Gretna, VA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CHATHAM, VA US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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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.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
39.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,245
Cooling need
852

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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

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