Tappahannock, VA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WARSAW 2 NW, VA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Tappahannock has an annual average temperature of 58.2°F with about 45.2 inches of precipitation per year and 11.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 88.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 28.5°F). August is typically the wettest month (5.01 in) and February the driest (2.60 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.
Best time to visit Tappahannock
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →28 of 366 (7.7%) of Tappahannock'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 | 20 | |
| 1900s | 13 | |
| 1910s | 20 | |
| 1920s | 16 | |
| 1940s | 55 | |
| 1950s | 52 | |
| 1960s | 21 | |
| 1970s | 25 | |
| 1980s | 26 | |
| 1990s | 33 | |
| 2000s | 37 | |
| 2010s | 41 | |
| 2020s | 7 |
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 | 46.8°F | 28.5°F | 37.6°F | 3.02 in | 4.4 in | 9 |
| February | 50.4°F | 30.2°F | 40.3°F | 2.60 in | 3.3 in | 8 |
| March | 58.5°F | 36.5°F | 47.5°F | 3.66 in | 1.4 in | 9 |
| April | 69.7°F | 45.8°F | 57.8°F | 3.18 in | 0.1 in | 10 |
| May | 77.1°F | 55.3°F | 66.2°F | 3.90 in | — | 11 |
| June | 84.3°F | 63.5°F | 73.9°F | 4.37 in | — | 11 |
| July | 88.4°F | 68.1°F | 78.2°F | 4.73 in | — | 10 |
| August | 86.4°F | 66.1°F | 76.2°F | 5.01 in | — | 10 |
| September | 80.4°F | 59.8°F | 70.1°F | 4.15 in | — | 9 |
| October | 70.4°F | 48.6°F | 59.5°F | 3.98 in | — | 9 |
| November | 59.5°F | 39.1°F | 49.3°F | 3.29 in | 0.1 in | 8 |
| December | 50.0°F | 32.3°F | 41.2°F | 3.30 in | 2.2 in | 9 |
Climate twins of Tappahannock
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).