West Point (2 mi NW), Virginia climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
West Point (2 mi NW)'s normal year runs from 28°F January nights to 90°F July afternoons, with 47.9 inches of precipitation and 10 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 15.1°C, January lows of −2°C, July highs of 32°C, 1,216 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationWest Point (2 mi NW)
- Station IDUSC00449025
- Location37.57°N 76.80°W
- Elevation20 ft (6 m)
On October 22, the normal high in West Point (2 mi NW) is 70°F and the normal low 46°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 30%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for West Point (2 mi NW).
- Jan 49° 28°
- Feb 53° 30°
- Mar 61° 36°
- Apr 72° 46°
- May 79° 55°
- Jun 86° 64°
- Jul 90° 68°
- Aug 88° 67°
- Sep 82° 61°
- Oct 72° 49°
- Nov 61° 38°
- Dec 52° 32°
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 West Point (2 mi NW) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 90°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 28°F. The most precipitation falls in September (4.89 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 | 28°F | 38.7°F | 3.59 | 4.3 | 11 | <1 | 21 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 53°F | 30°F | 41.3°F | 2.83 | 2.6 | 10 | <1 | 19 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 61°F | 36°F | 48.5°F | 3.96 | 1.0 | 11 | <1 | 12 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 72°F | 46°F | 58.8°F | 3.76 | 0.1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 79°F | 55°F | 67.0°F | 4.05 | 0.0 | 12 | 3 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 86°F | 64°F | 75.0°F | 4.48 | 0.0 | 11 | 11 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 90°F | 68°F | 79.2°F | 4.86 | 0.0 | 11 | 18 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 88°F | 67°F | 77.3°F | 4.78 | 0.0 | 10 | 13 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 82°F | 61°F | 71.2°F | 4.89 | 0.0 | 9 | 4 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 72°F | 49°F | 60.2°F | 4.07 | 0.0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 61°F | 38°F | 49.8°F | 3.01 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 9 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 52°F | 32°F | 41.8°F | 3.60 | 1.6 | 11 | <1 | 19 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 70°F | 48°F | 59.1°F | 47.88 | 9.6 | 123 | 50 | 83 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9°C | −2°C | 3.7°C | 91 mm | 11 cm |
| February | 12°C | −1°C | 5.2°C | 72 mm | 7 cm |
| March | 16°C | 2°C | 9.2°C | 101 mm | 3 cm |
| April | 22°C | 8°C | 14.9°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 26°C | 13°C | 19.4°C | 103 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 30°C | 18°C | 23.9°C | 114 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 32°C | 20°C | 26.2°C | 123 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 31°C | 19°C | 25.2°C | 121 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 28°C | 16°C | 21.8°C | 124 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 22°C | 9°C | 15.7°C | 103 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 16°C | 4°C | 9.9°C | 76 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 11°C | 0°C | 5.4°C | 91 mm | 4 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00449025; 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 West Point (2 mi NW)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (9).
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 USC00449025.
When is the last frost at West Point (2 mi NW)?
In West Point (2 mi NW), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 6 in half of years and after April 21 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 1 in half of years and before October 20 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 61 year in 10 after April 21; 9 in 10 after March 24
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 11 year in 10 before October 20; 9 in 10 before November 14
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 208 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 230 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 27 in half of springs and before November 11 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts West Point (2 mi NW) in zone 7b in ZIP code 23110, 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 8°F (30 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 USC00449025; 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 West Point (2 mi NW)?
In a normal year in West Point (2 mi NW), 50 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more), 83 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 123 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 50a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 83a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 3high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 123a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 3a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1954) is 106°F, on July 25, 2010; the lowest is −7°F, on January 21, 1985.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2003, with 67.57 in; the snowiest season is 1979–80, with 34.1 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00449025; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00449025. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at West Point (2 mi NW)?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at West Point (2 mi NW), 4.3 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (82%) and February the cloudiest (72%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 72% | 2.3 |
| February | 72% | 3.1 |
| March | 73% | 4.2 |
| April | 76% | 5.3 |
| May | 77% | 5.9 |
| June | 81% | 6.4 |
| July | 82% | 6.2 |
| August | 81% | 5.5 |
| September | 77% | 4.5 |
| October | 76% | 3.5 |
| November | 77% | 2.6 |
| December | 72% | 2.0 |
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 West Point (2 mi NW) record?
A normal year at West Point (2 mi NW) brings 3,685 heating degree days, 31% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,552 cooling degree days, 71% 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 4,559 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 815 | 0 |
| February | 663 | 0 |
| March | 517 | 6 |
| April | 228 | 40 |
| May | 67 | 129 |
| June | 5 | 305 |
| July | 0 | 440 |
| August | 0 | 380 |
| September | 20 | 206 |
| October | 191 | 42 |
| November | 461 | 4 |
| December | 718 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 3,685 | 1,552 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00449025. 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.
Have recent years at West Point (2 mi NW) been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 58.1°F, 1.0°F below the 1991-2020 normal of 59.1°F. 3 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59.5°F | +0.4°F | 47.49 | 7.1 |
| 2022 | 59.1°F | at normal | 41.65 | 9.1 |
| 2023 | 60.0°F | +0.9°F | 42.59 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 59.8°F | +0.7°F | 46.54 | 0.5 |
| 2025 | 58.1°F | −1.0°F | 54.30 | 20.0 |
Over 70 complete years from 1955 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 2.8°F per century (+0.16°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00449025; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does West Point (2 mi NW)'s climate compare?
West Point (2 mi NW) is warmer than 70 of the 81 places with their own NOAA record in Virginia, and wetter than 58. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 59.1°F is warmer than 72%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, West Point (2 mi NW) 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 West Point (2 mi NW) share this climate record?
5 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.
- West Point, VA3,529 people · 1 mi S
- New Kent, VA887 people · 11 mi W
- Saluda, VA588 people · 12 mi E
- Urbanna, VA515 people · 13 mi NE
- King and Queen Court House, VA31 people · 8 mi NW
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 West Point (2 mi NW)'s climate
What is the coldest month at West Point (2 mi NW)?
January, with a normal high of 49°F and a normal low of 28°F. The warmest is July (90°F by day, 68°F at night).
Does it snow at West Point (2 mi NW)?
Yes: 10 inches in a normal year, falling on 6 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (4.3 inches).
What is the rainiest month at West Point (2 mi NW)?
September, with 4.89 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.83 in.
What plant hardiness zone is West Point (2 mi NW) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts West Point (2 mi NW) in zone 7b in ZIP code 23110, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 8°F (30 years, 1991-2020): zone 7b.
How late can frost come at West Point (2 mi NW)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 6; in one year in ten it comes after April 21. Waiting until April 21 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Virginia climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Walkerton (2 mi NW), VA18 miles from this station, 59.3°F a year
- Williamsburg, VA19 miles from this station, 59.7°F a year
- N, VA22 miles from this station, 57.6°F a year
- Sandston, VA26 miles from this station, 57.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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