Ridgeway, VA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MARTINSVILLE FLTR PLT, VA US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Ridgeway has an annual average temperature of 56°F with about 47.4 inches of precipitation per year and 9.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 88.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 23.8°F). September is typically the wettest month (5.09 in) and February the driest (3.04 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
39.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,143
Cooling need
894

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

36 of 366 (9.8%) of Ridgeway'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.

1930s
14
1940s
76
1950s
72
1960s
32
1970s
32
1980s
32
1990s
30
2000s
24
2010s
39
2020s
15

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 48.4°F 23.8°F 36.1°F 3.83 in 3.3 in 10
February 52.2°F 25.5°F 38.9°F 3.04 in 2.4 in 9
March 60.3°F 31.6°F 45.9°F 4.08 in 1.7 in 11
April 70.8°F 40.4°F 55.6°F 3.60 in 10
May 77.7°F 50.3°F 64.0°F 4.50 in 12
June 84.7°F 59.2°F 72.0°F 4.41 in 11
July 88.0°F 64.0°F 76.0°F 4.01 in 12
August 85.9°F 62.6°F 74.2°F 4.17 in 10
September 79.8°F 55.5°F 67.6°F 5.09 in 9
October 70.7°F 42.8°F 56.7°F 3.57 in 8
November 60.3°F 31.7°F 46.0°F 3.33 in 8
December 51.1°F 26.3°F 38.7°F 3.72 in 2.0 in 10

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