Shenandoah climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Shenandoah?

Shenandoah has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.5 °C and it receives 1,318 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Shenandoah between 1940 and 2025 was 30 August 2000, reaching 40.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Shenandoah?

The coldest day measured in Shenandoah between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1989, at -12.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Shenandoah?

Almost never: Shenandoah sees virtually no snow, with about 14 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Shenandoah warmed?

Yes: Shenandoah warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Shenandoah?

The wettest day measured in Shenandoah between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2016, with 223 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Shenandoah?

The windiest day measured in Shenandoah between 1940 and 2025 was 1 September 2008, with winds reaching 68.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Shenandoah?

The warmest month in Shenandoah is July (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Shenandoah?

Shenandoah receives on average 1,318 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 135 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Shenandoah?

Shenandoah gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Shenandoah (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.5 °C and it receives 1,318 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 (27.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Shenandoah averages 14 frost days, 112 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 135 rainy days per year.

Shenandoah has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.7 °C (on 30 August 2000) and the coldest -12.9 °C (on 23 December 1989).

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

ShenandoahLouisiana

coords: 30.40°, -91.00°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthOctober

Mean daily temperature

19.5°C

Average daily high

25.0°C

Average daily low

14.8°C

Annual rainfall

1,318mm

Sunshine / day

9.5h

Mean relative humidity

76%

Average peak wind

14.0km/h

Seasonal range

16.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

14 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

112 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

135 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.8 cm

Average feels-like high

26.6 °C

Average feels-like low

15.0 °C

Average peak gust

32.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

132 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.2 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · 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

40.7 °C

30 August 2000

Coldest day

-12.9 °C

23 December 1989

Wettest day

223 mm

13 August 2016

Windiest day

68.8 km/h

1 September 2008

Strongest gust

163.4 km/h

1 September 2008

Hottest feels-like

45.8 °C

26 August 2023

Coldest feels-like

-19.6 °C

23 December 1989

Snowiest day

11.8 cm

11 December 2008

Sunniest day

13.9 h

14 June 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	36.0 °C19 August 2025	-12.7 °C22 January 2025	20.7 °C	1,190 mm	147	17
2024	37.6 °C6 August 2024	-7.4 °C17 January 2024	21.2 °C	1,655 mm	139	9
2023	40.4 °C26 August 2023	-1.8 °C20 March 2023	21.8 °C	1,011 mm	149	3
2022	36.6 °C24 June 2022	-5.8 °C23 December 2022	20.1 °C	1,416 mm	138	21
2021	36.2 °C23 August 2021	-6.4 °C16 February 2021	20.2 °C	1,700 mm	102	8
2020	37.4 °C16 August 2020	-1.5 °C1 December 2020	20.8 °C	1,619 mm	115	5
2019	36.9 °C6 July 2019	-4.1 °C13 November 2019	20.6 °C	1,510 mm	141	8
2018	36.4 °C22 July 2018	-9.2 °C17 January 2018	20.3 °C	1,631 mm	140	18
2017	35.3 °C20 July 2017	-4.8 °C8 January 2017	20.8 °C	1,482 mm	105	7
2016	35.8 °C1 July 2016	-3.1 °C24 January 2016	20.6 °C	1,733 mm	133	9
2015	38.2 °C9 August 2015	-5.6 °C8 January 2015	20.6 °C	1,501 mm	123	11
2014	35.9 °C24 August 2014	-7.5 °C30 January 2014	18.9 °C	1,360 mm	119	24
2013	37.6 °C7 August 2013	-3.3 °C3 March 2013	19.7 °C	1,377 mm	124	10
2012	37.0 °C26 June 2012	-2.1 °C14 January 2012	20.7 °C	1,545 mm	115	10
2011	37.8 °C4 June 2011	-4.8 °C13 January 2011	20.3 °C	1,042 mm	138	18
2010	38.6 °C1 August 2010	-7.1 °C11 January 2010	19.3 °C	1,208 mm	144	27
2009	39.5 °C2 July 2009	-4.0 °C21 January 2009	19.9 °C	1,546 mm	118	13
2008	37.2 °C21 July 2008	-4.5 °C3 January 2008	19.7 °C	1,519 mm	113	8
2007	39.2 °C11 August 2007	-3.4 °C29 January 2007	20.1 °C	1,081 mm	120	9
2006	37.4 °C15 August 2006	-4.0 °C9 December 2006	20.6 °C	1,160 mm	143	10
2005	36.9 °C28 July 2005	-3.3 °C24 January 2005	20.1 °C	1,102 mm	140	8
2004	35.9 °C15 July 2004	-4.4 °C28 January 2004	19.8 °C	1,475 mm	118	17
2003	34.7 °C7 August 2003	-5.6 °C24 January 2003	19.3 °C	1,401 mm	111	15
2002	34.9 °C21 July 2002	-6.6 °C4 January 2002	19.5 °C	1,464 mm	117	14
2001	34.6 °C21 July 2001	-5.9 °C4 January 2001	19.4 °C	1,321 mm	97	17
2000	40.7 °C30 August 2000	-5.6 °C20 December 2000	19.9 °C	867 mm	126	15
1999	37.5 °C20 August 1999	-6.0 °C5 January 1999	20.0 °C	1,038 mm	125	11
1998	37.8 °C1 August 1998	-1.6 °C11 March 1998	20.5 °C	1,372 mm	132	5
1997	35.1 °C4 July 1997	-5.0 °C18 January 1997	19.1 °C	1,427 mm	105	13
1996	35.5 °C5 July 1996	-10.8 °C5 February 1996	19.2 °C	1,191 mm	108	25
1995	36.3 °C29 August 1995	-4.2 °C11 December 1995	19.7 °C	1,468 mm	123	12
1994	33.9 °C3 July 1994	-4.0 °C19 January 1994	19.5 °C	1,239 mm	91	9
1993	35.6 °C31 July 1993	-4.7 °C14 March 1993	19.0 °C	1,496 mm	113	7
1992	34.7 °C11 July 1992	-3.9 °C21 January 1992	18.9 °C	1,642 mm	90	7
1991	34.7 °C1 August 1991	-3.1 °C10 November 1991	19.7 °C	1,642 mm	101	13
1990	37.1 °C26 August 1990	-4.0 °C24 December 1990	20.1 °C	1,233 mm	123	8
1989	37.5 °C2 September 1989	-12.9 °C23 December 1989	19.1 °C	1,236 mm	109	20
1988	36.0 °C28 June 1988	-8.6 °C7 February 1988	18.9 °C	1,339 mm	98	23
1987	34.8 °C21 August 1987	-4.0 °C23 January 1987	18.8 °C	1,581 mm	96	12
1986	38.0 °C30 July 1986	-4.6 °C12 February 1986	19.6 °C	1,278 mm	122	12
1985	35.2 °C6 June 1985	-12.0 °C21 January 1985	19.2 °C	1,306 mm	107	26
1984	35.1 °C14 May 1984	-5.1 °C1 January 1984	19.2 °C	1,188 mm	93	18
1983	34.9 °C31 August 1983	-10.9 °C25 December 1983	18.2 °C	1,711 mm	83	15
1982	34.7 °C7 June 1982	-11.4 °C11 January 1982	19.7 °C	1,424 mm	111	14
1981	37.6 °C23 July 1981	-7.1 °C13 January 1981	19.3 °C	1,103 mm	118	16
1980	38.4 °C16 July 1980	-5.4 °C3 March 1980	19.2 °C	1,470 mm	116	17
1979	35.3 °C6 July 1979	-7.0 °C3 January 1979	18.4 °C	1,368 mm	87	27
1978	35.8 °C28 June 1978	-5.7 °C22 February 1978	18.7 °C	1,205 mm	119	32
1977	36.6 °C2 July 1977	-6.8 °C19 January 1977	19.2 °C	1,411 mm	107	23
1976	35.9 °C25 August 1976	-5.9 °C9 January 1976	18.4 °C	1,039 mm	96	19
1975	33.5 °C2 September 1975	-5.5 °C19 December 1975	19.3 °C	1,435 mm	89	15
1974	33.9 °C12 July 1974	-4.1 °C26 February 1974	19.7 °C	1,244 mm	81	9
1973	35.8 °C16 July 1973	-6.5 °C11 February 1973	19.7 °C	1,653 mm	111	18
1972	35.8 °C8 June 1972	-4.9 °C16 January 1972	19.8 °C	1,146 mm	127	13
1971	35.2 °C13 June 1971	-5.5 °C10 February 1971	19.5 °C	1,031 mm	109	11
1970	37.8 °C3 July 1970	-6.6 °C4 February 1970	19.1 °C	1,135 mm	124	23
1969	36.8 °C29 June 1969	-5.2 °C5 January 1969	19.0 °C	989 mm	116	11
1968	34.4 °C14 June 1968	-4.3 °C16 December 1968	18.5 °C	876 mm	120	24
1967	35.1 °C26 June 1967	-3.7 °C8 February 1967	19.2 °C	1,029 mm	92	15
1966	34.9 °C19 July 1966	-7.7 °C30 January 1966	18.6 °C	1,416 mm	82	17
1965	34.9 °C20 July 1965	-5.2 °C17 January 1965	19.4 °C	1,105 mm	106	16
1964	35.2 °C1 September 1964	-5.6 °C14 January 1964	19.0 °C	1,422 mm	100	17
1963	37.3 °C14 June 1963	-10.2 °C24 January 1963	19.2 °C	910 mm	141	31
1962	37.9 °C9 August 1962	-11.9 °C11 January 1962	19.4 °C	1,000 mm	140	15
1961	33.8 °C5 September 1961	-5.9 °C22 January 1961	18.5 °C	1,646 mm	88	15
1960	36.2 °C28 July 1960	-5.2 °C22 December 1960	18.5 °C	1,132 mm	107	27
1959	34.5 °C18 June 1959	-4.2 °C11 January 1959	19.0 °C	1,338 mm	110	16
1958	34.9 °C5 August 1958	-6.5 °C13 February 1958	18.5 °C	1,158 mm	101	18
1957	36.1 °C10 July 1957	-5.5 °C12 December 1957	19.9 °C	1,339 mm	103	7
1956	36.3 °C8 August 1956	-2.6 °C30 November 1956	19.7 °C	1,022 mm	106	9
1955	34.8 °C27 June 1955	-4.8 °C16 December 1955	19.8 °C	955 mm	123	15
1954	38.1 °C30 June 1954	-2.7 °C8 February 1954	19.8 °C	849 mm	127	10
1953	36.7 °C10 June 1953	-3.1 °C24 December 1953	19.8 °C	1,778 mm	118	6
1952	35.7 °C14 June 1952	-4.5 °C15 December 1952	19.4 °C	911 mm	121	5
1951	38.0 °C14 August 1951	-10.7 °C3 February 1951	19.7 °C	1,136 mm	122	19
1950	34.4 °C17 August 1950	-6.0 °C7 December 1950	19.6 °C	1,131 mm	95	7
1949	35.5 °C20 August 1949	-5.2 °C31 January 1949	19.9 °C	1,633 mm	102	8
1948	36.9 °C9 July 1948	-7.2 °C24 January 1948	19.5 °C	1,581 mm	117	14
1947	38.4 °C6 August 1947	-2.9 °C10 February 1947	19.2 °C	1,568 mm	103	6
1946	33.5 °C27 July 1946	-4.1 °C23 January 1946	19.8 °C	1,642 mm	72	2
1945	35.3 °C3 August 1945	-3.9 °C20 December 1945	20.0 °C	1,442 mm	107	3
1944	37.2 °C26 June 1944	-3.5 °C10 January 1944	20.2 °C	1,472 mm	113	4
1943	38.5 °C28 August 1943	-3.0 °C4 March 1943	19.4 °C	1,292 mm	107	9
1942	35.4 °C13 July 1942	-4.6 °C11 January 1942	19.1 °C	1,075 mm	94	10
1941	35.4 °C23 August 1941	-2.3 °C9 February 1941	18.8 °C	1,116 mm	89	4
1940	33.4 °C8 September 1940	-6.5 °C27 January 1940	18.3 °C	1,411 mm	61	19

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.3 °C

+1.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

147 d/yr

+35

Frost days (< 0 °C)

17 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1190 mm

-128 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	14.2 °C	-1.6 °C	97 mm	-21 mm
Feb	20.4 °C	+2.5 °C	130 mm	+17 mm
Mar	24.2 °C	+2.8 °C	107 mm	-21 mm
Apr	27.0 °C	+1.8 °C	114 mm	-3 mm
May	28.8 °C	-0.1 °C	175 mm	+66 mm
Jun	31.6 °C	0.0 °C	115 mm	+12 mm
Jul	32.8 °C	+0.7 °C	124 mm	-8 mm
Aug	33.2 °C	+0.9 °C	85 mm	-37 mm
Sep	32.9 °C	+2.5 °C	32 mm	-70 mm
Oct	28.5 °C	+2.1 °C	129 mm	+58 mm
Nov	23.1 °C	+2.1 °C	19 mm	-75 mm
Dec	18.9 °C	+1.6 °C	65 mm	-45 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.0 °C

19 Aug 2025

Coldest day

-12.7 °C

22 Jan 2025

Wettest day

54.6 mm

26 Oct 2025

Windiest day

33.3 km/h

2 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

81.4 km/h

4 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.6 °C

30 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-17.6 °C

22 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

6.3 cm

21 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.9 h

14 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Shenandoah?

Shenandoah has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.5 °C and it receives 1,318 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shenandoah?

The hottest day measured in Shenandoah between 1940 and 2025 was 30 August 2000, reaching 40.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Shenandoah?

The coldest day measured in Shenandoah between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1989, at -12.9 °C.

Does it snow in Shenandoah?

Almost never: Shenandoah sees virtually no snow, with about 14 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Shenandoah warmed?

Yes: Shenandoah warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Shenandoah?

The wettest day measured in Shenandoah between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2016, with 223 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Shenandoah?

The windiest day measured in Shenandoah between 1940 and 2025 was 1 September 2008, with winds reaching 68.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Shenandoah?

The warmest month in Shenandoah is July (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Shenandoah?

Shenandoah receives on average 1,318 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 135 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Shenandoah?

Shenandoah gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shenandoah?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shenandoah between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 2008, with 11.8 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Shenandoah?

Yes: Shenandoah has on average 132 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shenandoah?

In Shenandoah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.8 °C on 26 August 2023, and the lowest was -19.6 °C on 23 December 1989.

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