Culpeper climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Culpeper?

Culpeper has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.3 °C and it receives 1,006 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Culpeper?

The hottest day measured in Culpeper between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1954, reaching 39.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Culpeper?

The coldest day measured in Culpeper between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1994, at -25.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Culpeper?

Yes. Culpeper gets on average 47.5 cm of snow per year and has around 79 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Culpeper warmed?

Yes: Culpeper warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Culpeper?

The wettest day measured in Culpeper between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1972, with 187 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Culpeper?

The windiest day measured in Culpeper between 1940 and 2025 was 19 March 1986, with winds reaching 42.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Culpeper?

The warmest month in Culpeper is July (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Culpeper?

Culpeper receives on average 1,006 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 115 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Culpeper?

Culpeper gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Culpeper (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.3 °C and it receives 1,006 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 (25.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.

Culpeper averages 79 frost days, 54 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 115 rainy days per year.

Culpeper 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 88 to 70 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.7 °C (on 14 July 1954) and the coldest -25.9 °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

CulpeperVirginia

coords: 38.47°, -78.00°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMayDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

13.3°C

Average daily high

18.8°C

Average daily low

8.5°C

Annual rainfall

1,006mm

Sunshine / day

9.1h

Mean relative humidity

67%

Average peak wind

13.9km/h

Seasonal range

23.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

79 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

54 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

115 d/yr

Annual snowfall

47.5 cm

Average feels-like high

17.9 °C

Average feels-like low

6.7 °C

Average peak gust

34.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

47 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.7 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

39.7 °C

14 July 1954

Coldest day

-25.9 °C

19 January 1994

Wettest day

187 mm

21 June 1972

Windiest day

42.0 km/h

19 March 1986

Strongest gust

120.2 km/h

18 September 2003

Hottest feels-like

44.6 °C

22 July 2011

Coldest feels-like

-31.2 °C

19 January 1994

Snowiest day

34.9 cm

13 March 1993

Sunniest day

14.4 h

1 July 2019

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	37.9 °C24 June 2025	-12.6 °C23 January 2025	14.2 °C	994 mm	67	77
2024	37.2 °C16 July 2024	-13.1 °C17 January 2024	14.7 °C	1,087 mm	58	62
2023	37.8 °C27 July 2023	-8.9 °C4 February 2023	15.3 °C	838 mm	74	47
2022	35.9 °C17 June 2022	-16.5 °C4 January 2022	14.2 °C	1,097 mm	67	77
2021	37.4 °C12 August 2021	-5.8 °C30 January 2021	15.1 °C	816 mm	79	67
2020	37.8 °C21 July 2020	-7.7 °C22 January 2020	14.9 °C	1,318 mm	61	47
2019	38.3 °C21 July 2019	-14.5 °C31 January 2019	14.8 °C	964 mm	86	72
2018	35.4 °C2 July 2018	-15.6 °C7 January 2018	14.1 °C	1,570 mm	66	80
2017	36.4 °C20 July 2017	-12.5 °C9 January 2017	14.7 °C	1,041 mm	59	60
2016	37.4 °C25 July 2016	-12.1 °C14 February 2016	14.7 °C	972 mm	78	70
2015	34.8 °C23 June 2015	-16.1 °C20 February 2015	14.0 °C	1,054 mm	47	69
2014	35.5 °C2 July 2014	-18.7 °C4 March 2014	13.1 °C	1,029 mm	43	89
2013	34.3 °C18 July 2013	-11.1 °C23 January 2013	13.4 °C	1,108 mm	48	79
2012	38.6 °C7 July 2012	-9.2 °C4 January 2012	14.8 °C	808 mm	65	53
2011	38.2 °C22 July 2011	-12.1 °C29 January 2011	14.3 °C	1,143 mm	59	76
2010	38.2 °C24 July 2010	-14.8 °C31 January 2010	14.2 °C	937 mm	88	88
2009	36.0 °C18 August 2009	-16.4 °C17 January 2009	13.4 °C	1,058 mm	51	78
2008	35.9 °C20 July 2008	-13.4 °C21 January 2008	13.6 °C	981 mm	54	76
2007	38.6 °C8 August 2007	-16.5 °C16 February 2007	14.2 °C	703 mm	64	78
2006	36.3 °C3 August 2006	-12.6 °C13 February 2006	14.2 °C	1,004 mm	56	55
2005	35.6 °C27 July 2005	-13.4 °C10 December 2005	13.6 °C	970 mm	58	80
2004	33.2 °C5 July 2004	-14.0 °C1 February 2004	13.6 °C	962 mm	44	77
2003	34.8 °C22 August 2003	-12.3 °C28 January 2003	12.8 °C	1,420 mm	40	89
2002	36.3 °C4 July 2002	-14.7 °C7 December 2002	14.1 °C	876 mm	67	81
2001	34.9 °C9 August 2001	-10.6 °C22 January 2001	13.9 °C	843 mm	33	73
2000	33.6 °C2 June 2000	-17.9 °C28 January 2000	13.1 °C	979 mm	26	83
1999	37.9 °C5 July 1999	-13.4 °C6 January 1999	14.0 °C	916 mm	58	73
1998	36.4 °C26 June 1998	-12.9 °C1 January 1998	14.6 °C	1,058 mm	67	51
1997	36.7 °C15 July 1997	-15.6 °C19 January 1997	12.9 °C	870 mm	46	70
1996	34.8 °C30 June 1996	-25.3 °C5 February 1996	12.6 °C	1,421 mm	34	86
1995	38.6 °C15 July 1995	-19.8 °C6 February 1995	13.7 °C	936 mm	64	87
1994	37.1 °C15 June 1994	-25.9 °C19 January 1994	13.5 °C	1,014 mm	56	77
1993	37.1 °C10 July 1993	-18.1 °C15 March 1993	13.4 °C	1,087 mm	71	79
1992	36.5 °C10 July 1992	-9.2 °C10 February 1992	12.8 °C	905 mm	39	80
1991	36.3 °C23 July 1991	-10.3 °C16 February 1991	14.6 °C	815 mm	81	77
1990	37.6 °C5 July 1990	-11.4 °C26 February 1990	14.6 °C	1,104 mm	51	61
1989	35.3 °C11 July 1989	-21.7 °C17 December 1989	12.9 °C	1,093 mm	44	89
1988	38.9 °C16 July 1988	-18.5 °C27 January 1988	12.8 °C	890 mm	69	91
1987	38.7 °C21 July 1987	-18.1 °C24 January 1987	13.6 °C	985 mm	71	74
1986	36.4 °C20 July 1986	-15.3 °C13 February 1986	13.4 °C	950 mm	62	80
1985	36.4 °C14 August 1985	-20.8 °C21 January 1985	13.9 °C	1,045 mm	62	79
1984	35.4 °C11 July 1984	-24.1 °C20 January 1984	13.2 °C	1,147 mm	45	82
1983	39.3 °C20 August 1983	-17.7 °C25 December 1983	13.2 °C	1,267 mm	73	78
1982	34.7 °C26 July 1982	-22.1 °C17 January 1982	13.0 °C	1,073 mm	32	84
1981	36.2 °C20 July 1981	-15.5 °C21 December 1981	12.8 °C	856 mm	47	91
1980	38.3 °C16 July 1980	-14.9 °C10 January 1980	13.4 °C	786 mm	73	87
1979	34.5 °C8 August 1979	-23.8 °C10 February 1979	12.7 °C	1,330 mm	22	88
1978	37.7 °C23 July 1978	-18.8 °C23 January 1978	12.9 °C	987 mm	68	84
1977	38.2 °C6 July 1977	-21.1 °C13 January 1977	13.6 °C	906 mm	72	81
1976	35.0 °C15 July 1976	-15.1 °C19 January 1976	12.8 °C	988 mm	49	90
1975	35.5 °C2 August 1975	-12.9 °C21 January 1975	13.3 °C	1,194 mm	47	85
1974	34.7 °C9 July 1974	-11.9 °C10 February 1974	13.3 °C	922 mm	36	68
1973	35.7 °C28 August 1973	-13.8 °C18 December 1973	13.5 °C	1,021 mm	57	75
1972	34.8 °C23 July 1972	-18.3 °C16 January 1972	12.6 °C	1,307 mm	38	78
1971	33.4 °C28 June 1971	-15.1 °C8 January 1971	13.0 °C	1,274 mm	30	82
1970	35.8 °C4 July 1970	-19.9 °C11 January 1970	13.1 °C	713 mm	68	86
1969	36.8 °C29 May 1969	-13.0 °C5 January 1969	12.7 °C	832 mm	59	103
1968	36.1 °C30 June 1968	-19.9 °C8 January 1968	12.7 °C	876 mm	52	93
1967	34.2 °C13 June 1967	-17.6 °C9 February 1967	12.3 °C	919 mm	38	89
1966	36.0 °C3 July 1966	-17.2 °C27 December 1966	12.3 °C	904 mm	64	97
1965	35.9 °C16 August 1965	-18.8 °C19 January 1965	12.6 °C	747 mm	53	88
1964	36.8 °C20 June 1964	-23.7 °C15 January 1964	12.7 °C	963 mm	52	84
1963	34.7 °C26 June 1963	-22.6 °C23 February 1963	12.4 °C	735 mm	52	92
1962	37.3 °C20 August 1962	-15.3 °C11 January 1962	12.3 °C	1,062 mm	57	99
1961	34.9 °C31 July 1961	-21.7 °C22 January 1961	12.8 °C	1,056 mm	65	77
1960	34.9 °C3 July 1960	-19.3 °C23 December 1960	12.3 °C	949 mm	51	102
1959	38.6 °C30 June 1959	-13.5 °C18 January 1959	13.9 °C	876 mm	75	83
1958	34.8 °C31 July 1958	-15.3 °C17 February 1958	12.2 °C	1,052 mm	47	85
1957	36.9 °C21 July 1957	-18.0 °C18 January 1957	13.5 °C	1,012 mm	67	66
1956	36.6 °C2 July 1956	-9.3 °C24 November 1956	13.0 °C	1,108 mm	46	72
1955	35.2 °C5 July 1955	-14.0 °C12 February 1955	13.2 °C	1,050 mm	44	86
1954	39.7 °C14 July 1954	-16.7 °C13 January 1954	13.5 °C	816 mm	66	90
1953	37.8 °C31 August 1953	-9.8 °C18 December 1953	14.2 °C	882 mm	66	69
1952	39.3 °C26 June 1952	-11.9 °C30 January 1952	13.5 °C	1,206 mm	61	71
1951	36.2 °C2 June 1951	-12.8 °C16 December 1951	13.1 °C	1,036 mm	53	84
1950	34.6 °C27 June 1950	-15.7 °C13 December 1950	12.7 °C	1,077 mm	28	85
1949	35.4 °C22 July 1949	-15.2 °C3 February 1949	14.0 °C	911 mm	45	60
1948	37.9 °C28 August 1948	-20.6 °C26 January 1948	12.9 °C	1,149 mm	42	75
1947	35.2 °C11 June 1947	-15.3 °C24 February 1947	12.6 °C	857 mm	36	95
1946	34.2 °C18 June 1946	-15.2 °C28 January 1946	13.5 °C	877 mm	28	63
1945	35.1 °C30 June 1945	-16.5 °C24 December 1945	12.8 °C	1,139 mm	27	84
1944	35.4 °C18 June 1944	-10.4 °C1 January 1944	12.9 °C	1,078 mm	46	89
1943	34.7 °C14 August 1943	-12.7 °C15 February 1943	12.7 °C	811 mm	61	91
1942	35.2 °C19 July 1942	-14.2 °C21 December 1942	13.0 °C	1,233 mm	34	81
1941	35.6 °C28 July 1941	-10.9 °C10 March 1941	13.2 °C	848 mm	45	98
1940	35.4 °C26 July 1940	-23.0 °C28 January 1940	11.9 °C	1,065 mm	19	90

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

19.8 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

67 d/yr

+13

Frost days (< 0 °C)

77 d/yr

-2

Annual rainfall

994 mm

-12 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	4.2 °C	-1.9 °C	61 mm	-14 mm
Feb	8.7 °C	+0.6 °C	101 mm	+30 mm
Mar	17.8 °C	+4.7 °C	30 mm	-58 mm
Apr	21.7 °C	+2.5 °C	60 mm	-25 mm
May	24.0 °C	+0.2 °C	182 mm	+86 mm
Jun	30.7 °C	+2.3 °C	138 mm	+55 mm
Jul	32.3 °C	+1.8 °C	177 mm	+86 mm
Aug	28.6 °C	-0.8 °C	23 mm	-63 mm
Sep	26.7 °C	+1.0 °C	96 mm	+3 mm
Oct	20.2 °C	+0.4 °C	55 mm	-27 mm
Nov	14.5 °C	+0.9 °C	29 mm	-50 mm
Dec	7.2 °C	-0.7 °C	44 mm	-35 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.9 °C

24 Jun 2025

Coldest day

-12.6 °C

23 Jan 2025

Wettest day

71.9 mm

13 May 2025

Windiest day

32.8 km/h

16 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

82.4 km/h

16 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.6 °C

24 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

-17.4 °C

23 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

15.3 cm

6 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

14.4 h

4 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Culpeper?

Culpeper has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.3 °C and it receives 1,006 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Culpeper?

The hottest day measured in Culpeper between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1954, reaching 39.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Culpeper?

The coldest day measured in Culpeper between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1994, at -25.9 °C.

Does it snow in Culpeper?

Yes. Culpeper gets on average 47.5 cm of snow per year and has around 79 frost days.

Has the climate of Culpeper warmed?

Yes: Culpeper warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Culpeper?

The wettest day measured in Culpeper between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1972, with 187 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Culpeper?

The windiest day measured in Culpeper between 1940 and 2025 was 19 March 1986, with winds reaching 42.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Culpeper?

The warmest month in Culpeper is July (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Culpeper?

Culpeper receives on average 1,006 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 115 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Culpeper?

Culpeper 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 Culpeper?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Culpeper between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1993, with 34.9 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Culpeper?

Yes: Culpeper has on average 47 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Culpeper?

In Culpeper, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.6 °C on 22 July 2011, and the lowest was -31.2 °C on 19 January 1994.

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