Buchanan, VA

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Buchanan has an annual average temperature of 56.5°F with about 43.6 inches of precipitation per year and 11.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 26.9°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.54 in) and February the driest (2.68 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
4,086
Cooling need
1,041

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Buchanan'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.

1890s
0
1900s
0
1910s
14
1920s
50
1930s
87
1940s
54
1950s
42
1960s
17
1970s
15
1980s
13
1990s
53
2000s
21
2010s
0

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 44.1°F 26.9°F 35.5°F 3.16 in 2.5 in 7
February 48.8°F 28.5°F 38.6°F 2.68 in 2.3 in 7
March 56.8°F 35.1°F 45.9°F 3.69 in 1.8 in 9
April 69.5°F 44.0°F 56.8°F 3.82 in 0.1 in 9
May 76.6°F 54.0°F 65.3°F 4.44 in 10
June 83.4°F 62.8°F 73.1°F 3.94 in 10
July 86.5°F 67.3°F 76.9°F 4.54 in 10
August 84.8°F 66.0°F 75.4°F 3.03 in 8
September 78.8°F 59.2°F 69.0°F 4.13 in 7
October 68.1°F 47.0°F 57.5°F 3.41 in 6
November 56.5°F 35.5°F 46.0°F 3.28 in 7
December 47.3°F 29.8°F 38.5°F 3.49 in 4.7 in 7

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