NOAA climate atlas · updated August 2026
Virginia Climate Data
Climate normals for 119 station-mapped locations, each from its primary station in Virginia's 234-station NOAA network.
- average temperature
- 56°F (13°C)55.8°F · fleet p50 52.2°F · n=50
- Warmer than median
- annual precipitation
- 46.0"46.0 inches · fleet p50 43.7 inches · n=50
- Wetter than median
- annual snowfall
- 14.3"14.3 inches · fleet p50 24.7 inches · n=50
- Less snow than median
- locations / stations
- 119 / 234State coverage: 119 locations / 234 stations. Benchmark context: this profile's measured location and NOAA-station counts.
- State coverage
Virginia's climate in one line
Virginia averages 56°F a year - warmer than 66% of U.S. states, spanning Big Meadows at 48°F to Fentress Naas at 63°F.
- 56°F
- statewide average · 66th percentile of states
- 46"
- average annual precipitation
- 92/100
- most comfortable: Fentress Naas
- 119
- station-mapped locations · 234 NOAA stations
Statewide figures are simple averages across 119 station-mapped locations (each from its primary NOAA station), local conditions vary widely by elevation and coast distance.
How Virginia ranks among all 50 states
Virginia's average temperature vs. all U.S. states
Statewide annual mean temperature, NOAA 1991–2020 normals
56°F Top 34% warmer than 66% of 50 U.S. states
- 30°F–35°F: 1 US states (2%). Below this entry.
- 35°F–40°F: 0 US states (0%). Below this entry.
- 40°F–45°F: 8 US states (16%). Below this entry.
- 45°F–50°F: 10 US states (20%). Below this entry.
- 50°F–55°F: 12 US states (24%). Below this entry.
- 55°F–60°F: 8 US states (16%). This entry sits in this band.
- 60°F–65°F: 7 US states (14%). Above this entry.
- 65°F–70°F: 2 US states (4%). Above this entry.
- 70°F–75°F: 2 US states (4%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals (statewide aggregate) · 1991–2020
Virginia in the national rankings
- Ranks #17 hottest of 50 states at 55.8°F annual average, 2.7°F above the 53.1°F mean of all state averages - see all 50 hottest states ranked by NOAA normals
- In winter (Dec–Feb) it averages 37.5°F, the #15 warmest winter of 50 states - winter ranking
- 35.0% of NOAA hourly observations report clear sky (9 measured locations), the #39 clearest of 47 ranked states - sunniest states by clear-sky frequency
Temperature × precipitation · 50-state landscape
Virginia in the national climate landscape
Virginia averages 55.8°F and 46.0 inches of annual precipitation across 119 station-mapped locations. Against the same complete 50-state cohort, that places it in the warmer and wetter half of the chart. Dashed lines mark the national medians of 52.3°F and 43.7 inches.
Read all 50 state values
Each point is PlainClimate's simple average across the station-mapped location normals available for that state. Cohort sizes vary and are shown below; the values are not population weighted. Dashed lines mark the median of this 50-state comparison and are guides, not comfort or safety thresholds.
| State | Locations | Annual mean | Annual precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 172 | 33.5°F | 47.6 in |
| Alabama | 100 | 63.3°F | 57.9 in |
| Arkansas | 110 | 60.7°F | 52.2 in |
| Arizona | 169 | 62.3°F | 12.4 in |
| California | 363 | 59.8°F | 21.6 in |
| Colorado | 214 | 46.3°F | 15.9 in |
| Connecticut | 23 | 50.1°F | 48.6 in |
| Delaware | 7 | 56.2°F | 46.8 in |
| Florida | 165 | 72.6°F | 55.2 in |
| Georgia | 122 | 63.4°F | 52.0 in |
| Hawaii | 49 | 72.4°F | 48.5 in |
| Iowa | 143 | 48.0°F | 35.9 in |
| Idaho | 139 | 46.1°F | 18.0 in |
| Illinois | 163 | 52.2°F | 40.7 in |
| Indiana | 116 | 52.4°F | 43.7 in |
| Kansas | 168 | 54.8°F | 31.2 in |
| Kentucky | 95 | 56.2°F | 50.6 in |
| Louisiana | 91 | 67.3°F | 60.3 in |
| Massachusetts | 68 | 49.2°F | 48.2 in |
| Maryland | 42 | 55.6°F | 45.5 in |
| Maine | 79 | 43.1°F | 46.4 in |
| Michigan | 201 | 45.5°F | 34.2 in |
| Minnesota | 172 | 42.2°F | 30.0 in |
| Missouri | 164 | 55.1°F | 43.9 in |
| Mississippi | 91 | 64.1°F | 59.7 in |
| Montana | 215 | 43.4°F | 15.9 in |
| North Carolina | 178 | 59.1°F | 52.2 in |
| North Dakota | 119 | 41.0°F | 19.2 in |
| Nebraska | 171 | 49.6°F | 25.0 in |
| New Hampshire | 52 | 44.5°F | 46.6 in |
| New Jersey | 45 | 53.6°F | 47.9 in |
| New Mexico | 167 | 54.3°F | 13.8 in |
| Nevada | 115 | 52.4°F | 8.9 in |
| New York | 173 | 47.5°F | 43.7 in |
| Ohio | 128 | 51.6°F | 41.1 in |
| Oklahoma | 159 | 60.3°F | 35.7 in |
| Oregon | 180 | 50.5°F | 37.6 in |
| Pennsylvania | 157 | 50.2°F | 45.2 in |
| Rhode Island | 9 | 51.2°F | 48.7 in |
| South Carolina | 100 | 62.8°F | 49.8 in |
| South Dakota | 149 | 45.6°F | 21.8 in |
| Tennessee | 146 | 58.0°F | 56.0 in |
| Texas | 449 | 66.2°F | 31.1 in |
| Utah | 170 | 49.4°F | 13.9 in |
| Virginia | 119 | 55.8°F | 46.0 in |
| Vermont | 41 | 43.5°F | 43.7 in |
| Washington | 149 | 49.9°F | 40.9 in |
| Wisconsin | 200 | 44.5°F | 34.6 in |
| West Virginia | 99 | 52.3°F | 47.6 in |
| Wyoming | 144 | 43.3°F | 14.0 in |
Derived by PlainClimate from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals · simple averages across each state's varying station-mapped-location cohort · data updated August 2026.
Virginia Climate in Context
U.S. land-mean temperature anomaly (NOAA NCEI) tracked against global anomaly (NASA GISTEMP). Paris Agreement 1.5°C and 2.0°C thresholds shown as reference lines. Virginia sits within this national warming envelope; individual station-mapped locations below show local readings against this trend.
- United States (incl. Virginia) +0.11 °C/decade
- Global (NASA GISTEMP) +0.11 °C/decade
- Paris Agreement thresholds 1.5°C / 2.0°C
Station-mapped locations in Virginia
119 locations with climate data
Scroll the table to browse every location, or use the complete CSV and JSON exports below.
| Location | Avg Temp | High | Low | Precip | Snow | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abingdon | 55°F | 66°F | 43°F | 47.3" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Amelia Courthouse | 58°F | 70°F | 47°F | 45.4" | 8.3" | 78/100 |
| Appomattox | 56°F | 67°F | 46°F | 46.2" | 11.3" | 78/100 |
| Ashland | 58°F | 68°F | 47°F | 45.3" | 14.7" | 78/100 |
| Ashland Hanover County Muni | 58°F | 69°F | 47°F | 45.8" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Bedford | 57°F | 67°F | 47°F | 46.3" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Big Meadows | 48°F | 56°F | 39°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Big Stone Gap | 55°F | 66°F | 43°F | 56.0" | 9.2" | 58/100 |
| Blacksburg Nwso | 52°F | 63°F | 41°F | 42.6" | 24.7" | 59/100 |
| Bland | 51°F | 63°F | 39°F | 43.3" | 26.9" | 59/100 |
| Boston | 54°F | 66°F | 43°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Breaks Interstate Park | 54°F | 64°F | 43°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Bremo Bluff | 57°F | 71°F | 42°F | 46.9" | N/A | 75/100 |
| Brookneal | 57°F | 69°F | 44°F | 46.0" | 7.4" | 78/100 |
| Buchanan | 57°F | 67°F | 46°F | 43.6" | 11.4" | 78/100 |
| Burkes Garden | 49°F | 60°F | 38°F | 47.6" | 46.9" | 59/100 |
| Cape Charles | 59°F | 66°F | 51°F | 44.5" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Charlotte Court House | 57°F | 68°F | 47°F | 46.6" | 7.7" | 78/100 |
| Charlottesville | 56°F | 65°F | 48°F | 48.2" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Chase City | 59°F | 70°F | 47°F | 46.4" | 5.0" | 78/100 |
| Chatham | 56°F | 68°F | 43°F | 47.7" | 5.8" | 78/100 |
| Christiansburg | 53°F | 63°F | 42°F | 42.1" | 21.7" | 63/100 |
| Clarksville | 60°F | 71°F | 48°F | 46.3" | 3.7" | 83/100 |
| Clintwood | 52°F | 64°F | 40°F | 49.2" | 38.4" | 59/100 |
| Copper Hill | 51°F | 61°F | 42°F | 49.9" | 18.4" | 68/100 |
| Corbin | 57°F | 67°F | 46°F | 44.8" | 11.5" | 78/100 |
| Covington Fltr Plt | 53°F | 64°F | 41°F | 39.5" | 10.1" | 64/100 |
| Crozier | 56°F | 67°F | 45°F | 44.9" | 10.2" | 78/100 |
| Dale Enterprise | 54°F | 65°F | 42°F | 39.0" | 19.4" | 68/100 |
| Danville | 59°F | 71°F | 46°F | 47.1" | 4.6" | 83/100 |
| Danville Rgnl | 58°F | 70°F | 47°F | 43.7" | 7.6" | 78/100 |
| Disputanta | 58°F | 70°F | 47°F | 49.9" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Eastville | 59°F | 67°F | 52°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Edinburg | 53°F | 65°F | 41°F | 37.2" | 21.0" | 59/100 |
| Elk Creek | 52°F | 61°F | 43°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Emporia | 60°F | 71°F | 48°F | 46.2" | 1.4" | 83/100 |
| Farmville | 57°F | 69°F | 46°F | 44.5" | 6.1" | 78/100 |
| Fentress Naas | 63°F | 74°F | 52°F | 48.6" | N/A | 92/100 |
| Floyd | 51°F | 62°F | 41°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Fort Pickett | 58°F | 69°F | 46°F | 46.8" | 3.3" | 83/100 |
| Fredericksburg Sewage | 57°F | 68°F | 46°F | 43.4" | 11.3" | 78/100 |
| Free Union | 55°F | 67°F | 43°F | 46.8" | 10.9" | 68/100 |
| Front Royal | 55°F | 66°F | 44°F | 43.4" | 21.1" | 63/100 |
| Galax Radio Wbrf | 53°F | 64°F | 42°F | 45.6" | 16.6" | 64/100 |
| Galax Wtp | 53°F | 64°F | 42°F | 51.0" | N/A | 56/100 |
| Gathright Dam | 52°F | 63°F | 42°F | 40.1" | 18.3" | 68/100 |
| Greenbay | 58°F | 68°F | 47°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Grundy | 54°F | 65°F | 43°F | 46.9" | 16.0" | 68/100 |
| Holland | 59°F | 70°F | 49°F | 47.9" | 4.1" | 83/100 |
| Hopewell | 61°F | 71°F | 51°F | 50.1" | 3.5" | 83/100 |
| Hot Springs | 51°F | 62°F | 41°F | 46.5" | 25.3" | 59/100 |
| John H Kerr Dam | 60°F | 72°F | 49°F | 43.5" | N/A | 92/100 |
| Keysville | 57°F | 69°F | 46°F | 43.9" | 4.5" | 83/100 |
| Langley | 60°F | 68°F | 51°F | 47.8" | 2.7" | 83/100 |
| Lawrenceville | 59°F | 71°F | 47°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Lebanon | 54°F | 66°F | 41°F | 45.9" | 12.4" | 64/100 |
| Lexington | 55°F | 67°F | 43°F | 42.9" | 13.5" | 68/100 |
| Louisa | 56°F | 67°F | 44°F | 44.2" | 15.8" | 74/100 |
| Luray | 54°F | 66°F | 43°F | 44.1" | 18.6" | 68/100 |
| Lynchburg | 55°F | 67°F | 44°F | 43.6" | 12.4" | 78/100 |
| Lynchburg Rgnl | 56°F | 67°F | 45°F | 42.8" | 11.6" | 78/100 |
| Manassas | 56°F | 66°F | 46°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Martinsville Fltr Plt | 56°F | 69°F | 43°F | 47.4" | 9.4" | 74/100 |
| Meadows of Dan | 54°F | 65°F | 43°F | 58.9" | 7.1" | 58/100 |
| Mill Gap | 48°F | 61°F | 35°F | 45.3" | 33.7" | 59/100 |
| Montebello Fish Cultural Stn | 51°F | 63°F | 39°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Monticello | 56°F | 65°F | 46°F | 47.1" | 15.6" | 78/100 |
| Mt WX | 53°F | 62°F | 44°F | 46.4" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Mustoe | 49°F | 61°F | 37°F | 46.9" | 39.1" | 59/100 |
| N | 58°F | 66°F | 49°F | 51.9" | 8.5" | 68/100 |
| Newport News | 60°F | 70°F | 50°F | 45.1" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Nora | 53°F | 62°F | 45°F | 47.7" | 38.3" | 63/100 |
| Norfolk | 62°F | 70°F | 53°F | 49.2" | 6.2" | 92/100 |
| Norfolk Rich | 60°F | 71°F | 49°F | 49.7" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Norfolk S | 60°F | 69°F | 51°F | 53.3" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Oceana | 60°F | 69°F | 51°F | 46.6" | 3.4" | 83/100 |
| Painter | 59°F | 68°F | 49°F | 47.2" | 6.6" | 78/100 |
| Palmyra | 55°F | 67°F | 44°F | 43.7" | 12.3" | 78/100 |
| Pearisburg | 53°F | 64°F | 41°F | 42.2" | 22.7" | 59/100 |
| Pennington Gap | 55°F | 67°F | 42°F | 49.7" | 9.3" | 68/100 |
| Petersburg | 59°F | 70°F | 48°F | 47.0" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Philpott Dam | 57°F | 69°F | 45°F | 47.1" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Piedmont Rsch Stn | 56°F | 66°F | 46°F | 43.7" | 16.4" | 78/100 |
| Pulaski | 53°F | 64°F | 42°F | 40.0" | 15.8" | 64/100 |
| Purcellville | 54°F | 64°F | 44°F | 43.8" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Quantico Mcas | 58°F | 67°F | 49°F | 41.0" | 12.4" | 78/100 |
| Radford | 53°F | 64°F | 42°F | 42.1" | N/A | 64/100 |
| Richlands | 53°F | 65°F | 41°F | 44.6" | 17.6" | 64/100 |
| Richmond | 59°F | 70°F | 48°F | 45.5" | 8.8" | 78/100 |
| Roanoke | 56°F | 67°F | 44°F | 45.7" | 11.4" | 78/100 |
| Roanoke Rgnl | 58°F | 69°F | 48°F | 42.8" | 14.8" | 78/100 |
| Rocky Mt | 56°F | 68°F | 44°F | 49.2" | 12.6" | 78/100 |
| S Boston | 59°F | 71°F | 46°F | 46.4" | 5.5" | 78/100 |
| Saltville | 54°F | 66°F | 42°F | 48.1" | 10.3" | 64/100 |
| Sandston | 58°F | 69°F | 46°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Somerset | 56°F | 67°F | 44°F | 45.0" | 15.5" | 78/100 |
| Sperryville | 54°F | 65°F | 43°F | 48.8" | 21.0" | 63/100 |
| Star Tannery | 52°F | 64°F | 41°F | 40.1" | 25.1" | 59/100 |
| Staunton Wtp | 54°F | 64°F | 44°F | 40.6" | 21.6" | 63/100 |
| Stony Creek | 58°F | 70°F | 47°F | 47.6" | 4.3" | 83/100 |
| Stuart | 56°F | 68°F | 44°F | 52.3" | 6.4" | 68/100 |
| Suffolk Lake Kilby | 59°F | 69°F | 50°F | 51.8" | 5.8" | 68/100 |
| Tye Rvr | 57°F | 69°F | 45°F | 46.3" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Vienna | 54°F | 64°F | 44°F | 43.6" | 18.5" | 68/100 |
| W Point | 59°F | 70°F | 48°F | 47.9" | 9.6" | 78/100 |
| Wakefield | 59°F | 71°F | 47°F | 51.4" | 6.4" | 68/100 |
| Walkerton | 59°F | 70°F | 49°F | 45.6" | 7.8" | 78/100 |
| Wallaceton-lake Drummond | 58°F | 73°F | 43°F | 54.1" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Wallops Island Flight Fac | 58°F | 66°F | 49°F | 43.3" | 8.4" | 78/100 |
| Warrenton | 55°F | 65°F | 45°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Warsaw | 58°F | 69°F | 48°F | 45.2" | 11.5" | 78/100 |
| Washington DC Dulles | 56°F | 66°F | 45°F | 43.2" | 21.0" | 73/100 |
| Waynesboro Wtp | 54°F | 66°F | 42°F | 45.3" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Wfo Sterling | 55°F | 66°F | 45°F | 45.1" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Williamsburg | 60°F | 69°F | 50°F | 51.2" | 4.3" | 73/100 |
| Winchester | 54°F | 64°F | 44°F | 40.7" | 23.1" | 63/100 |
| Wise | 53°F | 64°F | 43°F | 51.6" | 47.1" | 49/100 |
| Woodstock | 53°F | 65°F | 41°F | 39.5" | 23.7" | 59/100 |
| Wytheville | 53°F | 64°F | 41°F | 41.7" | 18.4" | 64/100 |
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 · 1991-2020 Statewide aggregates for Virginia computed as the simple average across its 119 station-mapped locations, each represented by its primary NOAA station (234 stations in the state network).
Climate Insight: Virginia
Virginia's climate profile is aggregated from 119 station-mapped locations and 234 NOAA weather stations reporting under the 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals program. The statewide average annual temperature sits at 56°F, which is the simple average across all tracked station-mapped locations rather than any single station's reading. Because Virginia spans multiple latitudes, elevations, and proximities to large water bodies, local conditions can differ from this headline number by wide margins; coastal, valley, and mountain stations often diverge by ten degrees or more even within a single month.
Precipitation and snowfall averages round out the climatological picture. Across Virginia, annual precipitation averages 46.0 inches, with typical seasonal snowfall near 14.3 inches statewide. These numbers combine rain, sleet, and snow water-equivalent and describe the thirty-year normal rather than any particular recent year. Readers evaluating a specific destination should drill into one of the 119 individual location profiles below; each station record varies with local geography, and the statewide figures here are averages that mask meaningful intrastate differences.
For planning purposes, the location table above is sorted to help you compare averages side-by-side: annual mean temperature, average daily high and low, precipitation totals, snowfall, and PlainClimate's climate comfort score. That 1–100 score combines temperature mildness, precipitation moderation, snowfall burden, and frost-free growing-season length from each location's NOAA normal. It is a climate-only comparison, not a NOAA or overall livability rating. Use it as a starting point, then open each location profile for the exact score inputs, monthly breakdowns, degree-day totals, frost dates, and separately reported humidity metrics.
Nationwide similar states
Other states closest to Virginia on two NOAA statewide-average axes (annual temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest 50-state peers by avg_temp (56°F here).
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest peers by avg_precip (46.0" here), excluding temperature-peer codes.
- Maine 46.4" · 0.4" off
- New Hampshire 46.6" · 0.6" off
- Pennsylvania 45.2" · 0.8" off
- Alaska 47.6" · 1.6" off
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Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). For informational purposes only.
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