Alexandria, VA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WASHINGTON REAGAN AP, VA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Alexandria has an annual average temperature of 59.3°F with about 41.8 inches of precipitation per year and 13.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 30.1°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.33 in) and February the driest (2.62 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.
Best time to visit Alexandria
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All-time records →44 of 366 (12%) of Alexandria's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1940s | 42 | |
| 1950s | 54 | |
| 1960s | 43 | |
| 1970s | 45 | |
| 1980s | 24 | |
| 1990s | 53 | |
| 2000s | 30 | |
| 2010s | 52 | |
| 2020s | 23 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44.8°F | 30.1°F | 37.5°F | 2.86 in | 4.9 in | 10 |
| February | 48.3°F | 31.8°F | 40.0°F | 2.62 in | 5.0 in | 9 |
| March | 56.5°F | 38.6°F | 47.6°F | 3.50 in | 2.0 in | 11 |
| April | 68.0°F | 48.4°F | 58.2°F | 3.21 in | — | 11 |
| May | 76.5°F | 58.0°F | 67.2°F | 3.94 in | — | 12 |
| June | 85.1°F | 67.5°F | 76.3°F | 4.20 in | — | 11 |
| July | 89.6°F | 72.4°F | 81.0°F | 4.33 in | — | 11 |
| August | 87.8°F | 71.0°F | 79.4°F | 3.25 in | — | 9 |
| September | 80.7°F | 64.1°F | 72.4°F | 3.93 in | — | 9 |
| October | 69.4°F | 52.2°F | 60.8°F | 3.66 in | — | 8 |
| November | 58.2°F | 41.6°F | 49.9°F | 2.91 in | 0.1 in | 8 |
| December | 48.8°F | 34.5°F | 41.7°F | 3.41 in | 1.7 in | 10 |
Climate twins of Alexandria
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