Fort Pickett, Virginia climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Fort Pickett's normal year runs from 27°F January nights to 88°F July afternoons, with 46.8 inches of precipitation and 3 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 14.2°C, January lows of −3°C, July highs of 31°C, 1,190 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationFort Pickett
- Station IDUSC00441322
- Location37.04°N 77.95°W
- Elevation330 ft (101 m)
On October 22, the normal high in Fort Pickett is 68°F and the normal low 44°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 Fort Pickett.
- Jan 48° 27°
- Feb 52° 28°
- Mar 59° 35°
- Apr 70° 44°
- May 77° 54°
- Jun 84° 63°
- Jul 88° 68°
- Aug 86° 66°
- Sep 80° 59°
- Oct 70° 47°
- Nov 60° 36°
- Dec 52° 30°
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 Fort Pickett each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 88°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 27°F. The most precipitation falls in July (4.43 in), the least in February (2.86 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48°F | 27°F | 37.4°F | 3.74 | 1.5 | 9 | <1 | 23 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 52°F | 28°F | 40.0°F | 2.86 | 0.6 | 8 | <1 | 22 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 59°F | 35°F | 47.1°F | 4.12 | 0.4 | 9 | <1 | 15 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 70°F | 44°F | 56.9°F | 3.69 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 4 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 77°F | 54°F | 65.5°F | 4.35 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 84°F | 63°F | 73.6°F | 4.28 | 0.0 | 9 | 6 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 88°F | 68°F | 77.8°F | 4.43 | 0.0 | 10 | 12 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 86°F | 66°F | 76.0°F | 4.20 | 0.0 | 9 | 8 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 80°F | 59°F | 69.8°F | 4.39 | 0.0 | 8 | 2 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 70°F | 47°F | 58.5°F | 3.90 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 3 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 60°F | 36°F | 48.1°F | 3.13 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 14 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 52°F | 30°F | 40.6°F | 3.75 | 0.8 | 9 | <1 | 22 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 69°F | 46°F | 57.6°F | 46.84 | 3.3 | 105 | 30 | 102 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9°C | −3°C | 3.0°C | 95 mm | 4 cm |
| February | 11°C | −2°C | 4.4°C | 73 mm | 2 cm |
| March | 15°C | 2°C | 8.4°C | 105 mm | 1 cm |
| April | 21°C | 7°C | 13.8°C | 94 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 25°C | 12°C | 18.6°C | 110 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 29°C | 17°C | 23.1°C | 109 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 31°C | 20°C | 25.4°C | 113 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 30°C | 19°C | 24.4°C | 107 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 27°C | 15°C | 21.0°C | 112 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 21°C | 8°C | 14.7°C | 99 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 16°C | 2°C | 8.9°C | 80 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 11°C | −1°C | 4.8°C | 95 mm | 2 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00441322; 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 Fort Pickett?
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 (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 USC00441322.
When is the last frost at Fort Pickett?
In Fort Pickett, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 11 in half of years and after May 1 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 30 in half of years and before October 16 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 111 year in 10 after May 1; 9 in 10 after March 28
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 301 year in 10 before October 16; 9 in 10 before November 11
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 200 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 222 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 30 in half of springs and before November 7 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Fort Pickett in zone 7b in ZIP code 23824, 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 7b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 6°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 USC00441322; 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 Fort Pickett?
In a normal year in Fort Pickett, 30 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 102 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 105 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 30a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 102a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 5high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 105a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 1a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1972) is 103°F, on June 30, 2012; the lowest is −13°F, on January 8, 2018.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1979, with 63.50 in; the snowiest season is 1979–80, with 37.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00441322; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00441322. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Fort Pickett?
Over a year 76% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Fort Pickett, 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 Fort Pickett record?
A normal year at Fort Pickett brings 4,014 heating degree days, 25% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,354 cooling degree days, 49% 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 4,210 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 857 | 0 |
| February | 699 | 0 |
| March | 559 | 4 |
| April | 271 | 29 |
| May | 88 | 105 |
| June | 10 | 268 |
| July | 0 | 395 |
| August | 1 | 342 |
| September | 31 | 176 |
| October | 235 | 32 |
| November | 509 | 2 |
| December | 755 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 4,014 | 1,354 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00441322. 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 Fort Pickett been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 57.5°F, 0.1°F below the 1991-2020 normal of 57.6°F. 3 of the 4 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58.7°F | +1.1°F | 41.74 | 1.2 |
| 2022 | 58.0°F | +0.4°F | 43.14 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 59.0°F | +1.4°F | 53.98 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 57.5°F | −0.1°F | 48.12 | 12.5 |
Over 36 complete years from 1973 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 5.2°F per century (+0.29°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00441322; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Fort Pickett's climate compare?
Fort Pickett is warmer than 54 of the 81 places with their own NOAA record in Virginia, and wetter than 50. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 57.6°F is warmer than 68%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Fort Pickett 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 Fort Pickett 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.
- Blackstone, VA3,344 people · 4 mi NW
- Kenbridge, VA1,111 people · 11 mi SW
- McKenney, VA465 people · 13 mi E
- Nottoway Court House, VA96 people · 9 mi NW
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 Fort Pickett's climate
What is the coldest month at Fort Pickett?
January, with a normal high of 48°F and a normal low of 27°F. The warmest is July (88°F by day, 68°F at night).
Does it snow at Fort Pickett?
Yes: 3 inches in a normal year, falling on 2 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (1.5 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Fort Pickett?
July, with 4.43 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.86 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Fort Pickett in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Fort Pickett in zone 7b in ZIP code 23824, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 6°F (18 years, 1991-2020): zone 7b.
How late can frost come at Fort Pickett?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 11; in one year in ten it comes after May 1. Waiting until May 1 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Virginia climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Lawrenceville, VA21 miles from this station, 58.6°F a year
- Greenbay (3 mi NE), VA21 miles from this station, 57.6°F a year
- Amelia Courthouse, VA21 miles from this station, 58.4°F a year
- Keysville, VA29 miles from this station, 57.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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