in Virginia, and wetter than 39. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 56.5°F is warmer than 65%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Brookneal is Cfa: temperate, no dry season, hot 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.
Which places near Brookneal share this climate record?
Nathalie has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Nathalie, VA54 people · 8 mi S
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Brookneal's climate
What is the coldest month in Brookneal?
January, with a normal high of 48°F and a normal low of 24°F. The warmest is July (88°F by day, 65°F at night).
Does it snow in Brookneal?
Yes: 7 inches in a normal year, falling on 4 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (3.1 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Brookneal?
May, with 4.76 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.77 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Brookneal in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Brookneal in zone 7b in ZIP code 24528, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Brookneal?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 17; in one year in ten it comes after May 5. Waiting until May 5 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Virginia climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Charlotte Court House, VA17 miles from this station, 57.3°F a year
- Appomattox, VA19 miles from this station, 56.4°F a year
- Lynchburg, VA22 miles from this station, 56.2°F a year
- South Boston, VA26 miles from this station, 58.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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