Amherst, VA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from TYE RVR 1 SE, VA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Amherst has an annual average temperature of 56.8°F with about 46.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 87.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 25.5°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.60 in) and February the driest (2.68 in).
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All-time records →0 of 366 (0%) of Amherst'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.
| 1930s | 0 | |
| 1940s | 0 | |
| 1950s | 0 | |
| 1960s | 58 | |
| 1970s | 75 | |
| 1980s | 88 | |
| 1990s | 64 | |
| 2000s | 59 | |
| 2010s | 22 |
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 | 48.0°F | 25.5°F | 36.7°F | 3.45 in | — | 7 |
| February | 52.0°F | 27.6°F | 39.8°F | 2.68 in | — | 6 |
| March | 59.8°F | 33.6°F | 46.7°F | 3.69 in | — | 8 |
| April | 70.2°F | 42.8°F | 56.5°F | 3.59 in | — | 8 |
| May | 76.5°F | 52.3°F | 64.4°F | 4.60 in | — | 9 |
| June | 83.6°F | 60.9°F | 72.2°F | 4.52 in | — | 8 |
| July | 87.3°F | 65.6°F | 76.4°F | 3.68 in | — | 8 |
| August | 85.7°F | 64.1°F | 74.9°F | 4.42 in | — | 7 |
| September | 79.9°F | 57.0°F | 68.5°F | 4.39 in | — | 7 |
| October | 71.1°F | 44.6°F | 57.8°F | 3.75 in | — | 6 |
| November | 61.0°F | 34.6°F | 47.8°F | 3.56 in | — | 7 |
| December | 51.0°F | 28.7°F | 39.9°F | 4.01 in | — | 7 |
Climate twins of Amherst
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