Hopewell, VA

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Hopewell has an annual average temperature of 60.8°F with about 50.1 inches of precipitation per year and 3.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 31.2°F). August is typically the wettest month (5.59 in) and February the driest (3.01 in). Snow typically falls from December through February.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
39.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,048
Cooling need
1,521

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

14 of 366 (3.8%) of Hopewell'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.

1910s
15
1920s
52
1930s
48
1940s
48
1950s
29
1960s
15
1970s
31
1980s
39
1990s
42
2000s
23
2010s
19
2020s
5

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 50.4°F 31.2°F 40.8°F 3.53 in 2.1 in 10
February 54.3°F 32.9°F 43.6°F 3.01 in 1.0 in 9
March 61.7°F 39.7°F 50.7°F 4.02 in 11
April 72.7°F 48.6°F 60.7°F 3.84 in 10
May 79.1°F 57.8°F 68.5°F 4.25 in 11
June 86.0°F 66.3°F 76.2°F 4.56 in 10
July 89.6°F 70.6°F 80.1°F 5.18 in 11
August 87.9°F 68.9°F 78.4°F 5.59 in 9
September 81.9°F 63.2°F 72.5°F 5.15 in 9
October 72.6°F 51.2°F 61.9°F 3.67 in 8
November 62.2°F 41.1°F 51.7°F 3.43 in 8
December 53.4°F 34.6°F 44.0°F 3.84 in 0.4 in 10

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