Staunton, VA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from STAUNTON WTP, VA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Staunton has an annual average temperature of 54.1°F with about 40.6 inches of precipitation per year and 21.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 84.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 24.7°F). September is typically the wettest month (4.21 in) and February the driest (2.38 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.
Best time to visit Staunton
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →8 of 366 (2.2%) of Staunton'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.
| 1890s | 42 | |
| 1900s | 36 | |
| 1910s | 38 | |
| 1920s | 31 | |
| 1930s | 50 | |
| 1940s | 48 | |
| 1950s | 44 | |
| 1960s | 13 | |
| 1970s | 15 | |
| 1980s | 18 | |
| 1990s | 10 | |
| 2000s | 13 | |
| 2010s | 6 | |
| 2020s | 2 |
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 | 24.7°F | 33.6°F | 2.88 in | 5.4 in | 9 |
| February | 45.8°F | 26.6°F | 36.2°F | 2.38 in | 6.8 in | 7 |
| March | 53.8°F | 32.8°F | 43.3°F | 3.43 in | 4.1 in | 9 |
| April | 64.7°F | 42.5°F | 53.6°F | 3.26 in | 0.1 in | 11 |
| May | 72.7°F | 51.6°F | 62.1°F | 4.06 in | — | 13 |
| June | 80.3°F | 59.9°F | 70.1°F | 4.11 in | — | 11 |
| July | 84.1°F | 63.8°F | 73.9°F | 4.15 in | — | 12 |
| August | 82.7°F | 62.2°F | 72.4°F | 3.97 in | — | 12 |
| September | 76.7°F | 55.7°F | 66.2°F | 4.21 in | — | 10 |
| October | 66.4°F | 44.2°F | 55.3°F | 2.61 in | — | 8 |
| November | 55.2°F | 35.5°F | 45.3°F | 2.62 in | 0.4 in | 8 |
| December | 45.8°F | 28.4°F | 37.1°F | 2.96 in | 4.8 in | 9 |
Climate twins of Staunton
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