Wakefield, 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 Wakefield's primary NOAA station, WAKEFIELD 1NW.
The climate verdict for Wakefield
Water is the standout signal in Wakefield, Virginia: 51.4 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 59°F. Its climate comfort score of 68/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 56% of station-mapped location scores.
- 59°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 68/100
- comfort score, above 56% of station-mapped location scores
- 51.4"
- annual precipitation · 6" snow
- 201 days
- frost-free growing season
Wakefield: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00448800 · Wakefield, VA 59°F mean · 51.4" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-MID · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 59°F
- RANK-UPPER #4,940
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Yanceyville
- PRCP-WET 51.4"
- SWING-MID 40°F
- COMF-MID 68/100
- LOAD-HEAT 3,693 HDD
- STN-1 USC00448800
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Yanceyville, NC (+ 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.
- Wakefield (this station) 59°F
- Cold Caprock, NM 59°F
- Hot W Point, VA 59°F
- Near Yanceyville, NC 59°F
- Near Sevierville, TN 59°F
Climate Living Index · Wakefield
Wakefield: 68/100 · grade C
Wakefield publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Wakefield, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 68/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 85 calendar days | 81/100 · B |
| Annual temperature balance | 58.9°F · 8.6° from 67.5°F | 73/100 · B |
| Snowfall burden | 6.4 inches/year | 69/100 · C |
| Frost-free season | 201 days/year | 65/100 · C |
| Precipitation balance | 51.4 in · 16.4 from 35 in | 42/100 · D |
Wakefield · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Wakefield is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 39.0°F and warmest-month mean 78.8°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
- 78.8°F
- Coldest month
- 39.0°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 Wakefield sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Wakefield's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 28% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Wakefield sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 16% wettest
- Wakefield's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 35th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Wakefield compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Wakefield's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
68 Top 44% score exceeds 56% 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
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50°F (10°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 3.8" | 3.5" | 21.9 | 0.0 |
| February | 53°F (12°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 2.8" | 1.4" | 18.4 | 0.0 |
| March | 61°F (16°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 4.2" | 0.4" | 12.8 | 0.0 |
| April | 71°F (22°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 58°F (15°C) | 3.8" | 0.0" | 2.9 | 0.4 |
| May | 79°F (26°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 4.2" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 2.4 |
| June | 86°F (30°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 4.8" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 8.8 |
| July | 90°F (32°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 79°F (26°C) | 5.5" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 16.8 |
| August | 88°F (31°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 77°F (25°C) | 5.5" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 11.8 |
| September | 82°F (28°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 6.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 3.7 |
| October | 72°F (22°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 4.0" | 0.0" | 1.5 | 0.3 |
| November | 62°F (17°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 3.2" | 0.0" | 11.5 | 0.0 |
| December | 53°F (12°C) | 31°F (0°C) | 42°F (6°C) | 3.7" | 1.1" | 18.9 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Wakefield works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 90°F by July 11 and hold at or above 90°F on 7 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 78 dates, bottoming at 28°F around January 16.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from July 11 through July 17, covering 7 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs April 11 to October 22.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into February 27, then returns to freezing around December 12, covering 78 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 July 26, when 37% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is November 8 at 27%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 121 wet dates a year.
The widest day
April 7 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 27°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Wakefield.
Where Wakefield Stands Nationally
The normal water year runs well above the national norm at roughly 51 inches.
Wakefield 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"
10.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.4"
9.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.4"
11.3 days with precipitation
10.2 days with precipitation
11.0 days with precipitation
10.6 days with precipitation
11.2 days with precipitation
10.4 days with precipitation
9.4 days with precipitation
8.3 days with precipitation
8.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.1"
10.9 days with precipitation
Wakefield spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 31% of the annual total and December through February 20%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Wakefield has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 39.8°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: September averages 6.0" and February 2.8". The three wettest months together take 33% 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.
When it rains in Wakefield, it arrives in quantity
51.4" of precipitation falls across only about 121 wet days here, averaging 0.42 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 121 a year, 33% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.42 inches
- Most wet days
- March, about 11
- Fewest wet days
- November, about 8
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Snow reaches Wakefield, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 6.4 inches of snow a year here, most likely in January. 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 4 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 30
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 12
50% probability date
Growing Season
201 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
3,693
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,519
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside VA closest to Wakefield 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 (59°F here).
- Alicia, AR 59°F · 0.0°F off
- Bridgeport, AL 59°F · 0.0°F off
- Decaturville, TN 59°F · 0.0°F off
- Jonesboro, AR 59°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (51.4" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Walterboro, SC 51.4" · 0.0" off
- Shreveport, LA 51.4" · 0.0" off
- Hardy, AR 51.4" · 0.0" off
- Mannington, WV 51.4" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Wakefield's climate pattern fits together
heating led · wet · mid swing
Wakefield's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 3,693 annual heating degree days against 1,519 for cooling. Its 39.8°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Wakefield's frost-free season lasts about 201 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 Wakefield's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 39.8°F. The annual average is 59°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Alongside its heating load, Wakefield carries 51.4 inches of precipitation in a normal year, inside PlainClimate's wet range. Annual snowfall totals 6.4 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 Wakefield'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 Wakefield, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
Questions about Wakefield's climate
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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 Wakefield's primary station: WAKEFIELD 1NW (USC00448800). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The exact name-and-state crosswalk returns more than one Census place, so PlainClimate leaves the place identity unresolved. Because Wakefield hits multiple Gazetteer rows, PlainClimate refuses to pick one and shows the unresolved badge instead of inventing a GEOID.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Wakefield 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.