Roanoke, VA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ROANOKE RGNL AP, VA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Roanoke has an annual average temperature of 58.1°F with about 42.8 inches of precipitation per year and 14.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 88.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 28.7°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.66 in) and February the driest (2.89 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.
Best time to visit Roanoke
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →56 of 366 (15.3%) of Roanoke'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 | 7 | |
| 1950s | 90 | |
| 1960s | 24 | |
| 1970s | 49 | |
| 1980s | 36 | |
| 1990s | 35 | |
| 2000s | 42 | |
| 2010s | 56 | |
| 2020s | 27 |
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 | 47.1°F | 28.7°F | 37.9°F | 3.17 in | 4.3 in | 10 |
| February | 50.8°F | 30.8°F | 40.8°F | 2.89 in | 4.8 in | 10 |
| March | 59.0°F | 37.6°F | 48.3°F | 3.51 in | 2.3 in | 11 |
| April | 69.7°F | 46.3°F | 58.0°F | 3.49 in | 0.1 in | 11 |
| May | 77.2°F | 55.0°F | 66.1°F | 4.31 in | — | 12 |
| June | 84.4°F | 63.2°F | 73.8°F | 4.66 in | — | 12 |
| July | 88.1°F | 67.4°F | 77.8°F | 4.28 in | — | 12 |
| August | 86.5°F | 66.0°F | 76.2°F | 3.37 in | — | 10 |
| September | 80.0°F | 59.1°F | 69.6°F | 4.06 in | — | 9 |
| October | 70.1°F | 47.8°F | 58.9°F | 2.96 in | — | 8 |
| November | 59.0°F | 37.7°F | 48.4°F | 3.04 in | 0.1 in | 8 |
| December | 50.0°F | 31.8°F | 40.9°F | 3.08 in | 3.2 in | 9 |
Climate twins of Roanoke
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