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Staunton, Virginia climate

Cfa Humid subtropical

Staunton has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Humid subtropical, Köppen Cfa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 84°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 25°F at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 41 inches. Light snow accumulates each winter (22 inches of snow per year on average).

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 84°F in July.

About 11 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Cold

Lows near 25°F in January.

About 104 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain & snow

Wet

About 41 in of rain a year, plus 22 in of snow.

Snow falls through the winter months

⛅ Sky & trend

Often cloudy

Cloudy skies much of the year.

+1.7 °F vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation split into rain and snow · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Staunton climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	42	46	54	65	73	80	84	83	77	66	55	46
Avg temp (°F)	34	36	43	54	62	70	74	72	66	55	45	37
Avg low (°F)	25	27	33	43	52	60	64	62	56	44	36	28
Precipitation (in)	2.9	2.4	3.4	3.3	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.0	4.2	2.6	2.6	3.0
Snowfall (in)	5.4	6.8	4.1	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.4	4.8

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	42	46	54	65	73	80
Avg temp (°F)	34	36	43	54	62	70
Avg low (°F)	25	27	33	43	52	60
Precipitation (in)	2.9	2.4	3.4	3.3	4.1	4.1
Snowfall (in)	5.4	6.8	4.1	0.1	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	84	83	77	66	55	46
Avg temp (°F)	74	72	66	55	45	37
Avg low (°F)	64	62	56	44	36	28
Precipitation (in)	4.2	4.0	4.2	2.6	2.6	3.0
Snowfall (in)	—	—	—	—	0.4	4.8

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	8	7	9	11	13	11	12	12	9	8	8	9
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	—	0.2	1	5	4	1	0.1	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	24	21	17	4	0.2	—	—	—	0.0	3	13	22
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	1

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	8	7	9	11	13	11
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	—	0.2	1
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	24	21	17	4	0.2	—
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	1	2	1	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	12	12	9	8	8	9
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	5	4	1	0.1	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	0.0	3	13	22
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	—	—	—	—	0.1	1

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	70	71	70	68	69	65	63	61	58	58	64	69
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	5	7	8	5	4
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	10	9	9	9	10	12	13	14	11	10	10	10
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	18	16	18	17	17	14	14	13	13	13	15	18
Relative humidity (%)	83	82	80	77	78	76	72	70	71	74	77	83
Wind speed (mph)	1.5	1.7	1.4	1.1	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.1

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	70	71	70	68	69	65
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	3	3	4	4	3	3
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	10	9	9	9	10	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	18	16	18	17	17	14
Relative humidity (%)	83	82	80	77	78	76
Wind speed (mph)	1.5	1.7	1.4	1.1	0.9	0.9

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	63	61	58	58	64	69
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	4	5	7	8	5	4
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	13	14	11	10	10	10
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	14	13	13	13	15	18
Relative humidity (%)	72	70	71	74	77	83
Wind speed (mph)	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.1

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Staunton Wtp (NOAA GHCN station USC00448062), about 4 km from the city centre.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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