Cheriton, VA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CAPE CHARLES 5 ENE, VA US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Cheriton has an annual average temperature of 58.5°F with about 44.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 85.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 32.1°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.67 in) and February the driest (2.91 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
38.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,504
Cooling need
1,167

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Climate change signal

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188 of 366 (51.4%) of Cheriton'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.

2000s
87
2010s
178
2020s
101

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 46.6°F 32.1°F 39.4°F 3.37 in 10
February 48.7°F 33.3°F 41.0°F 2.91 in 10
March 54.8°F 38.8°F 46.8°F 3.52 in 10
April 64.7°F 47.5°F 56.1°F 3.37 in 11
May 72.4°F 57.5°F 64.9°F 3.47 in 12
June 80.7°F 66.4°F 73.5°F 3.82 in 12
July 85.3°F 71.3°F 78.3°F 4.67 in 11
August 83.4°F 69.1°F 76.2°F 4.14 in 12
September 77.9°F 63.9°F 70.9°F 4.21 in 9
October 68.6°F 53.0°F 60.8°F 4.35 in 9
November 58.6°F 43.2°F 50.9°F 3.08 in 9
December 50.9°F 35.6°F 43.3°F 3.54 in 10

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