Orange, VA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PIEDMONT RSCH STN, VA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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.
Best time to visit Orange
Full guide →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 |
Climate twins of Orange
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