Bowling Green, VA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CORBIN, VA US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Bowling Green has an annual average temperature of 56.6°F with about 44.8 inches of precipitation per year and 11.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 87.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 26.3°F). September is typically the wettest month (4.66 in) and February the driest (2.89 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
41.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,053
Cooling need
1,020

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

54 of 366 (14.8%) of Bowling Green'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
9
1960s
44
1970s
60
1980s
60
1990s
69
2000s
47
2010s
49
2020s
28

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 45.0°F 26.3°F 35.7°F 3.28 in 3.6 in 9
February 48.5°F 28.4°F 38.4°F 2.89 in 5.0 in 8
March 56.7°F 35.0°F 45.8°F 3.89 in 0.9 in 9
April 67.9°F 44.5°F 56.2°F 3.54 in 0.1 in 9
May 75.4°F 53.5°F 64.5°F 4.13 in 10
June 83.1°F 62.4°F 72.8°F 3.97 in 10
July 87.4°F 66.8°F 77.1°F 3.96 in 9
August 85.6°F 65.1°F 75.4°F 3.49 in 8
September 79.0°F 58.4°F 68.7°F 4.66 in 8
October 68.6°F 46.6°F 57.6°F 4.00 in 7
November 58.1°F 36.7°F 47.4°F 3.32 in 0.1 in 7
December 48.6°F 30.0°F 39.3°F 3.63 in 1.8 in 8

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