Quantico Mcas, VA Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Average temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, with a derived climate comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Quantico Mcas's primary NOAA station, QUANTICO MCAS.
The climate verdict for Quantico Mcas
Quantico Mcas, Virginia has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 58°F. It scores 78/100 for climate comfort (good), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 72% of them.
- 58°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 78/100
- comfort score, above 72% of station-mapped location scores
- 41.0"
- annual precipitation · 12" snow
- 225 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Quantico Mcas: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00013773 · Quantico Mcas, VA 58°F mean · 41.0" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 58°F
- RANK-UPPER #4,734
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Marble Hill
- PRCP-MID 41.0"
- SWING-MID 43°F
- COMF-TOP 78/100
- LOAD-HEAT 4,003 HDD
- STN-1 USW00013773
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Marble Hill, MO (+ 0 °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.
- Quantico Mcas (this station) 58°F
- Hot Mtn Home, AR 58°F
- Near Marble Hill, MO 58°F
- Near Ozark Beach, MO 58°F
- Near Socorro, NM 58°F
Climate Living Index · Quantico Mcas
Quantico Mcas: 69/100 · grade C
Quantico Mcas publishes all six Living Index dimensions from NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals · NOAA hourly normals.
PlainClimate-derived for Quantico Mcas, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 78/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 69 calendar days | 86/100 · A |
| Frost-free season | 225 days/year | 79/100 · B |
| Precipitation balance | 41.0 in · 6.0 from 35 in | 79/100 · B |
| Annual temperature balance | 58.1°F · 9.4° from 67.5°F | 70/100 · B |
| Snowfall burden | 12.4 inches/year | 60/100 · C |
| Summer moisture balance | 66.4°F mean dew point | 29/100 · F |
Quantico Mcas · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Quantico Mcas is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 36.6°F and warmest-month mean 79.3°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 79.3°F
- Coldest month
- 36.6°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 Quantico Mcas sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Quantico Mcas's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 69th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- 60th percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 47th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Quantico Mcas compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Quantico Mcas's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
78 Top 28% score exceeds 72% 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%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). This entry sits in this band.
- 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
Quantico Mcas's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 52 complete annual observations from 1946 to 2023, QUANTICO MCAS warmed at a fitted rate of 0.23°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Quantico Mcas primary station fitted change +0.23 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45°F (7°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 2.7" | 3.5" | 21.7 | 0.0 |
| February | 48°F (9°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 2.4" | 5.8" | 18.1 | 0.0 |
| March | 56°F (13°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 3.6" | 1.4" | 10.4 | 0.0 |
| April | 68°F (20°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 58°F (14°C) | 3.2" | 0.0" | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| May | 76°F (24°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 3.6" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| June | 84°F (29°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 3.5" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 5.0 |
| July | 88°F (31°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 79°F (26°C) | 4.6" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 12.6 |
| August | 86°F (30°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 78°F (25°C) | 4.2" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 8.0 |
| September | 80°F (26°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 3.4" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| October | 69°F (20°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 3.3" | 0.0" | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| November | 58°F (14°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 3.1" | 0.0" | 7.1 | 0.0 |
| December | 49°F (9°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 40°F (5°C) | 3.3" | 1.7" | 17.2 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 88°F around July 11, short of 90°F on every date, while 69 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 28°F near January 18.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into February 23, then returns to freezing around December 17, covering 69 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 May 5, when 41% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is August 26 at 26%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 119 wet dates a year.
The widest day
April 16 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 21°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Quantico Mcas.
Where Quantico Mcas Stands Nationally
Among the steadiest day-night climates ranked: even the widest normal daily swing holds to roughly 21°F.
Quantico Mcas 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 and snowfall
Snow: 3.5"
9.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 5.8"
9.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.4"
10.9 days with precipitation
10.4 days with precipitation
12.5 days with precipitation
10.6 days with precipitation
9.8 days with precipitation
8.1 days with precipitation
9.4 days with precipitation
9.0 days with precipitation
9.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.7"
9.7 days with precipitation
Quantico Mcas spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 30% of the annual total and December through February 20%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Quantico Mcas has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 42.7°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: July averages 4.6" and February 2.4". The three wettest months together take 30% 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.
How Quantico Mcas's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 118 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 41.0" between them, or roughly 0.35 inches on a typical wet day. That sits in the middle band: neither the many-light-days pattern of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes, nor the few-heavy-events pattern of the Gulf and the desert Southwest.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.
Winter brings real snow to Quantico Mcas
Quantico Mcas averages 12.4 inches of snowfall a year, with February the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 6 days that record measurable snow. That is depth accumulating on the ground, which is why it can exceed the annual precipitation figure: precipitation counts the liquid the snow melts down to, and fresh snow is mostly air.
- Annual snowfall: 12.4 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 6 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 3% of the year's precipitation.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. The ten-to-one ratio is a convention, not a measurement: real ratios vary with temperature, so treat the share as an order of magnitude rather than an exact split.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
November 8
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
March 28
50% probability date
Growing Season
225 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
4,003
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,512
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Humidity & Wind
Monthly averages from hourly observations
| Month | Humidity | Wind (mph) | Clear Sky % | Overcast % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61% | 7.1 | 35% | 28% |
| February | 60% | 8.3 | 30% | 31% |
| March | 58% | 8.6 | 32% | 27% |
| April | 63% | 7.7 | 28% | 24% |
| May | 70% | 6.7 | 31% | 22% |
| June | 70% | 6.4 | 32% | 16% |
| July | 72% | 6.2 | 30% | 17% |
| August | 73% | 6.6 | 34% | 16% |
| September | 75% | 6.8 | 36% | 21% |
| October | 69% | 7.0 | 38% | 23% |
| November | 66% | 7.0 | 35% | 23% |
| December | 66% | 6.8 | 38% | 28% |
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside VA closest to Quantico Mcas 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 (58°F here).
- Cairo, IL 58°F · 0.0°F off
- Dickson, TN 58°F · 0.0°F off
- Henderson, TN 58°F · 0.0°F off
- Hillsboro, NM 58°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (41.0" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Byars, OK 41.0" · 0.0" off
- Cleveland, OH 41.0" · 0.0" off
- White Sulphur Springs, WV 41.0" · 0.0" off
- Burlington, IA 41.0" · 0.0" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Quantico Mcas
heating led · moderate · mid swing
Quantico Mcas's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 4,003 annual heating degree days against 1,512 for cooling. Its 42.7°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Quantico Mcas's frost-free season lasts about 225 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
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1. Quantico Mcas coldest normal
January
The monthly mean of 37°F (3°C) sits near freezing, so cold nights and above-freezing afternoons share the same month.
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2. Quantico Mcas typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. Quantico Mcas snow peak
February
Quantico Mcas averages 12.4 inches of snow a year, with February the snowiest month on the normals.
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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 Quantico Mcas's primary station: QUANTICO MCAS (USW00013773). 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 Quantico Mcas; 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 Quantico Mcas 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.