Tappahannock, VA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WARSAW 2 NW, VA US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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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.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
40.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,654
Cooling need
1,188

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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

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