Roanoke, VA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ROANOKE RGNL AP, VA US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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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.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
39.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,654
Cooling need
1,155

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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

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