Clarksville, Virginia climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Clarksville's normal year runs from 28°F January nights to 90°F July afternoons, with 46.3 inches of precipitation and 4 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 15.3°C, January lows of −2°C, July highs of 32°C, 1,176 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationClarksville
- Station IDUSC00441746
- Location36.62°N 78.55°W
- Elevation330 ft (101 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population1,309
On October 22, the normal high in Clarksville is 71°F and the normal low 45°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 21%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Clarksville.
- Jan 50° 28°
- Feb 54° 30°
- Mar 62° 37°
- Apr 72° 46°
- May 78° 56°
- Jun 86° 64°
- Jul 90° 69°
- Aug 88° 67°
- Sep 82° 62°
- Oct 73° 48°
- Nov 63° 38°
- Dec 53° 32°
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 Clarksville each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 90°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 28°F. The most precipitation falls in June (5.19 in), the least in February (2.87 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50°F | 28°F | 39.3°F | 3.30 | 1.9 | 8 | <1 | 21 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 54°F | 30°F | 42.2°F | 2.87 | 1.1 | 8 | <1 | 18 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 62°F | 37°F | 49.5°F | 3.85 | 0.3 | 8 | <1 | 11 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 72°F | 46°F | 59.0°F | 3.47 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 78°F | 56°F | 67.3°F | 4.61 | 0.0 | 8 | 2 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 86°F | 64°F | 75.2°F | 5.19 | 0.0 | 8 | 11 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 90°F | 69°F | 79.6°F | 4.37 | 0.0 | 8 | 18 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 88°F | 67°F | 77.7°F | 3.29 | 0.0 | 7 | 15 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 82°F | 62°F | 71.9°F | 4.76 | 0.0 | 6 | 7 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 73°F | 48°F | 60.4°F | 3.76 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 63°F | 38°F | 50.3°F | 3.24 | 0.0 | 6 | <1 | 9 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 53°F | 32°F | 42.5°F | 3.59 | 0.4 | 8 | <1 | 17 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 71°F | 48°F | 59.6°F | 46.30 | 3.7 | 88 | 54 | 78 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10°C | −2°C | 4.1°C | 84 mm | 5 cm |
| February | 12°C | −1°C | 5.7°C | 73 mm | 3 cm |
| March | 17°C | 3°C | 9.7°C | 98 mm | 1 cm |
| April | 22°C | 8°C | 15.0°C | 88 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 26°C | 13°C | 19.6°C | 117 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 30°C | 18°C | 24.0°C | 132 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 32°C | 21°C | 26.4°C | 111 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 31°C | 20°C | 25.4°C | 84 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 28°C | 16°C | 22.2°C | 121 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 23°C | 9°C | 15.8°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 17°C | 3°C | 10.2°C | 82 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 12°C | 0°C | 5.8°C | 91 mm | 1 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00441746; 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 Clarksville?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (6).
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 USC00441746.
When is the last frost in Clarksville?
In Clarksville, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 31 in half of years and after April 14 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 5 in half of years and before October 23 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
- March 311 year in 10 after April 14; 9 in 10 after March 15
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 51 year in 10 before October 23; 9 in 10 before November 21
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 220 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 244 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 18 in half of springs and before November 18 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Clarksville in zone 7b in ZIP code 23927, 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 USC00441746; 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 Clarksville?
In a normal year in Clarksville, 54 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more), 78 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 88 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 54a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 78a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 3high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 88a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 1a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00441746.
How sunny is Clarksville?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Clarksville, 4.4 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (81%) and February the cloudiest (72%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 74% | 2.5 |
| February | 72% | 3.2 |
| March | 72% | 4.2 |
| April | 77% | 5.4 |
| May | 77% | 5.9 |
| June | 81% | 6.4 |
| July | 81% | 6.1 |
| August | 80% | 5.5 |
| September | 76% | 4.5 |
| October | 76% | 3.6 |
| November | 78% | 2.8 |
| December | 73% | 2.2 |
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 Clarksville need?
A normal year in Clarksville brings 3,537 heating degree days, 34% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,593 cooling degree days, 75% 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 4,639 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 797 | 0 |
| February | 637 | 0 |
| March | 486 | 6 |
| April | 211 | 32 |
| May | 58 | 128 |
| June | 3 | 309 |
| July | 0 | 453 |
| August | 0 | 396 |
| September | 16 | 223 |
| October | 188 | 43 |
| November | 444 | 3 |
| December | 698 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,537 | 1,593 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00441746. 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 Clarksville been warmer than normal lately?
2023 averaged 60.7°F, 1.1°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 59.6°F. 2 of the 2 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 60.1°F | +0.5°F | 44.68 | 0.6 |
| 2023 | 60.7°F | +1.1°F | 43.53 | 0.0 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00441746. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Clarksville's climate compare?
Clarksville is warmer than 73 of the other 80 places with their own NOAA record in Virginia, and wetter than 42. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 59.6°F is warmer than 74%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Clarksville 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 Clarksville share this climate record?
Stovall 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.
- Stovall, NC340 people · 12 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 Clarksville's climate
What is the coldest month in Clarksville?
January, with a normal high of 50°F and a normal low of 28°F. The warmest is July (90°F by day, 69°F at night).
Does it snow in Clarksville?
Yes: 4 inches in a normal year, falling on 2 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (1.9 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Clarksville?
June, with 5.19 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.87 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Clarksville in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Clarksville in zone 7b in ZIP code 23927, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Clarksville?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 31; in one year in ten it comes after April 14. Waiting until April 14 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Virginia climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Chase City, VA12 miles from this station, 58.6°F a year
- John H Kerr Dam, VA14 miles from this station, 60.3°F a year
- South Boston, VA19 miles from this station, 58.5°F a year
- Henderson, NC21 miles from this station, 58.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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