Buchanan, VA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BUCHANAN, VA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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.
Best time to visit Buchanan
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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 |
Climate twins of Buchanan
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).