Big Stone Gap, VA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BIG STONE GAP, VA US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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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.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
39.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,488
Cooling need
705

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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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