Gretna, VA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CHATHAM, VA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Gretna has an annual average temperature of 55.6°F with about 47.7 inches of precipitation per year and 5.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 24.2°F). September is typically the wettest month (5.00 in) and February the driest (2.79 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.
Best time to visit Gretna
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →29 of 366 (7.9%) of Gretna'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.
| 1920s | 52 | |
| 1930s | 92 | |
| 1940s | 43 | |
| 1950s | 40 | |
| 1960s | 11 | |
| 1970s | 27 | |
| 1980s | 32 | |
| 1990s | 20 | |
| 2000s | 17 | |
| 2010s | 15 | |
| 2020s | 17 |
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 | 47.3°F | 24.2°F | 35.7°F | 4.18 in | 1.9 in | 10 |
| February | 51.0°F | 25.7°F | 38.4°F | 2.79 in | 1.6 in | 8 |
| March | 59.2°F | 31.8°F | 45.5°F | 3.97 in | 1.0 in | 10 |
| April | 69.4°F | 40.6°F | 55.0°F | 3.85 in | — | 11 |
| May | 75.9°F | 50.8°F | 63.4°F | 4.51 in | — | 12 |
| June | 82.8°F | 59.9°F | 71.4°F | 4.24 in | — | 11 |
| July | 86.3°F | 64.7°F | 75.5°F | 4.22 in | — | 11 |
| August | 84.9°F | 63.2°F | 74.0°F | 4.12 in | — | 10 |
| September | 78.9°F | 56.0°F | 67.5°F | 5.00 in | — | 9 |
| October | 69.6°F | 42.9°F | 56.2°F | 3.46 in | — | 9 |
| November | 59.4°F | 31.9°F | 45.7°F | 3.52 in | — | 9 |
| December | 50.3°F | 27.0°F | 38.6°F | 3.84 in | 1.3 in | 9 |
Climate twins of Gretna
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