Independence, VA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ELK CREEK 4SSW, VA US.

BWk Desert (cold) climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Independence has an annual average temperature of 52°F with about 0 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 78.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 21.9°F).

Pleasant months
5 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
39°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,019
Cooling need
357

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

366 of 366 (100%) of Independence'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.

2010s
329
2020s
37

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 41.4°F 21.9°F 31.7°F in
February 45.0°F 24.7°F 34.9°F in
March 52.2°F 30.8°F 41.5°F in
April 61.9°F 40.8°F 51.4°F in
May 69.4°F 51.6°F 60.5°F in
June 75.5°F 58.9°F 67.2°F in
July 78.6°F 62.7°F 70.7°F in
August 77.1°F 60.9°F 69.0°F in
September 72.0°F 55.2°F 63.6°F in
October 62.8°F 43.8°F 53.3°F in
November 54.1°F 34.6°F 44.4°F in
December 45.7°F 27.1°F 36.4°F in
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