Saltville, VA Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Saltville's primary NOAA station, SALTVILLE 1N.
The climate verdict for Saltville
Water is the standout signal in Saltville, Virginia: 48.1 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 54°F. Its climate comfort score of 64/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 49% of station-mapped location scores.
- 54°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 64/100
- comfort score, above 49% of station-mapped location scores
- 48.1"
- annual precipitation · 10" snow
- 180 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Saltville: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00447506 · Saltville, VA 54°F mean · 48.1" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-MID · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 54°F
- RANK-MID #3,911
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mcnary Dam
- PRCP-MID 48.1"
- SWING-MID 39°F
- COMF-MID 64/100
- LOAD-HEAT 4,818 HDD
- STN-1 USC00447506
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Mcnary Dam, OR (+ 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.
- Saltville (this station) 54°F
- Hot Luray, VA 54°F
- Near Mcnary Dam, OR 54°F
- Near Grundy, VA 54°F
- Near Ice Harbor Dam, WA 54°F
Climate Living Index · Saltville
Saltville: 56/100 · grade C
Saltville publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Saltville, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 64/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Snowfall burden | 10.3 inches/year | 63/100 · C |
| Annual temperature balance | 53.9°F · 13.6° from 67.5°F | 56/100 · C |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 134 calendar days | 56/100 · C |
| Precipitation balance | 48.1 in · 13.1 from 35 in | 54/100 · D |
| Frost-free season | 180 days/year | 50/100 · D |
Saltville · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Saltville is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 33.7°F and warmest-month mean 73.1°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
- 73.1°F
- Coldest month
- 33.7°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 Saltville sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Saltville's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 57th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 24% wettest
- Saltville's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 33rd percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Saltville compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Saltville's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
64 49th percentile score exceeds 49% 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%). This entry sits in this band.
- 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
Saltville's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 44 complete annual observations from 1951 to 2025, SALTVILLE 1N warmed at a fitted rate of 0.14°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Saltville primary station fitted change +0.14 °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 | 44°F (7°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 3.8" | 1.9" | 24.4 | 0.0 |
| February | 48°F (9°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 3.8" | 4.2" | 22.2 | 0.0 |
| March | 57°F (14°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 4.3" | 1.6" | 18.1 | 0.0 |
| April | 68°F (20°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 4.3" | 0.1" | 7.4 | 0.1 |
| May | 75°F (24°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 4.3" | 0.0" | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| June | 82°F (28°C) | 58°F (14°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 4.4" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| July | 84°F (29°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 5.1" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 3.9 |
| August | 84°F (29°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 4.5" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 3.4 |
| September | 79°F (26°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 3.5" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| October | 69°F (20°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 3.0" | 0.0" | 5.8 | 0.1 |
| November | 58°F (14°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 3.0" | 0.1" | 19.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 48°F (9°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 4.1" | 2.4" | 23.0 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 85°F around July 6, short of 90°F on every date, while 134 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 23°F near January 18.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 21, then returns to freezing around November 9, covering 134 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 19, when 46% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is September 16 at 29%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 144 wet dates a year.
The widest day
April 14 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 29°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Saltville.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 1.9"
12.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 4.2"
12.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.6"
12.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
12.2 days with precipitation
14.3 days with precipitation
13.6 days with precipitation
13.6 days with precipitation
11.9 days with precipitation
9.2 days with precipitation
9.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
9.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.4"
12.5 days with precipitation
Saltville spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 29% of the annual total and December through February 24%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Saltville has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 39.4°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: July averages 5.1" and October 3.0". The three wettest months together take 29% 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 Saltville's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 144 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 48.1" between them, or roughly 0.34 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.
Snow reaches Saltville, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 10.3 inches of snow a year here, most likely in February. That is a real but marginal amount: enough that snow is part of the local record, not enough to define the winter.
A figure in this range usually reflects a handful of events that melt quickly rather than a season of accumulation; about 6 days a year record any measurable snow at all.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. An average across thirty years can smooth away a single heavy winter, so a small annual figure does not mean a significant snowfall is impossible.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 20
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 23
50% probability date
Growing Season
180 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
4,818
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
796
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside VA closest to Saltville 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 (54°F here).
- Brookings, OR 54°F · 0.0°F off
- Dayton, OH 54°F · 0.0°F off
- Glenville, WV 54°F · 0.0°F off
- Hanksville, UT 54°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (48.1" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Morrisville, NY 48.1" · 0.0" off
- Cheviot, OH 48.2" · 0.0" off
- Florence, SC 48.1" · 0.0" off
- Longview, WA 48.1" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Saltville's climate pattern fits together
heating led · wet · mid swing
Saltville's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 4,818 annual heating degree days against 796 for cooling. Its 39.4°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Saltville's frost-free season lasts about 180 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 Saltville's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 39.4°F. The annual average is 54°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Alongside its heating load, Saltville carries 48.1 inches of precipitation in a normal year, inside PlainClimate's wet range. Annual snowfall totals 10.3 inches. 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 Saltville'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 Saltville, 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 Saltville's primary station: SALTVILLE 1N (USC00447506). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 5170096). Match rule for Saltville: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Saltville 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.