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Weather in Appalachia, VA · National Weather Service + NOAA

Appalachia stays cool in summer

Appalachia has chilly winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Normal November highs come to 56°, and lows to 33°.

Winter 46°/27°Spring 66°/42°Summer 82°/61°Fall 67°/44°
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Sunrise 6:56 am · sunset 5:33 pm

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What stands out about Appalachia’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
Cool summersJuly afternoons average 83°, cooler than 652 of 700 Virginia towns.A wet climate53 inches of rain and melted snow a year, more than 92% of U.S. towns.Barely warmer than a century agoThe last 30 years averaged 0.5° warmer than the 1900s, a smaller shift than 97% of U.S. towns.
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Where today sits in Appalachia’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

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Winter
46° / 27°
4 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
66° / 42°
Last frost around Apr 20
Summer
82° / 61°
13 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
67° / 44°
First frost around Oct 23
Pastthe usual first frost (Oct 23). Last frost next spring: Apr 20
Best months to be outside
AprMayJunJulAugSepOct
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Appalachia get?About 9 inches a winter.When is it wettest?July, with 5.4 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+0.5° vs. the 20th century.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Appalachia itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Big Stone Gap, VA (4 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.