Walkerton (2 mi NW), Virginia climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Walkerton (2 mi NW)'s normal year runs from 29°F January nights to 88°F July afternoons, with 45.6 inches of precipitation and 8 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 15.2°C, January lows of −1°C, July highs of 31°C, 1,159 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationWalkerton (2 mi NW)
- Station IDUSC00448829
- Location37.74°N 77.04°W
- Elevation50 ft (15 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Walkerton (2 mi NW) is 69°F and the normal low 47°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 26%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Walkerton (2 mi NW).
- Jan 49° 29°
- Feb 52° 31°
- Mar 60° 38°
- Apr 72° 47°
- May 78° 57°
- Jun 85° 65°
- Jul 88° 69°
- Aug 87° 68°
- Sep 81° 62°
- Oct 72° 50°
- Nov 61° 39°
- 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 Walkerton (2 mi NW) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 88°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 29°F. The most precipitation falls in July (4.78 in), the least in February (2.85 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49°F | 29°F | 39.0°F | 3.19 | 3.4 | 9 | <1 | 21 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 52°F | 31°F | 41.7°F | 2.85 | 2.4 | 9 | <1 | 17 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 60°F | 38°F | 49.1°F | 4.03 | 1.0 | 10 | <1 | 12 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 72°F | 47°F | 59.2°F | 3.20 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 78°F | 57°F | 67.2°F | 3.84 | 0.0 | 11 | 3 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 85°F | 65°F | 75.0°F | 4.18 | 0.0 | 10 | 9 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 88°F | 69°F | 78.9°F | 4.78 | 0.0 | 10 | 17 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 87°F | 68°F | 77.3°F | 4.37 | 0.0 | 8 | 12 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 81°F | 62°F | 71.4°F | 4.44 | 0.0 | 8 | 4 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 72°F | 50°F | 60.5°F | 3.78 | 0.0 | 7 | <1 | 2 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 61°F | 39°F | 50.1°F | 3.29 | 0.1 | 9 | <1 | 10 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 52°F | 32°F | 42.1°F | 3.69 | 0.9 | 10 | <1 | 18 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 70°F | 49°F | 59.3°F | 45.64 | 7.8 | 110 | 46 | 82 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9°C | −1°C | 3.9°C | 81 mm | 9 cm |
| February | 11°C | 0°C | 5.4°C | 72 mm | 6 cm |
| March | 16°C | 3°C | 9.5°C | 102 mm | 3 cm |
| April | 22°C | 8°C | 15.1°C | 81 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 25°C | 14°C | 19.6°C | 98 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 29°C | 18°C | 23.9°C | 106 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 31°C | 21°C | 26.1°C | 121 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 31°C | 20°C | 25.2°C | 111 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 27°C | 16°C | 21.9°C | 113 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 22°C | 10°C | 15.8°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 16°C | 4°C | 10.1°C | 84 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 11°C | 0°C | 5.6°C | 94 mm | 2 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00448829; 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 Walkerton (2 mi NW)?
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 (7).
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 USC00448829.
When is the last frost at Walkerton (2 mi NW)?
In Walkerton (2 mi NW), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 7 in half of years and after April 23 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 1 in half of years and before October 18 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 71 year in 10 after April 23; 9 in 10 after March 24
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 11 year in 10 before October 18; 9 in 10 before November 14
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 209 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 231 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 Walkerton (2 mi NW) in zone 7b in ZIP code 23177, 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 (28 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 USC00448829; 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 Walkerton (2 mi NW)?
In a normal year in Walkerton (2 mi NW), 46 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 82 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 110 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 46a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 82a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 3high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 110a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 3a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1932) is 108°F, on July 8, 2012; the lowest is −14°F, on January 28, 2000.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2018, with 71.33 in; the snowiest season is 1995–96, with 41.2 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00448829; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00448829. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Walkerton (2 mi NW)?
Over a year 76% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Walkerton (2 mi NW), 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 | 72% | 2.4 |
| February | 72% | 3.1 |
| March | 72% | 4.1 |
| April | 74% | 5.2 |
| May | 75% | 5.8 |
| June | 80% | 6.3 |
| July | 81% | 6.1 |
| August | 80% | 5.5 |
| 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 Walkerton (2 mi NW) record?
A normal year at Walkerton (2 mi NW) brings 3,610 heating degree days, 33% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,563 cooling degree days, 72% 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 4,611 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 806 | 0 |
| February | 653 | 0 |
| March | 499 | 7 |
| April | 215 | 43 |
| May | 64 | 132 |
| June | 5 | 304 |
| July | 0 | 431 |
| August | 0 | 383 |
| September | 21 | 213 |
| October | 184 | 46 |
| November | 451 | 4 |
| December | 712 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 3,610 | 1,563 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00448829. 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 Walkerton (2 mi NW) been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 60.9°F, 1.6°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 59.3°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 60.3°F | +1.0°F | 42.52 | 0.7 |
| 2022 | 60.1°F | +0.8°F | 39.25 | 5.1 |
| 2023 | 61.4°F | +2.1°F | 40.63 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 62.4°F | +3.1°F | 49.54 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 60.9°F | +1.6°F | 44.74 | 11.5 |
Over 73 complete years from 1934 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 2.8°F per century (+0.15°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00448829; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Walkerton (2 mi NW)'s climate compare?
Walkerton (2 mi NW) is warmer than 71 of the 81 places with their own NOAA record in Virginia, and wetter than 36. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 59.3°F is warmer than 73%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Walkerton (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 Walkerton (2 mi NW) share this climate record?
2 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.
- Central Garage, VA1,364 people · 5 mi W
- King William, VA151 people · 4 mi S
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 Walkerton (2 mi NW)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Walkerton (2 mi NW)?
January, with a normal high of 49°F and a normal low of 29°F. The warmest is July (88°F by day, 69°F at night).
Does it snow at Walkerton (2 mi NW)?
Yes: 8 inches in a normal year, falling on 4 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (3.4 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Walkerton (2 mi NW)?
July, with 4.78 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 2.85 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Walkerton (2 mi NW) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Walkerton (2 mi NW) in zone 7b in ZIP code 23177, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 6°F (28 years, 1991-2020): zone 7b.
How late can frost come at Walkerton (2 mi NW)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 7; in one year in ten it comes after April 23. Waiting until April 23 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Virginia climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- West Point (2 mi NW), VA18 miles from this station, 59.1°F a year
- Sandston, VA19 miles from this station, 57.5°F a year
- Ashland, VA22 miles from this station, 58.0°F a year
- Warsaw, VA22 miles from this station, 58.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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