Hopewell climate — normals and trends
Hopewell (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.9 °C and it receives 1,089 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 (25.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Hopewell averages 57 frost days, 58 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 117 rainy days per year.
Hopewell has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.9 °C (on 20 August 1983) and the coldest -22.3 °C (on 21 January 1985).
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
HopewellVirginia
- coords
- 37.30°, -77.29°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.9°C
Average daily high
20.2°C
Average daily low
10.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,089mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
15.2km/h
Seasonal range
22.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
57 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
58 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
117 d/yr
Annual snowfall
24.3 cm
Average feels-like high
19.9 °C
Average feels-like low
8.8 °C
Average peak gust
35.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
71 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · 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
39.9 °C
20 August 1983
Coldest day
-22.3 °C
21 January 1985
Wettest day
129 mm
27 August 2011
Windiest day
54.0 km/h
18 September 2003
Strongest gust
142.6 km/h
18 September 2003
Hottest feels-like
48.3 °C
29 June 2012
Coldest feels-like
-28.7 °C
21 January 1985
Snowiest day
29.1 cm
24 January 1940
Sunniest day
14.1 h
16 June 2021
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 | 6.9 °C | -1.6 °C | 59 mm | -26 mm |
| Feb | 11.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 122 mm | +41 mm |
| Mar | 18.7 °C | +3.9 °C | 94 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 23.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 115 mm | +33 mm |
| May | 24.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 184 mm | +91 mm |
| Jun | 30.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 111 mm | +24 mm |
| Jul | 32.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 109 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 27.8 °C | -1.9 °C | 56 mm | -51 mm |
| Sep | 26.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 138 mm | +38 mm |
| Oct | 20.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 57 mm | -24 mm |
| Nov | 16.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 52 mm | -30 mm |
| Dec | 8.9 °C | -1.4 °C | 64 mm | -16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hopewell?
Hopewell has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.9 °C and it receives 1,089 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hopewell?
The hottest day measured in Hopewell between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 1983, reaching 39.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hopewell?
The coldest day measured in Hopewell between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -22.3 °C.
Does it snow in Hopewell?
Yes. Hopewell gets on average 24.3 cm of snow per year and has around 57 frost days.
Has the climate of Hopewell warmed?
Yes: Hopewell warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hopewell?
The wettest day measured in Hopewell between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 2011, with 129 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hopewell?
The windiest day measured in Hopewell between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 2003, with winds reaching 54.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hopewell?
The warmest month in Hopewell is July (25.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Hopewell?
Hopewell receives on average 1,089 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 117 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hopewell?
Hopewell 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 Hopewell?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hopewell between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1940, with 29.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hopewell?
Yes: Hopewell has on average 71 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hopewell?
In Hopewell, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.3 °C on 29 June 2012, and the lowest was -28.7 °C on 21 January 1985.
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