Galax Wtp, VA Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, plus PlainClimate's derived comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Galax Wtp's primary NOAA station, GALAX WTP.
The climate verdict for Galax Wtp
Water is the standout signal in Galax Wtp, Virginia: 51.0 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 53°F. Its climate comfort score of 56/100 (moderate) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 36% of station-mapped location scores.
- 53°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 56/100
- comfort score, above 36% of station-mapped location scores
- 51.0"
- yearly precipitation total
- 182 days
- frost-free growing season
Galax Wtp: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00443272 · Galax Wtp, VA 53°F mean · 51.0" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-MID · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 53°F
- RANK-MID #3,568
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Elkhorn
- PRCP-WET 51.0"
- SWING-MID 38°F
- COMF-MID 56/100
- LOAD-HEAT 5,035 HDD
- STN-1 USC00443272
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Elkhorn, WV (+ 0.1 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every VA station list.
- Galax Wtp (this station) 53°F
- Hot Pendleton Dwtn, OR 53°F
- Near Elkhorn, WV 53°F
- Near Black Rvr Pumps, AZ 53°F
- Near Pacific House, CA 53°F
Climate Living Index · Galax Wtp
Galax Wtp: 53/100 · grade D
Galax Wtp publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Galax Wtp, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 56/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 128 calendar days | 60/100 · C |
| Annual temperature balance | 52.7°F · 14.8° from 67.5°F | 52/100 · D |
| Frost-free season | 182 days/year | 51/100 · D |
| Precipitation balance | 51.0 in · 16.0 from 35 in | 44/100 · D |
Galax Wtp · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Galax Wtp is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfb
Coldest-month mean 33.5°F and warmest-month mean 71.5°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, warm summer climates (Cfb). Class Cfb is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, warm summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfb
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 71.5°F
- Coldest month
- 33.5°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Galax Wtp sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Galax Wtp's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 52nd percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 17% wettest
- Galax Wtp's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 73%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Galax Wtp is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Galax Wtp compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Galax Wtp's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
56 36th percentile score exceeds 36% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). This entry sits in this band.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43°F (6°C) | 24°F (-5°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 3.2" | 25.3 | 0.0 |
| February | 47°F (8°C) | 26°F (-4°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 2.9" | 22.1 | 0.0 |
| March | 54°F (12°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 4.4" | 19.1 | 0.0 |
| April | 64°F (18°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 4.8" | 8.1 | 0.0 |
| May | 72°F (22°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 5.3" | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| June | 79°F (26°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 4.4" | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| July | 82°F (28°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 5.2" | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| August | 81°F (27°C) | 60°F (15°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 3.9" | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| September | 76°F (24°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 5.4" | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| October | 66°F (19°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 4.0" | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| November | 55°F (13°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 44°F (6°C) | 3.9" | 19.9 | 0.0 |
| December | 47°F (8°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 3.7" | 22.5 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 82°F around July 14, short of 90°F on every date, while 128 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 24°F near January 13.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 20, then returns to freezing around November 14, covering 128 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is July 28, when 47% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is November 21 at 28%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 140 wet dates a year.
The widest day
October 23 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 25°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Galax Wtp.
Where Galax Wtp Stands Nationally
The normal water year runs well above the national norm at roughly 51 inches.
Galax Wtp earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
10.6 days with precipitation
10.1 days with precipitation
10.5 days with precipitation
11.9 days with precipitation
13.9 days with precipitation
13.0 days with precipitation
14.7 days with precipitation
13.8 days with precipitation
11.7 days with precipitation
10.0 days with precipitation
8.3 days with precipitation
11.1 days with precipitation
Galax Wtp spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 26% of the annual total and December through February 19%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Galax Wtp has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 38°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: September averages 5.4" and February 2.9". The three wettest months together take 31% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
When it rains in Galax Wtp, it arrives in quantity
50.9" of precipitation falls across only about 140 wet days here, averaging 0.36 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 140 a year, 38% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.36 inches
- Most wet days
- July, about 15
- Fewest wet days
- November, about 8
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 21
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 22
50% probability date
Growing Season
182 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
5,035
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
589
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside VA closest to Galax Wtp on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (53°F here).
- Belleville, KS 53°F · 0.0°F off
- Cambridge, OH 53°F · 0.0°F off
- Cheyenne Wells, CO 53°F · 0.0°F off
- Cubero, NM 53°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (51.0" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Beattyville, KY 51.0" · 0.0" off
- Jefferson, NC 51.0" · 0.0" off
- Cairo, GA 50.9" · 0.0" off
- Flemington, NJ 50.9" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Galax Wtp's climate pattern fits together
heating led · wet · mid swing
Galax Wtp's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 5,035 annual heating degree days against 589 for cooling. Its 38.0°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Galax Wtp's frost-free season lasts about 182 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Galax Wtp's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 38.0°F. The annual average is 53°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Alongside its heating load, Galax Wtp carries 51.0 inches of precipitation in a normal year, inside PlainClimate's wet range. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. That distinction matters because a wet annual total can arrive as rain, snow, or a mixture at different times.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Galax Wtp's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Galax Wtp, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Galax Wtp's primary station: GALAX WTP (USC00443272). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Galax Wtp; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Galax Wtp comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.