Danville climate — normals and trends
Danville (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.9 °C and it receives 1,041 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 (3.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Danville averages 59 frost days, 64 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 118 rainy days per year.
Danville has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 66 to 52 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.3 °C (on 18 August 1988) and the coldest -22.5 °C (on 15 January 1964).
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
DanvilleVirginia
- coords
- 36.59°, -79.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.9°C
Average daily high
20.5°C
Average daily low
10.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,041mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
21.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
59 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
64 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
118 d/yr
Annual snowfall
25.4 cm
Average feels-like high
19.9 °C
Average feels-like low
8.6 °C
Average peak gust
34.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
66 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
41.3 °C
18 August 1988
Coldest day
-22.5 °C
15 January 1964
Wettest day
154 mm
8 September 1977
Windiest day
49.3 km/h
6 September 1996
Strongest gust
118.1 km/h
29 October 2020
Hottest feels-like
43.9 °C
29 June 2012
Coldest feels-like
-27.5 °C
15 January 1964
Snowiest day
32.1 cm
22 January 1987
Sunniest day
14.3 h
18 June 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.3 °C | -1.5 °C | 52 mm | -37 mm |
| Feb | 12.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 93 mm | +10 mm |
| Mar | 19.7 °C | +4.3 °C | 37 mm | -61 mm |
| Apr | 23.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 75 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 24.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 182 mm | +93 mm |
| Jun | 32.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 67 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 32.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 146 mm | +48 mm |
| Aug | 27.2 °C | -2.9 °C | 104 mm | +14 mm |
| Sep | 26.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 94 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 20.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 53 mm | -24 mm |
| Nov | 17.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 19 mm | -61 mm |
| Dec | 10.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 46 mm | -35 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Danville?
Danville has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.9 °C and it receives 1,041 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Danville?
The hottest day measured in Danville between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 1988, reaching 41.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Danville?
The coldest day measured in Danville between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1964, at -22.5 °C.
Does it snow in Danville?
Yes. Danville gets on average 25.4 cm of snow per year and has around 59 frost days.
Has the climate of Danville warmed?
Yes: Danville warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Danville?
The wettest day measured in Danville between 1940 and 2025 was 8 September 1977, with 154 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Danville?
The windiest day measured in Danville between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 1996, with winds reaching 49.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Danville?
The warmest month in Danville is July (25.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Danville?
Danville receives on average 1,041 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 118 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Danville?
Danville gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Danville?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Danville between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1987, with 32.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Danville?
Yes: Danville has on average 66 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Danville?
In Danville, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.9 °C on 29 June 2012, and the lowest was -27.5 °C on 15 January 1964.
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