Edinburg, Virginia climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Edinburg's normal year runs from 21°F January nights to 85°F July afternoons, with 37.2 inches of precipitation and 21 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 11.6°C, January lows of −6°C, July highs of 30°C, 944 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationEdinburg
- Station IDUSC00442663
- Location38.80°N 78.59°W
- Elevation928 ft (283 m)
- Population1,213
On October 23, the normal high in Edinburg is 65°F and the normal low 38°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 26%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Edinburg.
- Jan 43° 21°
- Feb 46° 23°
- Mar 54° 29°
- Apr 65° 38°
- May 74° 49°
- Jun 81° 58°
- Jul 85° 62°
- Aug 84° 60°
- Sep 78° 53°
- Oct 67° 41°
- Nov 56° 31°
- 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 Edinburg each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 85°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 21°F. The most precipitation falls in June (4.30 in), the least in February (1.81 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43°F | 21°F | 31.9°F | 2.38 | 4.8 | 8 | <1 | 27 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 46°F | 23°F | 34.5°F | 1.81 | 7.7 | 7 | <1 | 25 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 54°F | 29°F | 41.3°F | 2.88 | 3.3 | 9 | <1 | 21 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 65°F | 38°F | 51.7°F | 3.12 | 0.0 | 11 | <1 | 8 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 74°F | 49°F | 61.1°F | 4.02 | 0.0 | 13 | <1 | 1 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 81°F | 58°F | 69.6°F | 4.30 | 0.0 | 13 | 3 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 85°F | 62°F | 73.7°F | 4.07 | 0.0 | 12 | 7 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 84°F | 60°F | 72.0°F | 3.40 | 0.0 | 12 | 5 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 78°F | 53°F | 65.4°F | 3.69 | 0.0 | 9 | 2 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 67°F | 41°F | 53.9°F | 2.55 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 6 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 56°F | 31°F | 43.4°F | 2.28 | 0.1 | 7 | <1 | 18 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 46°F | 24°F | 35.2°F | 2.66 | 5.1 | 9 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 65°F | 41°F | 52.8°F | 37.16 | 21.0 | 118 | 18 | 132 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6°C | −6°C | −0.1°C | 60 mm | 12 cm |
| February | 8°C | −5°C | 1.4°C | 46 mm | 20 cm |
| March | 12°C | −2°C | 5.2°C | 73 mm | 8 cm |
| April | 18°C | 3°C | 10.9°C | 79 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 23°C | 9°C | 16.2°C | 102 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 27°C | 14°C | 20.9°C | 109 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 30°C | 17°C | 23.2°C | 103 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 29°C | 16°C | 22.2°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 26°C | 12°C | 18.6°C | 94 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 19°C | 5°C | 12.2°C | 65 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 13°C | 0°C | 6.3°C | 58 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 8°C | −4°C | 1.8°C | 68 mm | 13 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00442663; 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 Edinburg?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, 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 USC00442663.
When is the last frost in Edinburg?
In Edinburg, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 25 in half of years and after May 13 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 19 in half of years and before October 6 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 251 year in 10 after May 13; 9 in 10 after April 11
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 191 year in 10 before October 6; 9 in 10 before October 30
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 174 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 197 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 13 in half of springs and before October 28 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Edinburg in zone 7a in ZIP code 22824, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Edinburg's NOAA station is in zone 7a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 1°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 USC00442663; 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 Edinburg?
In a normal year in Edinburg, 18 days a year reach 90°F, 132 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 118 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 18a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 132a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 14high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 118a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 6a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00442663.
How sunny is Edinburg?
Over a year 74% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Edinburg, 4.1 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (78%) and January the cloudiest (69%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 69% | 2.2 |
| February | 70% | 3.0 |
| March | 70% | 4.0 |
| April | 72% | 5.0 |
| May | 71% | 5.5 |
| June | 77% | 6.2 |
| July | 78% | 6.0 |
| August | 78% | 5.3 |
| September | 75% | 4.4 |
| October | 74% | 3.4 |
| November | 75% | 2.5 |
| December | 70% | 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 much heating and cooling does Edinburg need?
A normal year in Edinburg brings 5,219 heating degree days, 3% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 807 cooling degree days, 11% 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 3,211 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,026 | 0 |
| February | 854 | 0 |
| March | 735 | 0 |
| April | 407 | 8 |
| May | 167 | 46 |
| June | 26 | 163 |
| July | 2 | 270 |
| August | 6 | 223 |
| September | 75 | 87 |
| October | 351 | 9 |
| November | 647 | 0 |
| December | 922 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,219 | 807 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00442663. 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 Edinburg's climate compare?
Edinburg is warmer than 10 of the other 80 places with their own NOAA record in Virginia, and wetter than 0. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 52.8°F is warmer than 53%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Edinburg is Dfa: continental, 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 Edinburg share this climate record?
4 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.
- New Market, VA2,202 people · 12 mi SW
- Mount Jackson, VA2,019 people · 6 mi SW
- Bowmans Crossing, VA349 people · 0 mi SW
- Quicksburg, VA145 people · 9 mi SW
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 Edinburg's climate
What is the coldest month in Edinburg?
January, with a normal high of 43°F and a normal low of 21°F. The warmest is July (85°F by day, 62°F at night).
Does it snow in Edinburg?
Yes: 21 inches in a normal year, falling on 11 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (7.7 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Edinburg?
June, with 4.30 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 1.81 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Edinburg in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Edinburg in zone 7a in ZIP code 22824, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Edinburg's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 1°F (18 years, 1991-2020): zone 7a.
How late can frost come in Edinburg?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 25; in one year in ten it comes after May 13. Waiting until May 13 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Virginia climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Woodstock, VA9 miles from this station, 53.2°F a year
- Luray, VA15 miles from this station, 54.0°F a year
- Lost River, WV15 miles from this station, 50.7°F a year
- Wardensville, WV21 miles from this station, 51.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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