Dayton, VA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from DALE ENTERPRISE, VA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Dayton has an annual average temperature of 53.6°F with about 39 inches of precipitation per year and 19.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 22.7°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.08 in) and February the driest (2.22 in). Snow typically falls from October through March.
Best time to visit Dayton
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →20 of 366 (5.5%) of Dayton'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 | 31 | |
| 1900s | 36 | |
| 1910s | 62 | |
| 1920s | 37 | |
| 1930s | 51 | |
| 1940s | 21 | |
| 1950s | 16 | |
| 1960s | 12 | |
| 1970s | 13 | |
| 1980s | 16 | |
| 1990s | 27 | |
| 2000s | 18 | |
| 2010s | 20 | |
| 2020s | 6 |
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 | 42.1°F | 22.7°F | 32.4°F | 2.71 in | 4.2 in | 10 |
| February | 46.1°F | 23.6°F | 34.8°F | 2.22 in | 6.2 in | 9 |
| March | 53.6°F | 30.4°F | 42.0°F | 3.21 in | 4.5 in | 12 |
| April | 64.7°F | 39.6°F | 52.2°F | 3.27 in | 0.1 in | 13 |
| May | 73.5°F | 50.3°F | 61.9°F | 4.02 in | — | 14 |
| June | 82.0°F | 59.7°F | 70.8°F | 3.93 in | — | 13 |
| July | 86.0°F | 63.7°F | 74.8°F | 4.08 in | — | 12 |
| August | 84.3°F | 62.1°F | 73.2°F | 3.81 in | — | 12 |
| September | 77.8°F | 54.8°F | 66.3°F | 3.74 in | — | 10 |
| October | 66.8°F | 43.0°F | 54.9°F | 2.50 in | 0.2 in | 9 |
| November | 55.7°F | 32.5°F | 44.1°F | 2.60 in | 0.6 in | 10 |
| December | 46.0°F | 26.0°F | 36.0°F | 2.91 in | 3.6 in | 11 |
Climate twins of Dayton
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