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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 29°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −4°C at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 1032 mm. Light snow accumulates each winter (55 cm of snow per year on average).

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 29°C in July.

About 11 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Cold

Lows near −4°C in January.

About 104 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain & snow

Wet

About 1032 mm of rain a year, plus 55 cm of snow.

Snow falls through the winter months

⛅ Sky & trend

Often cloudy

Cloudy skies much of the year.

+0.9 °C 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 (°C)	6	8	12	18	23	27	29	28	25	19	13	8
Avg temp (°C)	1	2	6	12	17	21	23	22	19	13	7	3
Avg low (°C)	−4	−3	0	6	11	16	18	17	13	7	2	−2
Precipitation (mm)	73	60	87	83	103	104	105	101	107	66	67	75
Snowfall (cm)	14	17	10	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	12

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	6	8	12	18	23	27
Avg temp (°C)	1	2	6	12	17	21
Avg low (°C)	−4	−3	0	6	11	16
Precipitation (mm)	73	60	87	83	103	104
Snowfall (cm)	14	17	10	0	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	29	28	25	19	13	8
Avg temp (°C)	23	22	19	13	7	3
Avg low (°C)	18	17	13	7	2	−2
Precipitation (mm)	105	101	107	66	67	75
Snowfall (cm)	—	—	—	—	1	12

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 ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	—	0.2	1	5	4	1	0.1	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	24	21	17	4	0.2	—	—	—	0.0	3	13	22
Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (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 ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	—	0.2	1
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	24	21	17	4	0.2	—
Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (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 ≥ 32°C (days)	5	4	1	0.1	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	—	—	0.0	3	13	22
Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (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 (m/s)	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5

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 (m/s)	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.4

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 (m/s)	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5

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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