Luray, VA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LURAY 5 E, VA US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Luray has an annual average temperature of 54°F with about 44.2 inches of precipitation per year and 18.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 23.0°F). September is typically the wettest month (5.42 in) and February the driest (2.45 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
40.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,599
Cooling need
648

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

29 of 366 (7.9%) of Luray'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.

1940s
51
1950s
99
1960s
33
1970s
26
1980s
43
1990s
47
2000s
26
2010s
30
2020s
11

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 43.3°F 23.0°F 33.1°F 2.85 in 6.1 in 10
February 47.4°F 25.6°F 36.5°F 2.45 in 2.7 in 8
March 54.9°F 31.5°F 43.2°F 3.58 in 6.2 in 11
April 66.5°F 41.0°F 53.8°F 3.51 in 0.1 in 12
May 74.0°F 50.1°F 62.0°F 4.21 in 12
June 81.4°F 57.9°F 69.7°F 4.76 in 11
July 85.4°F 62.0°F 73.7°F 4.12 in 11
August 83.4°F 60.9°F 72.1°F 3.77 in 11
September 77.9°F 54.3°F 66.1°F 5.42 in 10
October 67.4°F 43.4°F 55.4°F 3.17 in 0.1 in 9
November 56.7°F 34.0°F 45.3°F 3.21 in 0.4 in 9
December 47.2°F 27.6°F 37.4°F 3.10 in 3.0 in 10

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