Virginia Annual Temperatures and Extremes

City

Avg High Temp

Avg Low Temp 

Avg Annual Temp

 Avg # days > 90F Avg # days < 32F  Record High Temp Record Low Temp
Lynchburg 67.1 46.0 56.6 29 87 106 / 1936 -10 / 1985
Norfolk 68.5 51.3 59.9 32 50 104 / 1980 -3 / 1985
Richmond 64.7 47.2 58.1 42 83 105 / 1977 -8 / 1979
Roanoke 67.0 45.8 56.4 30 87 105 / 1983 -11 / 1985
  • Virginia annual average temperature - 55.11 degrees, 17th warmest state in the U.S.
  • Record Hottest year in Virginia - 1990 / Avg temperature 57.63 degrees
  • Record Coldest year in Virginia - 1917 / Avg temperature 52.45 degrees
  • Virginia average Summer temperature (June, July, August) 73.2 F degrees, 20th warmest U.S. summer state
  • Virginia average Winter temperature (December, January, February) 36.8 F degrees, 36th coldest U.S. winter state

Virginia's Temperature Records 

  • Hottest temperature ever recorded: 110 F, Balcony Falls, west-central Virginia, 7/15/1954
  • Coldest temperature ever recorded: -30 F, Mountain Lake, western Virginia, 1/22/1985
  • Hottest location ranked by highest average annual temperature: Hopewell, eastern Virginia,, 60.3 F
  • Coldest location ranked by lowest average annual temperature: Mill Gap, northern Virginia, 48.5 F

Few states have a more diverse climate than that of Virginia. The state has five different climate regions: the Tidewater, Piedmont, Northern Virginia, Western Mountain, and Southwestern Mountain regions. Some localities--Charlottesville, Lynchburg, and Warrenton, for example--have climate amenities such as long growing seasons and infrequent subzero temperature minimums, while winters on the northern Blue Ridge frequently produce bitterly cold temperatures like those of Chicago 

A mild, humid coastal climate is characteristic of Virginia. Temperatures, most equable in the Tidewater, become increasingly cooler with the rising altitudes as one moves westward. The frost-free growing season ranges from about 140 days in the mountains of the extreme west to over 250 in the Norfolk area. July is the hottest month of the year in Virginia with an average temperature of 75.2 and January is the coldest with an average of  35.9 degrees. 

 

Virginia precipitation averages and extremes, Top 10 climate extremes, precipitation data for all U.S. states
Data source: National Climatic Data Center