Radford, VA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from RADFORD 3 N, VA US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Radford has an annual average temperature of 52.9°F with about 42.1 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 83.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 22.5°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.50 in) and February the driest (2.68 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
40°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,869
Cooling need
531

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

179 of 366 (48.9%) of Radford'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.

1960s
0
1970s
0
1980s
0
1990s
0
2000s
61
2010s
208
2020s
97

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 42.4°F 22.5°F 32.5°F 3.17 in
February 46.4°F 25.3°F 35.8°F 2.68 in
March 54.1°F 31.3°F 42.7°F 3.64 in
April 65.2°F 40.1°F 52.6°F 3.66 in
May 72.7°F 48.7°F 60.7°F 4.50 in
June 80.3°F 57.2°F 68.8°F 3.94 in
July 83.6°F 61.3°F 72.5°F 4.19 in
August 82.5°F 60.1°F 71.3°F 3.68 in
September 76.7°F 53.6°F 65.1°F 3.58 in
October 66.6°F 40.9°F 53.8°F 2.94 in
November 55.1°F 31.6°F 43.3°F 2.81 in
December 45.9°F 26.7°F 36.3°F 3.32 in

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