Emporia, VA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from EMPORIA 1 WNW, VA US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Emporia has an annual average temperature of 59.7°F with about 46.2 inches of precipitation per year and 1.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 28.7°F). August is typically the wettest month (5.07 in) and February the driest (2.59 in). Snow typically falls from December through February.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
39.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,321
Cooling need
1,425

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

85 of 366 (23.2%) of Emporia'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
11
1930s
0
1940s
0
1950s
0
1960s
0
1970s
0
1980s
90
1990s
76
2000s
66
2010s
77
2020s
46

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 50.9°F 28.7°F 39.8°F 3.40 in 0.6 in 10
February 54.2°F 30.5°F 42.4°F 2.59 in 0.3 in 9
March 61.5°F 36.6°F 49.0°F 4.05 in 10
April 71.7°F 45.8°F 58.7°F 3.43 in 9
May 78.8°F 55.7°F 67.2°F 3.71 in 11
June 86.0°F 64.8°F 75.4°F 3.97 in 10
July 89.8°F 69.3°F 79.6°F 4.86 in 11
August 88.3°F 67.8°F 78.1°F 5.07 in 9
September 82.7°F 61.6°F 72.2°F 4.92 in 9
October 72.9°F 49.0°F 60.9°F 3.47 in 7
November 62.6°F 38.3°F 50.4°F 3.16 in 8
December 54.0°F 32.3°F 43.1°F 3.56 in 0.5 in 10

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