Danville, VA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from DANVILLE 2 SE, VA US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Danville has an annual average temperature of 58.6°F with about 47.1 inches of precipitation per year and 4.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 90.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 26.5°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.81 in) and February the driest (3.06 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
41.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,630
Cooling need
1,323

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

28 of 366 (7.7%) of Danville'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
22
1920s
37
1930s
62
1940s
48
1950s
43
1960s
15
1970s
26
1980s
42
1990s
14
2000s
25
2010s
10
2020s
22

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 49.7°F 26.5°F 38.1°F 3.74 in 1.5 in 10
February 53.6°F 28.5°F 41.1°F 3.06 in 1.2 in 9
March 61.6°F 34.6°F 48.1°F 4.10 in 0.4 in 10
April 72.4°F 43.6°F 58.0°F 3.88 in 10
May 79.8°F 53.6°F 66.7°F 4.43 in 11
June 87.0°F 62.7°F 74.9°F 4.14 in 10
July 90.8°F 67.6°F 79.2°F 4.81 in 10
August 89.0°F 66.1°F 77.5°F 4.07 in 9
September 82.7°F 58.9°F 70.8°F 4.58 in 9
October 72.4°F 46.1°F 59.3°F 3.63 in 8
November 61.6°F 35.1°F 48.4°F 3.34 in 8
December 52.6°F 29.5°F 41.0°F 3.36 in 1.5 in 9

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