Stony Creek, Virginia climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Stony Creek's normal year runs from 27°F January nights to 90°F July afternoons, with 47.6 inches of precipitation and 4 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 14.7°C, January lows of −3°C, July highs of 32°C, 1,209 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationStony Creek (2 mi N)
- Station IDUSC00448129
- Location36.97°N 77.40°W
- Elevation105 ft (32 m)
- Population202
On October 23, the normal high in Stony Creek is 69°F and the normal low 43°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 21%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Stony Creek.
- Jan 49° 27°
- Feb 53° 29°
- Mar 61° 35°
- Apr 71° 45°
- May 78° 54°
- Jun 86° 64°
- Jul 90° 68°
- Aug 87° 66°
- Sep 82° 59°
- Oct 71° 47°
- Nov 61° 36°
- Dec 53° 31°
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 Stony Creek each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 90°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 27°F. The most precipitation falls in July (5.16 in), the least in February (2.83 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49°F | 27°F | 38.0°F | 3.38 | 1.9 | 8 | <1 | 22 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 53°F | 29°F | 40.8°F | 2.83 | 1.4 | 7 | <1 | 20 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 61°F | 35°F | 47.7°F | 4.27 | 0.5 | 9 | <1 | 14 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 71°F | 45°F | 58.0°F | 3.40 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 78°F | 54°F | 66.3°F | 3.93 | 0.0 | 9 | 3 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 86°F | 64°F | 74.6°F | 4.51 | 0.0 | 8 | 10 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 90°F | 68°F | 78.7°F | 5.16 | 0.0 | 8 | 18 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 87°F | 66°F | 76.7°F | 4.80 | 0.0 | 8 | 12 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 82°F | 59°F | 70.4°F | 4.81 | 0.0 | 7 | 4 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 71°F | 47°F | 58.9°F | 3.84 | 0.0 | 6 | <1 | 2 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 61°F | 36°F | 48.7°F | 3.00 | 0.0 | 7 | <1 | 12 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 53°F | 31°F | 41.6°F | 3.67 | 0.5 | 7 | <1 | 20 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 70°F | 47°F | 58.4°F | 47.60 | 4.3 | 91 | 48 | 93 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10°C | −3°C | 3.3°C | 86 mm | 5 cm |
| February | 12°C | −2°C | 4.9°C | 72 mm | 4 cm |
| March | 16°C | 2°C | 8.7°C | 108 mm | 1 cm |
| April | 22°C | 7°C | 14.4°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 26°C | 12°C | 19.1°C | 100 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 30°C | 18°C | 23.7°C | 115 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 32°C | 20°C | 25.9°C | 131 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 31°C | 19°C | 24.8°C | 122 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 28°C | 15°C | 21.3°C | 122 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 22°C | 8°C | 14.9°C | 98 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 16°C | 2°C | 9.3°C | 76 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 12°C | −1°C | 5.3°C | 93 mm | 1 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00448129; 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 Stony Creek?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (6).
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 USC00448129.
When is the last frost in Stony Creek?
In Stony Creek, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 9 in half of years and after April 26 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 29 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 91 year in 10 after April 26; 9 in 10 after March 26
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 291 year in 10 before October 16; 9 in 10 before November 11
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 203 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 226 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 29 in half of springs and before November 8 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Stony Creek in zone 7b in ZIP code 23882, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Virginia · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00448129; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. 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 Stony Creek?
In a normal year in Stony Creek, 48 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more), 93 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 91 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 48a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 93a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 4high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 91a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 2a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00448129.
How sunny is Stony Creek?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Stony Creek, 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 | 74% | 2.5 |
| February | 72% | 3.2 |
| March | 72% | 4.2 |
| April | 76% | 5.4 |
| May | 76% | 5.9 |
| June | 81% | 6.4 |
| July | 81% | 6.1 |
| August | 80% | 5.5 |
| September | 76% | 4.5 |
| October | 75% | 3.5 |
| November | 77% | 2.8 |
| December | 73% | 2.2 |
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 Stony Creek need?
A normal year in Stony Creek brings 3,850 heating degree days, 28% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,468 cooling degree days, 62% 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 4,381 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 837 | 0 |
| February | 676 | 0 |
| March | 539 | 4 |
| April | 246 | 36 |
| May | 80 | 119 |
| June | 8 | 296 |
| July | 0 | 425 |
| August | 1 | 362 |
| September | 26 | 189 |
| October | 222 | 34 |
| November | 492 | 3 |
| December | 724 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 3,850 | 1,468 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00448129. 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.
Has Stony Creek been warmer than normal lately?
2021 averaged 59.8°F, 1.4°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 58.4°F.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59.8°F | +1.4°F | 47.25 | – |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00448129. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Stony Creek's climate compare?
Stony Creek is warmer than 60 of the other 80 places with their own NOAA record in Virginia, and wetter than 55. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 58.4°F is warmer than 70%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Stony Creek 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 Stony Creek share this climate record?
3 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.
- Dinwiddie, VA407 people · 13 mi NW
- Sussex, VA110 people · 8 mi SE
- Templeton, VA85 people · 8 mi N
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 Stony Creek's climate
What is the coldest month in Stony Creek?
January, with a normal high of 49°F and a normal low of 27°F. The warmest is July (90°F by day, 68°F at night).
Does it snow in Stony Creek?
Yes: 4 inches in a normal year, falling on 2 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (1.9 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Stony Creek?
July, with 5.16 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.83 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Stony Creek in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Stony Creek in zone 7b in ZIP code 23882, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Stony Creek?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 9; in one year in ten it comes after April 26. Waiting until April 26 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Virginia climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Disputanta, VA15 miles from this station, 58.0°F a year
- Petersburg, VA18 miles from this station, 58.8°F a year
- Emporia, VA21 miles from this station, 59.7°F a year
- Wakefield, VA22 miles from this station, 58.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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