Norton, VA

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

Cfb Oceanic climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Norton has an annual average temperature of 53.4°F with about 51.6 inches of precipitation per year and 47.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 80.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 24.6°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.77 in) and October the driest (2.87 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
4 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
37.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,587
Cooling need
405

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

105 of 366 (28.7%) of Norton'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.

1950s
28
1960s
33
1970s
33
1980s
57
1990s
50
2000s
44
2010s
57
2020s
64

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 42.6°F 24.6°F 33.6°F 4.34 in 12.8 in 15
February 46.5°F 27.3°F 36.9°F 4.37 in 11.6 in 15
March 55.2°F 33.6°F 44.4°F 4.74 in 8.6 in 15
April 65.5°F 42.7°F 54.1°F 4.78 in 1.7 in 13
May 72.0°F 50.7°F 61.4°F 4.60 in 15
June 78.0°F 57.7°F 67.8°F 4.86 in 14
July 80.6°F 61.2°F 70.9°F 5.77 in 16
August 79.8°F 59.8°F 69.8°F 4.13 in 13
September 75.5°F 54.1°F 64.8°F 3.55 in 11
October 66.2°F 43.7°F 55.0°F 2.87 in 0.9 in 11
November 55.0°F 34.3°F 44.7°F 3.26 in 1.9 in 11
December 46.0°F 28.5°F 37.2°F 4.36 in 9.6 in 15

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