Grottoes, VA

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Grottoes has an annual average temperature of 54.1°F with about 45.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 85.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 23.4°F). September is typically the wettest month (5.46 in) and February the driest (2.80 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
40.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,647
Cooling need
717

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

164 of 366 (44.8%) of Grottoes'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.

2000s
113
2010s
170
2020s
83

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 44.2°F 23.4°F 33.8°F 3.16 in 8
February 47.6°F 24.9°F 36.2°F 2.80 in 7
March 55.4°F 31.3°F 43.4°F 4.11 in 9
April 66.3°F 39.8°F 53.0°F 3.94 in 10
May 74.2°F 50.0°F 62.1°F 3.59 in 12
June 82.1°F 58.6°F 70.4°F 4.47 in 11
July 85.7°F 63.3°F 74.5°F 3.68 in 11
August 84.6°F 61.4°F 73.0°F 3.69 in 11
September 77.5°F 54.5°F 66.0°F 5.46 in 9
October 67.7°F 42.6°F 55.1°F 3.41 in 9
November 56.4°F 32.7°F 44.5°F 4.03 in 7
December 47.1°F 26.8°F 37.0°F 2.99 in 9

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