Big Stone Gap, VA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BIG STONE GAP, VA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Big Stone Gap has an annual average temperature of 54.5°F with about 56 inches of precipitation per year and 9.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 83.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 23.9°F). December is typically the wettest month (5.53 in) and October the driest (3.14 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.
Best time to visit Big Stone Gap
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →57 of 366 (15.6%) of Big Stone Gap'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.
| 1990s | 154 | |
| 2000s | 111 | |
| 2010s | 71 | |
| 2020s | 30 |
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 | 43.9°F | 23.9°F | 33.9°F | 4.87 in | 3.1 in | 12 |
| February | 48.1°F | 26.4°F | 37.3°F | 4.95 in | 2.9 in | 12 |
| March | 56.9°F | 32.6°F | 44.7°F | 5.38 in | 1.3 in | 14 |
| April | 67.3°F | 40.8°F | 54.0°F | 5.03 in | — | 12 |
| May | 74.8°F | 50.6°F | 62.7°F | 5.08 in | — | 14 |
| June | 81.4°F | 59.0°F | 70.2°F | 4.59 in | — | 13 |
| July | 83.8°F | 63.2°F | 73.5°F | 5.49 in | — | 14 |
| August | 83.4°F | 61.9°F | 72.6°F | 4.49 in | — | 12 |
| September | 78.8°F | 55.5°F | 67.2°F | 3.80 in | — | 10 |
| October | 68.7°F | 42.6°F | 55.7°F | 3.14 in | — | 8 |
| November | 57.2°F | 32.4°F | 44.8°F | 3.66 in | 0.1 in | 10 |
| December | 47.5°F | 27.2°F | 37.3°F | 5.53 in | 1.8 in | 12 |
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