Washington, VA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SPERRYVILLE, VA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Washington has an annual average temperature of 54.2°F with about 48.8 inches of precipitation per year and 21 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 24.3°F). September is typically the wettest month (5.44 in) and February the driest (2.77 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.
Best time to visit Washington
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All-time records →135 of 366 (36.9%) of Washington'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.
| 1990s | 89 | |
| 2000s | 110 | |
| 2010s | 118 | |
| 2020s | 49 |
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 | 43.1°F | 24.3°F | 33.7°F | 3.61 in | 6.9 in | 10 |
| February | 46.9°F | 25.5°F | 36.2°F | 2.77 in | 6.9 in | 9 |
| March | 54.1°F | 31.1°F | 42.6°F | 4.01 in | 1.9 in | 11 |
| April | 65.3°F | 41.1°F | 53.2°F | 4.01 in | 0.2 in | 12 |
| May | 72.9°F | 50.2°F | 61.6°F | 4.67 in | — | 15 |
| June | 81.2°F | 59.0°F | 70.1°F | 5.21 in | — | 12 |
| July | 85.2°F | 63.6°F | 74.4°F | 3.67 in | — | 11 |
| August | 83.8°F | 62.2°F | 73.0°F | 4.12 in | — | 11 |
| September | 77.3°F | 55.7°F | 66.5°F | 5.44 in | — | 10 |
| October | 67.2°F | 44.0°F | 55.6°F | 3.68 in | — | 9 |
| November | 56.9°F | 35.0°F | 45.9°F | 3.69 in | 0.3 in | 8 |
| December | 46.5°F | 28.1°F | 37.3°F | 3.96 in | 4.8 in | 10 |
Climate twins of Washington
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