Front Royal climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Front Royal?

Front Royal has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.1 °C and it receives 987 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Front Royal?

The hottest day measured in Front Royal between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1954, reaching 40.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Front Royal?

The coldest day measured in Front Royal between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1994, at -27.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Front Royal?

Yes. Front Royal gets on average 62.3 cm of snow per year and has around 93 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Front Royal warmed?

Yes: Front Royal warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Front Royal?

The wettest day measured in Front Royal between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1972, with 174 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Front Royal?

The windiest day measured in Front Royal between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 1975, with winds reaching 45.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Front Royal?

The warmest month in Front Royal is July (23.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Front Royal?

Front Royal receives on average 987 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 119 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Front Royal?

Front Royal gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Front Royal (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.1 °C and it receives 987 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 (23.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.

Front Royal averages 93 frost days, 40 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 119 rainy days per year.

Front Royal has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 103 to 83 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.0 °C (on 14 July 1954) and the coldest -27.7 °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

Front RoyalVirginia

coords: 38.92°, -78.19°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

DfaHot-summer humid continentalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMayDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

12.1°C

Average daily high

17.5°C

Average daily low

7.3°C

Annual rainfall

987mm

Sunshine / day

8.9h

Mean relative humidity

68%

Average peak wind

13.7km/h

Seasonal range

24.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

93 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

40 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

119 d/yr

Annual snowfall

62.3 cm

Average feels-like high

16.3 °C

Average feels-like low

5.2 °C

Average peak gust

36.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

30 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.9 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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

40.0 °C

14 July 1954

Coldest day

-27.7 °C

19 January 1994

Wettest day

174 mm

21 June 1972

Windiest day

45.0 km/h

3 April 1975

Strongest gust

120.2 km/h

19 September 2003

Hottest feels-like

43.8 °C

22 July 2011

Coldest feels-like

-33.0 °C

19 January 1994

Snowiest day

45.5 cm

13 March 1993

Sunniest day

14.4 h

4 July 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	36.1 °C24 June 2025	-21.5 °C22 January 2025	13.0 °C	942 mm	51	86
2024	38.3 °C16 July 2024	-13.7 °C17 January 2024	13.9 °C	989 mm	52	69
2023	37.1 °C6 September 2023	-11.7 °C4 February 2023	14.2 °C	787 mm	63	58
2022	35.2 °C22 June 2022	-19.0 °C22 January 2022	13.0 °C	1,090 mm	52	90
2021	36.9 °C12 August 2021	-12.3 °C21 February 2021	13.9 °C	866 mm	65	92
2020	36.8 °C19 July 2020	-11.9 °C19 December 2020	13.8 °C	1,148 mm	54	57
2019	36.8 °C20 July 2019	-16.9 °C31 January 2019	13.5 °C	1,069 mm	65	89
2018	34.6 °C2 July 2018	-18.1 °C7 January 2018	12.9 °C	1,563 mm	47	100
2017	34.6 °C20 July 2017	-13.0 °C28 December 2017	13.5 °C	1,043 mm	44	66
2016	36.7 °C25 July 2016	-14.0 °C25 January 2016	13.5 °C	943 mm	65	81
2015	32.8 °C23 June 2015	-19.9 °C24 February 2015	12.9 °C	1,039 mm	40	81
2014	35.2 °C18 June 2014	-22.6 °C4 March 2014	11.8 °C	998 mm	31	99
2013	35.5 °C18 July 2013	-12.2 °C23 January 2013	12.4 °C	1,050 mm	46	101
2012	38.1 °C29 June 2012	-10.8 °C4 January 2012	13.8 °C	812 mm	59	69
2011	38.1 °C22 July 2011	-12.6 °C29 January 2011	13.1 °C	1,186 mm	44	88
2010	37.2 °C6 July 2010	-16.9 °C31 January 2010	12.9 °C	938 mm	72	98
2009	34.3 °C10 August 2009	-16.8 °C17 January 2009	12.2 °C	998 mm	31	93
2008	34.5 °C20 July 2008	-13.9 °C21 January 2008	12.4 °C	952 mm	33	91
2007	36.4 °C8 August 2007	-20.9 °C17 February 2007	12.9 °C	781 mm	54	95
2006	35.9 °C18 July 2006	-13.6 °C19 February 2006	13.1 °C	899 mm	52	74
2005	34.3 °C25 July 2005	-16.2 °C4 March 2005	12.5 °C	930 mm	44	89
2004	32.0 °C20 August 2004	-18.6 °C1 February 2004	12.4 °C	1,025 mm	18	95
2003	33.8 °C22 August 2003	-15.3 °C28 January 2003	11.4 °C	1,317 mm	24	103
2002	36.1 °C4 July 2002	-16.1 °C7 December 2002	12.9 °C	917 mm	56	91
2001	34.4 °C24 July 2001	-18.6 °C22 January 2001	12.6 °C	766 mm	23	84
2000	32.6 °C11 June 2000	-16.2 °C26 December 2000	11.9 °C	945 mm	19	91
1999	36.9 °C5 July 1999	-16.9 °C6 January 1999	12.7 °C	871 mm	48	80
1998	34.3 °C15 September 1998	-16.6 °C1 January 1998	13.3 °C	1,005 mm	39	67
1997	35.5 °C15 July 1997	-19.4 °C19 January 1997	11.6 °C	841 mm	31	91
1996	33.0 °C20 May 1996	-25.0 °C5 February 1996	11.2 °C	1,553 mm	11	97
1995	38.2 °C15 July 1995	-18.7 °C7 February 1995	12.2 °C	960 mm	50	106
1994	36.2 °C15 June 1994	-27.7 °C19 January 1994	12.1 °C	1,034 mm	46	88
1993	36.6 °C28 July 1993	-18.7 °C19 March 1993	12.1 °C	1,047 mm	56	96
1992	35.1 °C14 July 1992	-12.2 °C19 January 1992	11.6 °C	917 mm	24	87
1991	35.5 °C2 August 1991	-13.8 °C14 January 1991	13.4 °C	819 mm	64	91
1990	36.8 °C4 July 1990	-13.2 °C26 February 1990	13.5 °C	1,130 mm	45	73
1989	34.8 °C11 July 1989	-18.3 °C17 December 1989	11.6 °C	1,061 mm	30	98
1988	38.5 °C16 July 1988	-15.5 °C11 January 1988	11.7 °C	879 mm	56	97
1987	37.7 °C21 July 1987	-20.6 °C27 January 1987	12.4 °C	926 mm	54	95
1986	34.8 °C20 July 1986	-19.2 °C14 February 1986	12.2 °C	959 mm	45	93
1985	35.2 °C14 August 1985	-22.8 °C21 January 1985	12.6 °C	957 mm	43	87
1984	34.3 °C9 June 1984	-25.3 °C22 January 1984	11.9 °C	1,122 mm	27	90
1983	37.2 °C20 August 1983	-20.5 °C25 December 1983	11.8 °C	1,160 mm	61	85
1982	35.0 °C26 July 1982	-24.5 °C17 January 1982	11.9 °C	1,023 mm	21	98
1981	34.9 °C20 July 1981	-16.1 °C13 January 1981	11.6 °C	818 mm	36	96
1980	37.5 °C20 July 1980	-15.7 °C10 January 1980	12.1 °C	776 mm	58	104
1979	32.4 °C10 August 1979	-22.5 °C11 February 1979	11.4 °C	1,263 mm	12	95
1978	36.0 °C23 July 1978	-21.9 °C20 February 1978	11.3 °C	1,029 mm	40	95
1977	36.5 °C6 July 1977	-22.0 °C13 January 1977	12.3 °C	938 mm	54	88
1976	33.5 °C15 July 1976	-18.3 °C30 December 1976	11.4 °C	1,026 mm	29	104
1975	34.4 °C2 August 1975	-17.9 °C21 January 1975	12.0 °C	1,160 mm	31	98
1974	33.9 °C14 July 1974	-12.3 °C10 February 1974	12.0 °C	926 mm	28	85
1973	34.0 °C28 August 1973	-15.2 °C17 February 1973	12.2 °C	1,019 mm	33	87
1972	32.8 °C21 July 1972	-19.8 °C16 January 1972	11.3 °C	1,356 mm	19	95
1971	32.4 °C8 July 1971	-19.6 °C8 January 1971	11.7 °C	1,143 mm	20	92
1970	34.0 °C1 July 1970	-19.2 °C22 January 1970	11.9 °C	753 mm	50	100
1969	36.8 °C30 June 1969	-14.2 °C25 December 1969	11.6 °C	810 mm	49	120
1968	34.9 °C23 August 1968	-21.4 °C12 January 1968	11.5 °C	830 mm	41	104
1967	33.8 °C13 June 1967	-23.1 °C8 February 1967	11.0 °C	941 mm	25	99
1966	35.4 °C3 July 1966	-16.6 °C6 February 1966	11.0 °C	941 mm	46	109
1965	36.2 °C16 August 1965	-20.5 °C31 January 1965	11.3 °C	798 mm	36	105
1964	35.5 °C20 June 1964	-21.9 °C15 January 1964	11.6 °C	915 mm	42	103
1963	34.1 °C18 July 1963	-22.6 °C23 February 1963	11.1 °C	746 mm	39	102
1962	36.0 °C20 August 1962	-17.6 °C11 January 1962	11.0 °C	1,007 mm	33	116
1961	34.5 °C31 August 1961	-20.4 °C26 January 1961	11.6 °C	1,023 mm	50	90
1960	34.1 °C2 August 1960	-22.1 °C23 December 1960	11.1 °C	878 mm	35	114
1959	37.5 °C29 June 1959	-14.6 °C17 January 1959	12.8 °C	836 mm	63	101
1958	32.8 °C4 July 1958	-20.3 °C12 February 1958	10.8 °C	937 mm	35	103
1957	35.7 °C21 July 1957	-16.9 °C17 January 1957	12.1 °C	1,004 mm	47	83
1956	34.9 °C2 July 1956	-14.5 °C21 March 1956	11.7 °C	1,093 mm	24	87
1955	34.3 °C21 July 1955	-16.8 °C4 February 1955	11.9 °C	1,142 mm	31	109
1954	40.0 °C14 July 1954	-20.2 °C18 January 1954	12.2 °C	826 mm	46	97
1953	36.8 °C30 August 1953	-13.3 °C5 January 1953	12.9 °C	819 mm	58	77
1952	37.2 °C26 June 1952	-13.2 °C30 January 1952	12.3 °C	1,175 mm	49	90
1951	35.5 °C22 July 1951	-16.2 °C16 December 1951	11.9 °C	976 mm	38	97
1950	32.7 °C31 July 1950	-15.5 °C21 December 1950	11.4 °C	1,070 mm	16	100
1949	34.3 °C6 July 1949	-19.3 °C3 February 1949	12.8 °C	932 mm	33	74
1948	36.3 °C28 August 1948	-23.1 °C26 January 1948	11.6 °C	1,151 mm	29	92
1947	34.5 °C11 June 1947	-14.4 °C24 February 1947	11.4 °C	776 mm	21	108
1946	32.9 °C19 July 1946	-15.1 °C28 January 1946	12.1 °C	913 mm	13	77
1945	33.7 °C29 June 1945	-19.7 °C10 January 1945	11.4 °C	1,161 mm	12	94
1944	34.0 °C12 August 1944	-15.9 °C20 December 1944	11.4 °C	1,026 mm	38	104
1943	33.6 °C13 August 1943	-18.8 °C16 February 1943	11.1 °C	834 mm	43	108
1942	34.5 °C19 July 1942	-21.0 °C21 December 1942	11.6 °C	1,122 mm	15	102
1941	34.4 °C28 July 1941	-14.5 °C18 March 1941	11.7 °C	793 mm	31	114
1940	33.9 °C26 July 1940	-19.0 °C29 January 1940	10.4 °C	977 mm	13	104

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

18.5 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

51 d/yr

+11

Frost days (< 0 °C)

86 d/yr

-7

Annual rainfall

942 mm

-45 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	1.8 °C	-2.7 °C	56 mm	-14 mm
Feb	6.9 °C	+0.5 °C	70 mm	+2 mm
Mar	16.4 °C	+4.9 °C	33 mm	-53 mm
Apr	20.2 °C	+2.4 °C	81 mm	-6 mm
May	22.5 °C	0.0 °C	195 mm	+93 mm
Jun	29.2 °C	+2.0 °C	137 mm	+49 mm
Jul	31.7 °C	+2.2 °C	149 mm	+61 mm
Aug	28.0 °C	-0.5 °C	27 mm	-55 mm
Sep	26.1 °C	+1.4 °C	62 mm	-26 mm
Oct	19.2 °C	+0.5 °C	56 mm	-22 mm
Nov	12.9 °C	+0.7 °C	38 mm	-38 mm
Dec	5.9 °C	-0.5 °C	39 mm	-35 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.1 °C

24 Jun 2025

Coldest day

-21.5 °C

22 Jan 2025

Wettest day

58.4 mm

13 May 2025

Windiest day

34.7 km/h

16 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

90.7 km/h

16 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.5 °C

24 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

-26.2 °C

22 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

17.2 cm

6 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

14.4 h

4 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Front Royal?

Front Royal has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.1 °C and it receives 987 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Front Royal?

The hottest day measured in Front Royal between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1954, reaching 40.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Front Royal?

The coldest day measured in Front Royal between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1994, at -27.7 °C.

Does it snow in Front Royal?

Yes. Front Royal gets on average 62.3 cm of snow per year and has around 93 frost days.

Has the climate of Front Royal warmed?

Yes: Front Royal warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Front Royal?

The wettest day measured in Front Royal between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1972, with 174 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Front Royal?

The windiest day measured in Front Royal between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 1975, with winds reaching 45.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Front Royal?

The warmest month in Front Royal is July (23.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Front Royal?

Front Royal receives on average 987 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 119 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Front Royal?

Front Royal gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Front Royal?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Front Royal between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1993, with 45.5 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Front Royal?

Yes: Front Royal has on average 30 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Front Royal?

In Front Royal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.8 °C on 22 July 2011, and the lowest was -33.0 °C on 19 January 1994.

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