Fredericksburg, Virginia climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Fredericksburg's normal year runs from 25°F January nights to 89°F July afternoons, with 43.4 inches of precipitation and 11 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 13.8°C, January lows of −4°C, July highs of 31°C, 1,102 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationFredericksburg Sewage
- Station IDUSC00443204
- Location38.29°N 77.45°W
- Elevation60 ft (18 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population29,992
On October 14, the normal high in Fredericksburg is 71°F and the normal low 47°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 29%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Fredericksburg.
- Jan 46° 25°
- Feb 49° 27°
- Mar 57° 34°
- Apr 69° 44°
- May 76° 53°
- Jun 84° 63°
- Jul 89° 68°
- Aug 87° 66°
- Sep 80° 59°
- Oct 70° 46°
- Nov 59° 35°
- Dec 50° 28°
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 Fredericksburg each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 89°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 25°F. The most precipitation falls in July (4.82 in), the least in February (2.50 in).
Each month has its own page with the day-by-day normals, the month's records and its recent years:
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46°F | 25°F | 35.5°F | 2.72 | 3.7 | 9 | <1 | 25 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 49°F | 27°F | 38.1°F | 2.50 | 5.2 | 7 | <1 | 22 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 57°F | 34°F | 45.3°F | 3.96 | 0.1 | 9 | <1 | 16 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 69°F | 44°F | 56.1°F | 3.37 | 0.0 | 10 | <1 | 2 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 76°F | 53°F | 64.6°F | 4.19 | 0.0 | 13 | 2 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 84°F | 63°F | 73.6°F | 3.88 | 0.0 | 11 | 8 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 89°F | 68°F | 78.1°F | 4.82 | 0.0 | 10 | 15 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 87°F | 66°F | 76.3°F | 2.99 | 0.0 | 10 | 11 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 80°F | 59°F | 69.6°F | 4.54 | 0.0 | 8 | 4 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 70°F | 46°F | 58.1°F | 3.72 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 59°F | 35°F | 47.1°F | 3.52 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 14 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 50°F | 28°F | 39.2°F | 3.19 | 2.3 | 9 | <1 | 22 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 68°F | 46°F | 56.8°F | 43.40 | 11.3 | 113 | 41 | 101 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8°C | −4°C | 1.9°C | 69 mm | 9 cm |
| February | 10°C | −3°C | 3.4°C | 64 mm | 13 cm |
| March | 14°C | 1°C | 7.4°C | 101 mm | 0 cm |
| April | 20°C | 6°C | 13.4°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 24°C | 12°C | 18.1°C | 106 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 29°C | 17°C | 23.1°C | 99 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 31°C | 20°C | 25.6°C | 122 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 30°C | 19°C | 24.6°C | 76 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 27°C | 15°C | 20.9°C | 115 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 21°C | 8°C | 14.5°C | 94 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 15°C | 2°C | 8.4°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 10°C | −2°C | 4.0°C | 81 mm | 6 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00443204; 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 Fredericksburg?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, September and October. Of those, September 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 USC00443204.
When is the last frost in Fredericksburg?
In Fredericksburg, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 6 in half of years and after April 22 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 1 in half of years and before October 19 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 61 year in 10 after April 22; 9 in 10 after March 23
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 11 year in 10 before October 19; 9 in 10 before November 12
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 207 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 230 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 27 in half of springs and before November 11 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Fredericksburg in zone 7b in ZIP code 22401. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Fredericksburg's NOAA station is in zone 7b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 7°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 USC00443204; 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 Fredericksburg?
In a normal year in Fredericksburg, 41 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 101 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 113 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 41a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 101a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 7high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 113a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 2a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00443204.
How sunny is Fredericksburg?
Over a year 75% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Fredericksburg, 4.1 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (80%) and January the cloudiest (70%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 70% | 2.2 |
| February | 70% | 3.0 |
| March | 71% | 4.0 |
| April | 72% | 5.0 |
| May | 73% | 5.6 |
| June | 79% | 6.2 |
| July | 80% | 6.0 |
| August | 79% | 5.4 |
| September | 76% | 4.4 |
| October | 74% | 3.3 |
| 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 Fredericksburg need?
A normal year in Fredericksburg brings 4,300 heating degree days, 20% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,336 cooling degree days, 47% 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 4,097 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 914 | 0 |
| February | 753 | 0 |
| March | 614 | 2 |
| April | 293 | 24 |
| May | 102 | 92 |
| June | 10 | 268 |
| July | 0 | 405 |
| August | 1 | 349 |
| September | 30 | 168 |
| October | 242 | 28 |
| November | 540 | 1 |
| December | 801 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,300 | 1,336 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00443204. 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 Fredericksburg's climate compare?
Fredericksburg is warmer than 48 of the other 80 places with their own NOAA record in Virginia, and wetter than 19. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 56.8°F is warmer than 66%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Fredericksburg 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 Fredericksburg share this climate record?
6 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.
- Lake of the Woods, VA8,165 people · 17 mi W
- Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA6,793 people · 10 mi SW
- Falmouth, VA5,036 people · 3 mi N
- Lake Wilderness, VA3,255 people · 15 mi W
- Southern Gateway, VA2,224 people · 5 mi NW
- Passapatanzy, VA1,015 people · 6 mi E
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 Fredericksburg's climate
What is the coldest month in Fredericksburg?
January, with a normal high of 46°F and a normal low of 25°F. The warmest is July (89°F by day, 68°F at night).
Does it snow in Fredericksburg?
Yes: 11 inches in a normal year, falling on 3 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (5.2 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Fredericksburg?
July, with 4.82 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.50 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Fredericksburg in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Fredericksburg in zone 7b in ZIP code 22401. By the same method at Fredericksburg's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 7°F (18 years, 1991-2020): zone 7b.
How late can frost come in Fredericksburg?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 6; in one year in ten it comes after April 22. Waiting until April 22 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Fredericksburg in OctoberThis month day by day, its records and recent years
- Virginia climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Corbin, VA7 miles from this station, 56.6°F a year
- Quantico, VA17 miles from this station, 58.1°F a year
- Manassas, VA31 miles from this station, 55.5°F a year
- Warrenton, VA32 miles from this station, 54.9°F a year
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