Copper Hill, Virginia climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Copper Hill's normal year runs from 22°F January nights to 80°F July afternoons, with 49.9 inches of precipitation and 18 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 10.7°C, January lows of −6°C, July highs of 27°C, 1,268 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationCopper Hill
- Station IDUSC00441999
- Location37.08°N 80.14°W
- Elevation2,846 ft (868 m)
On October 22, the normal high in Copper Hill is 61°F and the normal low 40°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 30%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Copper Hill.
- Jan 40° 22°
- Feb 44° 24°
- Mar 51° 30°
- Apr 62° 40°
- May 69° 49°
- Jun 77° 57°
- Jul 80° 61°
- Aug 78° 60°
- Sep 72° 54°
- Oct 63° 43°
- Nov 52° 33°
- Dec 44° 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 at Copper Hill each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 80°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 22°F. The most precipitation falls in June (5.42 in), the least in February (2.86 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40°F | 22°F | 31.1°F | 3.61 | 5.3 | 11 | <1 | 25 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 44°F | 24°F | 33.7°F | 2.86 | 5.4 | 10 | <1 | 21 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 51°F | 30°F | 40.7°F | 3.93 | 3.0 | 11 | <1 | 17 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 62°F | 40°F | 51.1°F | 4.20 | 0.6 | 12 | <1 | 6 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 69°F | 49°F | 59.0°F | 5.07 | 0.0 | 14 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 77°F | 57°F | 67.1°F | 5.42 | 0.0 | 13 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 80°F | 61°F | 70.6°F | 4.37 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 78°F | 60°F | 68.9°F | 4.44 | 0.0 | 12 | <1 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 72°F | 54°F | 62.7°F | 5.39 | 0.0 | 10 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 63°F | 43°F | 52.5°F | 3.48 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 2 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 52°F | 33°F | 42.4°F | 3.56 | 0.4 | 9 | <1 | 14 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 44°F | 27°F | 35.1°F | 3.58 | 3.7 | 11 | <1 | 21 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 61°F | 42°F | 51.2°F | 49.91 | 18.4 | 134 | 1 | 106 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5°C | −6°C | −0.5°C | 92 mm | 13 cm |
| February | 6°C | −5°C | 0.9°C | 73 mm | 14 cm |
| March | 11°C | −1°C | 4.8°C | 100 mm | 8 cm |
| April | 17°C | 4°C | 10.6°C | 107 mm | 2 cm |
| May | 21°C | 9°C | 15.0°C | 129 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 25°C | 14°C | 19.5°C | 138 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 27°C | 16°C | 21.4°C | 111 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 26°C | 15°C | 20.5°C | 113 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 22°C | 12°C | 17.1°C | 137 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 17°C | 6°C | 11.4°C | 88 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 11°C | 0°C | 5.8°C | 90 mm | 1 cm |
| December | 6°C | −3°C | 1.7°C | 91 mm | 9 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00441999; 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.
Which months are mildest at Copper Hill?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (10).
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 USC00441999.
When is the last frost at Copper Hill?
In Copper Hill, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 21 in half of years and after May 10 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 25 in half of years and before October 12 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 211 year in 10 after May 10; 9 in 10 after April 5
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 251 year in 10 before October 12; 9 in 10 before November 7
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 186 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 212 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 6 in half of springs and before November 3 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Copper Hill in zone 7a in ZIP code 24079, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 7a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 2°F (18 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Virginia · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00441999; 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 at Copper Hill?
In a normal year in Copper Hill, 1 day a year reaches 90°F, 106 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 134 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 106a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 22high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 134a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 6a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00441999.
How sunny is it at Copper Hill?
Over a year 71% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Copper Hill, 4.1 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (76%) and January the cloudiest (65%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 65% | 2.2 |
| February | 65% | 2.9 |
| March | 67% | 3.9 |
| April | 71% | 5.1 |
| May | 70% | 5.5 |
| June | 75% | 6.1 |
| July | 75% | 5.9 |
| August | 76% | 5.3 |
| September | 74% | 4.4 |
| October | 72% | 3.4 |
| November | 73% | 2.6 |
| December | 65% | 1.9 |
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 many heating and cooling degree days does Copper Hill record?
A normal year at Copper Hill brings 5,480 heating degree days, 2% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 488 cooling degree days, 46% 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 2,777 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,051 | 0 |
| February | 876 | 0 |
| March | 755 | 0 |
| April | 423 | 5 |
| May | 204 | 19 |
| June | 35 | 97 |
| July | 7 | 180 |
| August | 14 | 135 |
| September | 116 | 47 |
| October | 393 | 6 |
| November | 678 | 0 |
| December | 928 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,480 | 488 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00441999. 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.
Have recent years at Copper Hill been warmer than normal?
2023 averaged 51.1°F, 0.1°F below the 1991-2020 normal of 51.2°F. 1 of the 2 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52.7°F | +1.5°F | 40.65 | 20.0 |
| 2023 | 51.1°F | −0.1°F | 46.31 | 2.8 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00441999. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Copper Hill's climate compare?
Copper Hill is warmer than 1 of the 81 places with their own NOAA record in Virginia, and wetter than 65. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 51.2°F is warmer than 46%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Copper Hill 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.
Which places near Copper Hill share this climate record?
2 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their 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.
- Elliston, VA1,041 people · 11 mi NW
- Lafayette, VA528 people · 11 mi N
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 Copper Hill's climate
What is the coldest month at Copper Hill?
January, with a normal high of 40°F and a normal low of 22°F. The warmest is July (80°F by day, 61°F at night).
Does it snow at Copper Hill?
Yes: 18 inches in a normal year, falling on 8 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (5.4 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Copper Hill?
June, with 5.42 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.86 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Copper Hill in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Copper Hill in zone 7a in ZIP code 24079, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 2°F (18 years, 1991-2020): zone 7a.
How late can frost come at Copper Hill?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 21; in one year in ten it comes after May 10. Waiting until May 10 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Virginia climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Floyd, VA14 miles from this station, 51.4°F a year
- Rocky Mount, VA15 miles from this station, 56.1°F a year
- Christiansburg, VA15 miles from this station, 52.6°F a year
- Blacksburg, VA17 miles from this station, 52.1°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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