Blacksburg, VA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BLACKSBURG NWSO, VA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Blacksburg has an annual average temperature of 52.1°F with about 42.6 inches of precipitation per year and 24.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 82.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 22.1°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.47 in) and February the driest (2.83 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.
Best time to visit Blacksburg
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →49 of 366 (13.4%) of Blacksburg'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.
| 1950s | 73 | |
| 1960s | 37 | |
| 1970s | 40 | |
| 1980s | 61 | |
| 1990s | 39 | |
| 2000s | 45 | |
| 2010s | 45 | |
| 2020s | 26 |
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 | 41.6°F | 22.1°F | 31.9°F | 3.23 in | 7.7 in | 11 |
| February | 45.3°F | 24.1°F | 34.7°F | 2.83 in | 7.0 in | 11 |
| March | 53.2°F | 30.2°F | 41.7°F | 3.78 in | 4.3 in | 12 |
| April | 63.9°F | 38.9°F | 51.4°F | 3.77 in | 0.6 in | 13 |
| May | 71.9°F | 48.4°F | 60.2°F | 4.47 in | — | 14 |
| June | 78.9°F | 56.9°F | 67.9°F | 4.27 in | — | 12 |
| July | 82.3°F | 61.0°F | 71.7°F | 4.21 in | — | 13 |
| August | 81.2°F | 59.5°F | 70.4°F | 3.57 in | — | 12 |
| September | 75.8°F | 52.9°F | 64.3°F | 3.45 in | — | 9 |
| October | 65.6°F | 40.9°F | 53.2°F | 2.91 in | — | 9 |
| November | 54.8°F | 30.7°F | 42.7°F | 2.85 in | 0.4 in | 9 |
| December | 44.9°F | 25.3°F | 35.1°F | 3.30 in | 4.7 in | 12 |
Climate twins of Blacksburg
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