Orange, VA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PIEDMONT RSCH STN, VA US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Orange has an annual average temperature of 56.1°F with about 43.7 inches of precipitation per year and 16.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 25.3°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.79 in) and February the driest (2.61 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
41.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,203
Cooling need
990

Best time to visit Orange

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

48 of 366 (13.1%) of Orange'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
22
1950s
110
1960s
37
1970s
40
1980s
34
1990s
30
2000s
31
2010s
27
2020s
35

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 44.4°F 25.3°F 34.9°F 2.90 in 4.6 in 9
February 47.8°F 27.6°F 37.7°F 2.61 in 5.6 in 8
March 55.6°F 34.3°F 44.9°F 3.56 in 2.7 in 10
April 66.8°F 44.2°F 55.5°F 3.38 in 0.1 in 11
May 74.3°F 53.8°F 64.1°F 4.14 in 12
June 82.6°F 62.5°F 72.5°F 4.79 in 11
July 86.5°F 66.9°F 76.7°F 4.29 in 11
August 84.8°F 65.4°F 75.1°F 3.38 in 9
September 78.6°F 58.7°F 68.7°F 4.27 in 8
October 68.2°F 46.3°F 57.3°F 3.62 in 7
November 57.3°F 36.5°F 46.9°F 3.39 in 0.2 in 8
December 47.9°F 29.2°F 38.6°F 3.41 in 3.2 in 8

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