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United StatesVirginiaKing and Queen CountyClimate Station WALKERTON 2 NW, VA US Distance 7.6 mi Normals 1991 to 2020
This weather has a price Keeping the median King and Queen County home comfortable runs roughly $487 a year in heating and cooling alone. See where it lands in the monthly bill

30-year climate normals

King and Queen County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month: July

88.4°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 29.4°F.

King and Queen County gets 45.64" of precipitation a year and 7.8" of snow, and 30% of it falls in Jul, Aug, Sep.

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 48.6° 29.4° 3.19" 3.4"
February 52.3° 31.1° 2.85" 2.4"
March 60.4° 37.8° 4.03" 1.0"
April 71.6° 46.9° 3.20" 0.0"
May 77.6° 56.8° 3.84" 0.0"
June 84.9° 65.0° 4.18" 0.0"
July 88.4° 69.4° 4.78" 0.0"
August 86.9° 67.8° 4.37" 0.0"
September 81.2° 61.6° 4.44" 0.0"
October 71.5° 49.6° 3.78" 0.0"
November 60.9° 39.3° 3.29" 0.1"
December 51.7° 32.4° 3.69" 0.9"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 30% falling in the wettest three months (Jul, Aug, Sep).

January 3.19"
February 2.85"
March 4.03"
April 3.20"
May 3.84"
June 4.18"
July 4.78"
August 4.37"
September 4.44"
October 3.78"
November 3.29"
December 3.69"
Annual total 45.64"

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 1,563
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 3,610
Approximate annual cooling cost At 17.22¢/kWh, Virginia average $269
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $218

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 King and Queen County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in King and Queen County?

King and Queen County averages a high of 88.4°F in July and a low of 29.4°F in January. Annual precipitation is 45.64 inches, including 7.8 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in King and Queen County?

The wettest stretch is Jul, Aug, Sep, which accounts for 30% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in King and Queen County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 88.4°F. That drives 1,563 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in King and Queen County?

Yes. King and Queen County averages 7.8 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991 to 2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station WALKERTON 2 NW, VA US (USC00448829), 7.6 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days: NOAA, same station and period.
  • Annual figures on this page are the sum of that station's twelve monthly normals. NOAA also publishes a separately-computed annual normal, which can differ from the monthly sum by a few percent; we use the monthly series because the month-by-month breakdown above has to come from it.
  • 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.