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Weather in Rural Retreat, VA · National Weather Service + NOAA

Rural Retreat stays cool in summer

Rural Retreat has chilly winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 18 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. In November, a normal day reaches 55° and a normal night drops to 31°.

Winter 45°/25°Spring 64°/39°Summer 81°/57°Fall 65°/41°
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Sunrise 6:54 am · sunset 5:23 pm

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What stands out about Rural Retreat’s weather

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

Climate →
Cool summersJuly afternoons average 82°, cooler than 662 of 700 Virginia towns.Among Virginia’s coldest wintersJanuary nights average 23°, colder than 646 of 700 Virginia towns.A short growing season174 frost-free days, from Apr 25 to Oct 18.
A normal year

Where today sits in Rural Retreat’s year

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

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Winter
45° / 25°
5 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
64° / 39°
Last frost around Apr 25
Summer
81° / 57°
6 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
65° / 41°
First frost around Oct 18
Pastthe usual first frost (Oct 18). Last frost next spring: Apr 25
Best months to be outside
MayJunJulAugSepOct
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Rural Retreat get?About 18 inches a winter.When is it wettest?July, with 4.6 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.1° vs. the 20th century.

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Road reports, first frosts and storm memories from neighbors in Rural Retreat.

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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 Rural Retreat itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Wytheville, VA (11 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.