Scottsville, VA

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Scottsville has an annual average temperature of 55.3°F with about 43.7 inches of precipitation per year and 12.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 24.6°F). September is typically the wettest month (4.28 in) and February the driest (2.83 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
40.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,362
Cooling need
867

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

134 of 366 (36.6%) of Scottsville'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.

1950s
0
1960s
0
1970s
0
1980s
0
1990s
65
2000s
103
2010s
111
2020s
87

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 45.5°F 24.6°F 35.1°F 3.08 in 3.7 in 9
February 49.3°F 25.6°F 37.4°F 2.83 in 4.7 in 9
March 57.2°F 31.7°F 44.4°F 3.79 in 1.8 in 10
April 68.1°F 41.0°F 54.6°F 3.32 in 10
May 75.0°F 51.3°F 63.2°F 3.91 in 11
June 82.4°F 60.6°F 71.5°F 4.11 in 10
July 86.2°F 65.3°F 75.7°F 4.17 in 10
August 84.9°F 63.7°F 74.3°F 3.49 in 9
September 78.4°F 56.5°F 67.4°F 4.28 in 8
October 68.4°F 43.7°F 56.0°F 3.70 in 7
November 58.0°F 33.4°F 45.7°F 3.38 in 0.1 in 8
December 48.9°F 27.5°F 38.2°F 3.62 in 2.0 in 9

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