Culpeper, VA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BOSTON 4 SE, VA US.

BWk Desert (cold) climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Culpeper has an annual average temperature of 54.2°F with about 0 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 85.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 22.9°F).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
41.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,635
Cooling need
753

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

4 of 366 (1.1%) of Culpeper'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.

1990s
57
2000s
219
2010s
90

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 43.5°F 22.9°F 33.2°F in
February 47.5°F 24.9°F 36.2°F in
March 55.2°F 31.3°F 43.3°F in
April 66.7°F 40.6°F 53.6°F in
May 74.4°F 49.9°F 62.2°F in
June 82.2°F 59.3°F 70.7°F in
July 85.9°F 63.8°F 74.8°F in
August 84.2°F 62.2°F 73.2°F in
September 77.6°F 55.2°F 66.4°F in
October 67.4°F 43.0°F 55.2°F in
November 57.1°F 32.5°F 44.8°F in
December 47.6°F 26.3°F 37.0°F in
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