Wallops Island Flight Fac, VA Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Average temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, with a derived climate comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Wallops Island Flight Fac's primary NOAA station, WALLOPS ISLAND FLIGHT FAC.
The climate verdict for Wallops Island Flight Fac
Wallops Island Flight Fac, Virginia has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 58°F. It scores 78/100 for climate comfort (good), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 72% of them.
- 58°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 78/100
- comfort score, above 72% of station-mapped location scores
- 43.3"
- annual precipitation · 8" snow
- 225 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Wallops Island Flight Fac: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00093739 · Wallops Island Flight Fac, VA 58°F mean · 43.3" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 58°F
- RANK-UPPER #4,734
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Muleshoe
- PRCP-MID 43.3"
- SWING-MID 40°F
- COMF-TOP 78/100
- LOAD-HEAT 3,957 HDD
- STN-1 USW00093739
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Muleshoe, TX (+ 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.
- Wallops Island… (this station) 58°F
- Cold Greenbay, VA 58°F
- Hot Knoxville, TN 58°F
- Near Muleshoe, TX 58°F
- Near Smyrna, TN 58°F
Climate Living Index · Wallops Island Flight Fac
Wallops Island Flight Fac: 76/100 · grade B
Wallops Island Flight Fac publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Wallops Island Flight Fac, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 78/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 59 calendar days | 89/100 · A |
| Frost-free season | 225 days/year | 79/100 · B |
| Precipitation balance | 43.3 in · 8.3 from 35 in | 71/100 · B |
| Annual temperature balance | 57.8°F · 9.7° from 67.5°F | 69/100 · C |
| Snowfall burden | 8.4 inches/year | 66/100 · C |
Wallops Island Flight Fac · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Wallops Island Flight Fac is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 37.9°F and warmest-month mean 78.2°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
- 78.2°F
- Coldest month
- 37.9°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 Wallops Island Flight Fac sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Wallops Island Flight Fac's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 69th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- 65th percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 37th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Wallops Island Flight Fac compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Wallops Island Flight Fac's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
78 Top 28% score exceeds 72% 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%). Below this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). This entry sits in this band.
- 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
Wallops Island Flight Fac's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 51 complete annual observations from 1970 to 2025, WALLOPS ISLAND FLIGHT FAC warmed at a fitted rate of 0.28°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Wallops Island Flight Fac primary station fitted change +0.28 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46°F (8°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 3.1" | 3.5" | 19.7 | 0.0 |
| February | 49°F (9°C) | 31°F (0°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 2.8" | 2.3" | 16.4 | 0.0 |
| March | 55°F (13°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 3.9" | 0.7" | 9.7 | 0.0 |
| April | 64°F (18°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 3.1" | 0.2" | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| May | 73°F (23°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 3.2" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| June | 81°F (27°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 3.4" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 3.8 |
| July | 86°F (30°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 78°F (26°C) | 4.4" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 8.5 |
| August | 84°F (29°C) | 69°F (20°C) | 77°F (25°C) | 4.3" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 4.5 |
| September | 79°F (26°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 4.3" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| October | 69°F (21°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 4.0" | 0.0" | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| November | 59°F (15°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 2.9" | 0.0" | 6.2 | 0.0 |
| December | 51°F (10°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 42°F (6°C) | 3.8" | 1.7" | 15.8 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 86°F around July 12, short of 90°F on every date, while 59 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 29°F near January 21.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into February 20, then returns to freezing around December 24, covering 59 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 May 5, when 37% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is September 12 at 26%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 119 wet dates a year.
The widest day
April 17 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 19°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Wallops Island Flight Fac.
Where Wallops Island Flight Fac Stands Nationally
Among the steadiest day-night climates ranked: even the widest normal daily swing holds to roughly 19°F.
Wallops Island Flight Fac 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"
10.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.3"
9.5 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.7"
10.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.2"
10.5 days with precipitation
11.0 days with precipitation
10.1 days with precipitation
10.7 days with precipitation
9.0 days with precipitation
8.4 days with precipitation
8.4 days with precipitation
8.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.7"
10.5 days with precipitation
Wallops Island Flight Fac spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 28% of the annual total and December through February 22%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Wallops Island Flight Fac has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 40.3°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: July averages 4.4" and February 2.8". The three wettest months together take 30% 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 Wallops Island Flight Fac, it arrives in quantity
43.3" of precipitation falls across only about 119 wet days here, averaging 0.36 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 119 a year, 32% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.36 inches
- Most wet days
- May, about 11
- Fewest wet days
- September, 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 Wallops Island Flight Fac, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 8.4 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 5 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
November 11
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
March 31
50% probability date
Growing Season
225 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
3,957
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,358
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside VA closest to Wallops Island Flight Fac 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 (58°F here).
- Clayton, GA 58°F · 0.0°F off
- Danbury, NC 58°F · 0.0°F off
- Gilbert, AR 58°F · 0.0°F off
- Graton, CA 58°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (43.3" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Jamestown, IN 43.3" · 0.0" off
- Osceola, MO 43.2" · 0.0" off
- Xenia, OH 43.3" · 0.0" off
- Gorham, NH 43.3" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Wallops Island Flight Fac's climate pattern fits together
heating led · moderate · mid swing
Wallops Island Flight Fac's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 3,957 annual heating degree days against 1,358 for cooling. Its 40.3°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Wallops Island Flight Fac's frost-free season lasts about 225 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 Wallops Island Flight Fac's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 40.3°F. The annual average is 58°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Wallops Island Flight Fac's 43.3 inches of annual precipitation falls in PlainClimate's middle band, so “wet” or “dry” is not the leading description. Annual snowfall totals 8.4 inches. Temperature balance and the calendar distribution carry more information than the annual moisture label alone.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Wallops Island Flight Fac'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 Wallops Island Flight Fac, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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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 Wallops Island Flight Fac's primary station: WALLOPS ISLAND FLIGHT FAC (USW00093739). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Wallops Island Flight Fac; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Wallops Island Flight Fac 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.