Burke climate — normals and trends
Burke (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.7 °C and it receives 1,031 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (25.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Burke averages 68 frost days, 53 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 116 rainy days per year.
Burke has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 77 to 59 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.1 °C (on 29 June 2012) and the coldest -21.1 °C (on 19 January 1994).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BurkeVirginia
- coords
- 38.79°, -77.27°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.7°C
Average daily high
18.6°C
Average daily low
9.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,031mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
15.5km/h
Seasonal range
24.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
68 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
53 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
116 d/yr
Annual snowfall
41.8 cm
Average feels-like high
17.7 °C
Average feels-like low
7.5 °C
Average peak gust
36.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
62 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
40.1 °C
29 June 2012
Coldest day
-21.1 °C
19 January 1994
Wettest day
140 mm
16 September 1999
Windiest day
48.5 km/h
15 October 1954
Strongest gust
121.3 km/h
19 September 2003
Hottest feels-like
45.7 °C
22 July 2011
Coldest feels-like
-27.7 °C
17 January 1982
Snowiest day
33.1 cm
19 December 2009
Sunniest day
14.2 h
18 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.7 °C | -1.9 °C | 58 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 7.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 95 mm | +21 mm |
| Mar | 16.9 °C | +4.4 °C | 50 mm | -43 mm |
| Apr | 20.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 79 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 23.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 180 mm | +85 mm |
| Jun | 29.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 146 mm | +61 mm |
| Jul | 31.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 219 mm | +123 mm |
| Aug | 27.7 °C | -1.8 °C | 20 mm | -71 mm |
| Sep | 26.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 91 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 19.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 45 mm | -34 mm |
| Nov | 14.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 34 mm | -46 mm |
| Dec | 6.6 °C | -1.1 °C | 47 mm | -36 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Burke?
Burke has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.7 °C and it receives 1,031 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Burke?
The hottest day measured in Burke between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 2012, reaching 40.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Burke?
The coldest day measured in Burke between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1994, at -21.1 °C.
Does it snow in Burke?
Yes. Burke gets on average 41.8 cm of snow per year and has around 68 frost days.
Has the climate of Burke warmed?
Yes: Burke warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Burke?
The wettest day measured in Burke between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 1999, with 140 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Burke?
The windiest day measured in Burke between 1940 and 2025 was 15 October 1954, with winds reaching 48.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Burke?
The warmest month in Burke is July (25.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Burke?
Burke receives on average 1,031 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 116 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Burke?
Burke gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Burke?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Burke between 1940 and 2025 was 19 December 2009, with 33.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Burke?
Yes: Burke has on average 62 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Burke?
In Burke, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.7 °C on 22 July 2011, and the lowest was -27.7 °C on 17 January 1982.
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