Monterey, VA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MUSTOE 1 SW, VA US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Monterey has an annual average temperature of 48.9°F with about 46.9 inches of precipitation per year and 39.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 79.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 18.4°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.94 in) and October the driest (2.94 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
39.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,931
Cooling need
150

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

101 of 366 (27.6%) of Monterey'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.

1990s
99
2000s
112
2010s
114
2020s
41

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 38.8°F 18.4°F 28.6°F 3.64 in 10.2 in 13
February 42.4°F 20.4°F 31.4°F 3.28 in 11.2 in 12
March 50.5°F 26.8°F 38.7°F 4.34 in 7.2 in 13
April 61.7°F 35.4°F 48.6°F 4.34 in 0.7 in 13
May 69.7°F 44.9°F 57.3°F 4.94 in 16
June 76.3°F 52.9°F 64.6°F 4.35 in 14
July 79.5°F 56.8°F 68.1°F 4.14 in 13
August 78.2°F 55.6°F 66.9°F 3.80 in 13
September 72.5°F 48.7°F 60.6°F 4.03 in 10
October 62.9°F 37.5°F 50.2°F 2.94 in 0.2 in 10
November 52.1°F 28.0°F 40.1°F 3.38 in 2.2 in 10
December 42.4°F 22.0°F 32.2°F 3.68 in 7.4 in 12

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