Crozier, Virginia climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Crozier's normal year runs from 26°F January nights to 87°F July afternoons, with 44.9 inches of precipitation and 10 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 13.4°C, January lows of −3°C, July highs of 30°C, 1,139 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationCrozier
- Station IDUSC00442142
- Location37.67°N 77.88°W
- Elevation350 ft (107 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Crozier is 67°F and the normal low 42°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 24%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Crozier.
- Jan 46° 26°
- Feb 50° 28°
- Mar 57° 33°
- Apr 68° 43°
- May 75° 52°
- Jun 83° 61°
- Jul 87° 66°
- Aug 86° 64°
- Sep 79° 58°
- Oct 69° 45°
- Nov 58° 35°
- Dec 49° 29°
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 Crozier each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 87°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 26°F. The most precipitation falls in September (4.63 in), the least in February (2.78 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46°F | 26°F | 35.9°F | 3.27 | 3.0 | 8 | <1 | 24 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 50°F | 28°F | 38.5°F | 2.78 | 3.6 | 7 | <1 | 21 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 57°F | 33°F | 45.2°F | 3.51 | 1.5 | 9 | <1 | 17 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 68°F | 43°F | 55.4°F | 4.05 | 0.1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 75°F | 52°F | 63.6°F | 4.24 | 0.0 | 11 | 2 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 83°F | 61°F | 72.1°F | 3.79 | 0.0 | 9 | 7 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 87°F | 66°F | 76.3°F | 3.95 | 0.0 | 10 | 15 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 86°F | 64°F | 75.0°F | 4.05 | 0.0 | 8 | 11 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 79°F | 58°F | 68.4°F | 4.63 | 0.0 | 7 | 4 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 69°F | 45°F | 56.9°F | 3.71 | 0.0 | 7 | <1 | 3 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 58°F | 35°F | 46.6°F | 3.34 | 0.0 | 7 | <1 | 15 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 49°F | 29°F | 39.1°F | 3.53 | 2.0 | 8 | <1 | 23 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 67°F | 45°F | 56.1°F | 44.85 | 10.2 | 100 | 40 | 107 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8°C | −3°C | 2.2°C | 83 mm | 8 cm |
| February | 10°C | −2°C | 3.6°C | 71 mm | 9 cm |
| March | 14°C | 1°C | 7.3°C | 89 mm | 4 cm |
| April | 20°C | 6°C | 13.0°C | 103 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 24°C | 11°C | 17.6°C | 108 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 28°C | 16°C | 22.3°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 30°C | 19°C | 24.6°C | 100 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 30°C | 18°C | 23.9°C | 103 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 26°C | 14°C | 20.2°C | 118 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 21°C | 7°C | 13.8°C | 94 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 15°C | 2°C | 8.1°C | 85 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 10°C | −2°C | 3.9°C | 90 mm | 5 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00442142; 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 Crozier?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, September and October. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (7).
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 USC00442142.
When is the last frost at Crozier?
In Crozier, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 17 in half of years and after May 8 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 27 in half of years and before October 13 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 8; 9 in 10 after April 1
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 271 year in 10 before October 13; 9 in 10 before November 6
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 191 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 214 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 3 in half of springs and before November 5 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Crozier in zone 7a in ZIP code 23160, 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 5°F (20 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 USC00442142; 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 Crozier?
In a normal year in Crozier, 40 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 107 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 100 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 40a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 107a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 6high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 100a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 4a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1976) is 105°F, on July 5, 2026; the lowest is −9°F, on February 6, 1996.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2018, with 60.42 in; the snowiest season is 2009–10, with 44.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00442142; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00442142. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Crozier?
Over a year 76% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Crozier, 4.3 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (81%) and March the cloudiest (72%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 72% | 2.4 |
| February | 72% | 3.1 |
| March | 72% | 4.1 |
| April | 74% | 5.2 |
| May | 75% | 5.8 |
| June | 80% | 6.3 |
| July | 81% | 6.1 |
| August | 80% | 5.5 |
| 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 many heating and cooling degree days does Crozier record?
A normal year at Crozier brings 4,377 heating degree days, 19% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,160 cooling degree days, 28% more than the median (908). Six months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,864 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 902 | 0 |
| February | 742 | 0 |
| March | 616 | 2 |
| April | 310 | 22 |
| May | 119 | 76 |
| June | 13 | 226 |
| July | 0 | 352 |
| August | 2 | 312 |
| September | 44 | 146 |
| October | 272 | 23 |
| November | 555 | 1 |
| December | 802 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,377 | 1,160 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00442142. 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 Crozier been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 57.3°F, 1.2°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 56.1°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57.5°F | +1.4°F | 36.95 | 8.3 |
| 2022 | 56.9°F | +0.8°F | 44.64 | 9.1 |
| 2023 | 57.9°F | +1.8°F | 46.14 | 1.5 |
| 2024 | 58.9°F | +2.8°F | 47.69 | 2.5 |
| 2025 | 57.3°F | +1.2°F | 47.08 | 17.0 |
Over 33 complete years from 1977 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 5.0°F per century (+0.28°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00442142; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Crozier's climate compare?
Crozier is warmer than 42 of the 81 places with their own NOAA record in Virginia, and wetter than 31. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 56.1°F is warmer than 64%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Crozier 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 Crozier share this climate record?
3 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.
- Midlothian, VA18,702 people · 18 mi SE
- Goochland, VA1,301 people · 2 mi NW
- Powhatan, VA665 people · 9 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 Crozier's climate
What is the coldest month at Crozier?
January, with a normal high of 46°F and a normal low of 26°F. The warmest is July (87°F by day, 66°F at night).
Does it snow at Crozier?
Yes: 10 inches in a normal year, falling on 4 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (3.6 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Crozier?
September, with 4.63 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.78 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Crozier in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Crozier in zone 7a in ZIP code 23160, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 5°F (20 years, 1991-2020): zone 7a.
How late can frost come at Crozier?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 17; in one year in ten it comes after May 8. Waiting until May 8 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Virginia climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Bremo Bluff, VA23 miles from this station, 56.5°F a year
- Amelia Courthouse, VA23 miles from this station, 58.4°F a year
- Palmyra, VA24 miles from this station, 55.3°F a year
- Ashland, VA24 miles from this station, 58.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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