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30-year climate normals

Wise County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

80.6°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 24.6°F.

Wise County gets 51.63" of precipitation a year and 47.1" of snow, and 29% 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 42.6° 24.6° 4.34" 12.8"
February 46.5° 27.3° 4.37" 11.6"
March 55.2° 33.6° 4.74" 8.6"
April 65.5° 42.7° 4.78" 1.7"
May 72.0° 50.7° 4.60" 0.0"
June 78.0° 57.7° 4.86" 0.0"
July 80.6° 61.2° 5.77" 0.0"
August 79.8° 59.8° 4.13" 0.0"
September 75.5° 54.1° 3.55" 0.0"
October 66.2° 43.7° 2.87" 0.9"
November 55.0° 34.3° 3.26" 1.9"
December 46.0° 28.5° 4.36" 9.6"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 29% falling in the wettest three months (May, Jun, Jul).

January 4.34"
February 4.37"
March 4.74"
April 4.78"
May 4.60"
June 4.86"
July 5.77"
August 4.13"
September 3.55"
October 2.87"
November 3.26"
December 4.36"
Annual total 51.63"

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 587
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 4,797
Approximate annual cooling cost At 17.61¢/kWh, Virginia average $103
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $296

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 Wise County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Wise County?

Wise County averages a high of 80.6°F in July and a low of 24.6°F in January. Annual precipitation is 51.63 inches, including 47.1 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Wise County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 29% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Wise County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 80.6°F. That drives 587 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Wise County?

Yes. Wise County averages 47.1 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station WISE 1SE, VA US (USC00449215), 3.5 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.