Leesburg, VA

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Leesburg has an annual average temperature of 54.2°F with about 43.8 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 86.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 24.5°F). September is typically the wettest month (4.77 in) and February the driest (2.56 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
43.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,728
Cooling need
852

Best time to visit Leesburg

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

11 of 366 (3%) of Leesburg'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.

1900s
25
1910s
49
1920s
35
1930s
90
1940s
36
1950s
19
1960s
16
1970s
22
1980s
17
1990s
30
2000s
11
2010s
13
2020s
3

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 41.0°F 24.5°F 32.8°F 3.05 in
February 44.0°F 25.9°F 35.0°F 2.56 in
March 52.6°F 32.3°F 42.5°F 3.61 in
April 64.5°F 42.2°F 53.4°F 3.54 in
May 72.9°F 51.6°F 62.2°F 4.35 in
June 81.4°F 61.1°F 71.2°F 4.25 in
July 86.4°F 65.5°F 76.0°F 4.08 in
August 84.7°F 63.9°F 74.3°F 3.57 in
September 77.8°F 56.1°F 66.9°F 4.77 in
October 66.3°F 44.3°F 55.3°F 3.52 in
November 54.9°F 34.5°F 44.7°F 3.13 in
December 44.7°F 28.4°F 36.5°F 3.35 in

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