Farmville, Virginia climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Farmville's normal year runs from 26°F January nights to 89°F July afternoons, with 44.5 inches of precipitation and 6 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 14.0°C, January lows of −4°C, July highs of 31°C, 1,130 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationFarmville (2 mi N)
- Station IDUSC00442941
- Location37.33°N 78.39°W
- Elevation450 ft (137 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population7,578
On October 22, the normal high in Farmville is 69°F and the normal low 43°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 25%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Farmville.
- Jan 48° 26°
- Feb 51° 27°
- Mar 59° 34°
- Apr 69° 43°
- May 76° 54°
- Jun 84° 63°
- Jul 89° 67°
- Aug 87° 66°
- Sep 80° 59°
- Oct 71° 46°
- Nov 60° 35°
- Dec 51° 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 in Farmville each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 89°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 26°F. The most precipitation falls in September (4.58 in), the least in February (3.00 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48°F | 26°F | 36.7°F | 3.49 | 0.6 | 9 | <1 | 24 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 51°F | 27°F | 39.1°F | 3.00 | 3.1 | 7 | <1 | 22 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 59°F | 34°F | 46.2°F | 4.09 | 1.0 | 9 | <1 | 16 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 69°F | 43°F | 56.1°F | 3.42 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 4 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 76°F | 54°F | 65.0°F | 4.21 | 0.0 | 11 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 84°F | 63°F | 73.4°F | 3.31 | 0.0 | 9 | 7 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 89°F | 67°F | 77.9°F | 4.02 | 0.0 | 10 | 15 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 87°F | 66°F | 76.2°F | 3.60 | 0.0 | 9 | 10 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 80°F | 59°F | 69.5°F | 4.58 | 0.0 | 8 | 4 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 71°F | 46°F | 58.2°F | 3.62 | 0.0 | 7 | <1 | 3 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 60°F | 35°F | 47.5°F | 3.41 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 15 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 51°F | 29°F | 40.1°F | 3.72 | 1.4 | 8 | <1 | 22 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 69°F | 46°F | 57.2°F | 44.47 | 6.1 | 102 | 38 | 105 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9°C | −4°C | 2.6°C | 89 mm | 2 cm |
| February | 11°C | −3°C | 3.9°C | 76 mm | 8 cm |
| March | 15°C | 1°C | 7.9°C | 104 mm | 3 cm |
| April | 21°C | 6°C | 13.4°C | 87 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 25°C | 12°C | 18.3°C | 107 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 29°C | 17°C | 23.0°C | 84 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 31°C | 20°C | 25.5°C | 102 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 30°C | 19°C | 24.6°C | 91 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 27°C | 15°C | 20.8°C | 116 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 22°C | 8°C | 14.6°C | 92 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 16°C | 2°C | 8.6°C | 87 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 11°C | −1°C | 4.5°C | 94 mm | 4 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00442941; 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 Farmville?
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 USC00442941.
When is the last frost in Farmville?
In Farmville, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 12 in half of years and after April 30 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 29 in half of years and before October 15 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 121 year in 10 after April 30; 9 in 10 after March 29
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 291 year in 10 before October 15; 9 in 10 before November 9
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 199 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 222 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 31 in half of springs and before November 5 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Farmville in zone 7b in ZIP code 23901, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Farmville's NOAA station is in zone 7b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 6°F (25 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 USC00442941; 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 Farmville?
In a normal year in Farmville, 38 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 105 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 102 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 38a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 105a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 5high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 102a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 3a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1897) is 106°F, on June 30, 2012; the lowest is −16°F, on January 29, 1940.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2020, with 60.99 in; the snowiest season is 1979–80, with 40.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00442941; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00442941. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Farmville?
Over a year 76% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Farmville, 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 Farmville need?
A normal year in Farmville brings 4,159 heating degree days, 23% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,341 cooling degree days, 48% 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 4,138 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 879 | 0 |
| February | 725 | 0 |
| March | 584 | 3 |
| April | 292 | 25 |
| May | 99 | 100 |
| June | 10 | 262 |
| July | 0 | 400 |
| August | 1 | 348 |
| September | 34 | 170 |
| October | 240 | 30 |
| November | 525 | 2 |
| December | 771 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 4,159 | 1,341 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00442941. 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 Farmville been warmer than normal lately?
2021 averaged 58.1°F, 0.9°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 57.2°F.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58.1°F | +0.9°F | 38.21 | 6.8 |
Over 63 complete years from 1931 to 2021, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 1.9°F per century (+0.10°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00442941; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Farmville's climate compare?
Farmville is warmer than 50 of the other 80 places with their own NOAA record in Virginia, and wetter than 29. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 57.2°F is warmer than 67%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Farmville 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 Farmville 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.
- Hampden-Sydney, VA1,942 people · 8 mi SW
- Cumberland, VA291 people · 14 mi NE
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 Farmville's climate
What is the coldest month in Farmville?
January, with a normal high of 48°F and a normal low of 26°F. The warmest is July (89°F by day, 67°F at night).
Does it snow in Farmville?
Yes: 6 inches in a normal year, falling on 4 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (3.1 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Farmville?
September, with 4.58 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 3.00 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Farmville in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Farmville in zone 7b in ZIP code 23901, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Farmville's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 6°F (25 years, 1991-2020): zone 7b.
How late can frost come in Farmville?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 12; in one year in ten it comes after April 30. Waiting until April 30 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Virginia climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Greenbay (3 mi NE), VA12 miles from this station, 57.6°F a year
- Keysville, VA22 miles from this station, 57.3°F a year
- Amelia Courthouse, VA22 miles from this station, 58.4°F a year
- Charlotte Court House, VA24 miles from this station, 57.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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