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30-year climate normals

Dickenson County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

81.8°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 21.7°F.

Dickenson County gets 49.17" of precipitation a year and 38.4" of snow, and 31% of it falls in May, Jun, Jul.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 42.5° 21.7° 3.72" 11.5"
February 46.5° 24.1° 3.91" 10.5"
March 55.9° 29.4° 4.42" 6.6"
April 67.5° 37.6° 4.56" 0.8"
May 74.1° 47.8° 4.94" 0.0"
June 79.5° 55.9° 5.12" 0.0"
July 81.8° 60.7° 5.31" 0.0"
August 80.7° 59.9° 4.06" 0.0"
September 75.9° 52.8° 3.25" 0.0"
October 66.4° 39.9° 2.83" 0.3"
November 55.4° 29.7° 2.80" 1.1"
December 45.5° 25.3° 4.25" 7.6"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 31% falling in the wettest three months (May, Jun, Jul).

January 3.72"
February 3.91"
March 4.42"
April 4.56"
May 4.94"
June 5.12"
July 5.31"
August 4.06"
September 3.25"
October 2.83"
November 2.80"
December 4.25"
Annual total 49.17"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 592
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 5,174
Approximate annual cooling cost At 17.61¢/kWh, Virginia average $104
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $319

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Dickenson County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Dickenson County?

Dickenson County averages a high of 81.8°F in July and a low of 21.7°F in January. Annual precipitation is 49.17 inches, including 38.4 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Dickenson County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 31% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Dickenson County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 81.8°F. That drives 592 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Dickenson County?

Yes. Dickenson County averages 38.4 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station CLINTWOOD 1W, VA US (USC00441825), 7.8 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Virginia residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.