Tye River (1 mi SE), Virginia climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Tye River (1 mi SE)'s normal year runs from 26°F January nights to 87°F July afternoons, with 46.3 inches of precipitation 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, 1,177 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationTye River (1 mi SE)
- Station IDUSC00448600
- Location37.64°N 78.93°W
- Elevation720 ft (220 m)
On October 24, the normal high in Tye River (1 mi SE) is 69°F and the normal low 41°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 20%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Tye River (1 mi SE).
- Jan 48° 26°
- Feb 52° 28°
- Mar 60° 34°
- Apr 70° 43°
- May 77° 52°
- Jun 84° 61°
- Jul 87° 66°
- Aug 86° 64°
- Sep 80° 57°
- Oct 71° 45°
- Nov 61° 35°
- Dec 51° 29°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Tye River (1 mi SE) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 87°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 26°F. The most precipitation falls in May (4.60 in), the least in February (2.68 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48°F | 26°F | 36.7°F | 3.45 | 7 | <1 | 24 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 52°F | 28°F | 39.8°F | 2.68 | 6 | <1 | 22 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 60°F | 34°F | 46.7°F | 3.69 | 8 | <1 | 15 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 70°F | 43°F | 56.5°F | 3.59 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 77°F | 52°F | 64.4°F | 4.60 | 9 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 84°F | 61°F | 72.2°F | 4.52 | 8 | 6 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 87°F | 66°F | 76.4°F | 3.68 | 8 | 12 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 86°F | 64°F | 74.9°F | 4.42 | 7 | 9 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 80°F | 57°F | 68.5°F | 4.39 | 7 | 3 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 71°F | 45°F | 57.8°F | 3.75 | 6 | <1 | 4 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 61°F | 35°F | 47.8°F | 3.56 | 7 | <1 | 15 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 51°F | 29°F | 39.9°F | 4.01 | 7 | <1 | 22 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 69°F | 45°F | 56.8°F | 46.34 | 89 | 31 | 105 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9°C | −4°C | 2.6°C | 88 mm |
| February | 11°C | −2°C | 4.3°C | 68 mm |
| March | 15°C | 1°C | 8.2°C | 94 mm |
| April | 21°C | 6°C | 13.6°C | 91 mm |
| May | 25°C | 11°C | 18.0°C | 117 mm |
| June | 29°C | 16°C | 22.3°C | 115 mm |
| July | 31°C | 19°C | 24.7°C | 93 mm |
| August | 30°C | 18°C | 23.8°C | 112 mm |
| September | 27°C | 14°C | 20.3°C | 112 mm |
| October | 22°C | 7°C | 14.3°C | 95 mm |
| November | 16°C | 1°C | 8.8°C | 90 mm |
| December | 11°C | −2°C | 4.4°C | 102 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Appomattox (22 miles away), gets 11 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00448600; 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.
Which months are mildest at Tye River (1 mi SE)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, 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 USC00448600.
When is the last frost at Tye River (1 mi SE)?
In Tye River (1 mi SE), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 15 in half of years and after May 4 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 25 in half of years and before October 11 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 151 year in 10 after May 4; 9 in 10 after March 31
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 251 year in 10 before October 11; 9 in 10 before November 7
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 193 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 218 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 1 in half of springs and before November 4 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Tye River (1 mi SE) in zone 7b in ZIP code 22922, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 7b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 6°F (23 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 USC00448600; 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 at Tye River (1 mi SE)?
In a normal year in Tye River (1 mi SE), 31 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 105 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 89 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 31a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 105a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 4high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 89a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1963) is 105°F, on August 21, 1983; the lowest is −10°F, on January 22, 1985.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2003, with 67.47 in; the snowiest season is 1965–66, with 39.8 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00448600; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00448600. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Tye River (1 mi SE)?
Over a year 76% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Tye River (1 mi SE), 4.3 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (80%) and February the cloudiest (72%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 73% | 2.4 |
| February | 72% | 3.1 |
| March | 72% | 4.2 |
| April | 74% | 5.3 |
| May | 75% | 5.8 |
| June | 80% | 6.3 |
| July | 80% | 6.1 |
| August | 79% | 5.4 |
| September | 76% | 4.5 |
| October | 75% | 3.5 |
| November | 77% | 2.7 |
| December | 72% | 2.1 |
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 many heating and cooling degree days does Tye River (1 mi SE) record?
A normal year at Tye River (1 mi SE) brings 4,131 heating degree days, 23% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,175 cooling degree days, 29% 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 3,955 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 876 | 0 |
| February | 706 | 0 |
| March | 571 | 3 |
| April | 279 | 24 |
| May | 104 | 85 |
| June | 14 | 232 |
| July | 0 | 355 |
| August | 1 | 308 |
| September | 39 | 142 |
| October | 244 | 23 |
| November | 518 | 2 |
| December | 780 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,131 | 1,175 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00448600. 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 Tye River (1 mi SE)'s climate compare?
Tye River (1 mi SE) is warmer than 48 of the 81 places with their own NOAA record in Virginia, and wetter than 44. 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, Tye River (1 mi SE) 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 Tye River (1 mi SE) 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.
- Amherst, VA2,128 people · 8 mi SW
- Arrington, VA1,084 people · 4 mi NE
- Shipman, VA489 people · 8 mi NE
- Lovingston, VA430 people · 10 mi NE
- Schuyler, VA250 people · 17 mi NE
- Yogaville, VA239 people · 14 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 Tye River (1 mi SE)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Tye River (1 mi SE)?
January, with a normal high of 48°F and a normal low of 26°F. The warmest is July (87°F by day, 66°F at night).
Does it snow at Tye River (1 mi SE)?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Appomattox (22 miles away), records 11 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Tye River (1 mi SE)?
May, with 4.60 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.68 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Tye River (1 mi SE) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Tye River (1 mi SE) in zone 7b in ZIP code 22922, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 6°F (23 years, 1991-2020): zone 7b.
How late can frost come at Tye River (1 mi SE)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 15; in one year in ten it comes after May 4. Waiting until May 4 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Virginia climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Montebello Fish Cultural Station, VA18 miles from this station, 50.6°F a year
- Appomattox, VA22 miles from this station, 56.4°F a year
- Lynchburg #2, VA24 miles from this station, 55.2°F a year
- Lynchburg, VA27 miles from this station, 56.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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