Short Pump climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Short Pump?

Short Pump has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.5 °C and it receives 1,068 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Short Pump?

The hottest day measured in Short Pump between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 2012, reaching 40.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Short Pump?

The coldest day measured in Short Pump between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1964, at -22.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Short Pump?

Yes. Short Pump gets on average 31.7 cm of snow per year and has around 63 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Short Pump warmed?

Yes: Short Pump warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Short Pump?

The wettest day measured in Short Pump between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 2013, with 132 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Short Pump?

The windiest day measured in Short Pump between 1940 and 2025 was 15 October 1954, with winds reaching 48.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Short Pump?

The warmest month in Short Pump is July (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Short Pump?

Short Pump receives on average 1,068 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 117 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Short Pump?

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

Short Pump (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.5 °C and it receives 1,068 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 (25.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Short Pump averages 63 frost days, 61 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 117 rainy days per year.

Short Pump has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 68 to 58 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.8 °C (on 8 July 2012) 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

Short PumpVirginia

coords: 37.65°, -77.61°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthOctober

Mean daily temperature

14.5°C

Average daily high

19.9°C

Average daily low

9.8°C

Annual rainfall

1,068mm

Sunshine / day

9.1h

Mean relative humidity

68%

Average peak wind

14.9km/h

Seasonal range

22.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

63 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

61 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

117 d/yr

Annual snowfall

31.7 cm

Average feels-like high

19.3 °C

Average feels-like low

8.1 °C

Average peak gust

34.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

64 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.5 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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

40.8 °C

8 July 2012

Coldest day

-22.5 °C

15 January 1964

Wettest day

132 mm

12 July 2013

Windiest day

48.1 km/h

15 October 1954

Strongest gust

130.7 km/h

18 September 2003

Hottest feels-like

45.2 °C

27 June 1952

Coldest feels-like

-28.6 °C

21 January 1985

Snowiest day

29.1 cm

11 February 1983

Sunniest day

14.1 h

5 July 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	37.5 °C24 June 2025	-12.7 °C23 January 2025	15.0 °C	1,214 mm	60	64
2024	37.3 °C16 July 2024	-7.9 °C4 December 2024	15.5 °C	1,094 mm	58	54
2023	38.7 °C29 July 2023	-7.1 °C4 February 2023	16.2 °C	996 mm	76	34
2022	37.5 °C17 June 2022	-13.7 °C24 December 2022	15.5 °C	1,056 mm	83	71
2021	37.5 °C21 June 2021	-5.2 °C30 January 2021	15.8 °C	1,014 mm	81	51
2020	38.8 °C20 July 2020	-6.7 °C15 February 2020	16.2 °C	1,440 mm	69	40
2019	38.5 °C21 July 2019	-10.3 °C22 January 2019	16.0 °C	1,052 mm	95	59
2018	36.2 °C19 June 2018	-15.2 °C7 January 2018	15.3 °C	1,460 mm	80	65
2017	37.3 °C12 July 2017	-17.5 °C9 January 2017	15.9 °C	1,079 mm	71	48
2016	37.8 °C14 August 2016	-11.2 °C14 February 2016	15.5 °C	1,196 mm	80	59
2015	37.2 °C23 June 2015	-17.0 °C20 February 2015	15.3 °C	1,042 mm	69	61
2014	37.3 °C2 July 2014	-15.3 °C30 January 2014	14.4 °C	1,035 mm	53	72
2013	34.5 °C9 August 2013	-9.4 °C25 January 2013	14.5 °C	1,345 mm	54	61
2012	40.8 °C8 July 2012	-7.0 °C4 January 2012	15.9 °C	878 mm	72	40
2011	38.9 °C22 July 2011	-10.1 °C23 January 2011	15.5 °C	1,120 mm	76	61
2010	38.9 °C6 July 2010	-11.3 °C9 February 2010	15.2 °C	1,057 mm	98	73
2009	36.6 °C18 August 2009	-19.4 °C4 March 2009	14.7 °C	1,126 mm	65	69
2008	38.2 °C10 June 2008	-9.9 °C21 January 2008	15.1 °C	945 mm	78	51
2007	39.8 °C8 August 2007	-12.0 °C6 February 2007	15.4 °C	785 mm	78	54
2006	37.3 °C3 August 2006	-9.1 °C19 February 2006	15.3 °C	1,151 mm	63	41
2005	40.0 °C27 July 2005	-10.4 °C19 January 2005	14.8 °C	1,033 mm	79	65
2004	33.9 °C5 July 2004	-13.1 °C11 January 2004	14.6 °C	1,233 mm	46	66
2003	34.6 °C30 August 2003	-15.4 °C18 January 2003	14.0 °C	1,443 mm	40	73
2002	36.3 °C12 August 2002	-13.3 °C7 December 2002	15.3 °C	1,017 mm	68	56
2001	35.7 °C10 August 2001	-7.4 °C23 February 2001	15.0 °C	928 mm	38	55
2000	34.4 °C13 May 2000	-18.3 °C28 January 2000	14.3 °C	1,009 mm	32	67
1999	40.0 °C1 August 1999	-9.3 °C6 January 1999	15.2 °C	1,121 mm	57	47
1998	37.0 °C22 July 1998	-6.8 °C27 December 1998	15.7 °C	1,083 mm	72	36
1997	36.3 °C17 August 1997	-14.4 °C19 January 1997	14.1 °C	1,010 mm	48	53
1996	36.1 °C22 June 1996	-21.3 °C5 February 1996	13.8 °C	1,382 mm	45	74
1995	37.1 °C15 July 1995	-11.6 °C7 February 1995	14.8 °C	1,013 mm	65	71
1994	36.8 °C15 June 1994	-17.9 °C19 January 1994	14.9 °C	1,110 mm	62	54
1993	38.0 °C8 July 1993	-9.7 °C30 December 1993	14.6 °C	1,011 mm	84	64
1992	38.2 °C14 July 1992	-8.4 °C25 December 1992	13.9 °C	989 mm	43	69
1991	37.9 °C23 July 1991	-9.0 °C20 December 1991	15.5 °C	942 mm	82	58
1990	38.4 °C5 July 1990	-8.6 °C26 February 1990	15.8 °C	1,045 mm	56	41
1989	35.4 °C27 June 1989	-13.6 °C22 December 1989	14.1 °C	1,380 mm	53	76
1988	38.5 °C23 June 1988	-17.5 °C11 January 1988	14.0 °C	917 mm	73	72
1987	38.7 °C3 August 1987	-18.1 °C28 January 1987	14.4 °C	1,117 mm	78	60
1986	38.9 °C19 July 1986	-10.5 °C28 January 1986	14.7 °C	818 mm	77	66
1985	36.6 °C10 September 1985	-22.4 °C21 January 1985	15.1 °C	1,030 mm	69	67
1984	37.7 °C14 June 1984	-12.6 °C22 January 1984	14.4 °C	1,142 mm	48	72
1983	40.5 °C20 August 1983	-15.4 °C25 December 1983	14.4 °C	1,197 mm	78	56
1982	34.7 °C8 July 1982	-17.9 °C17 January 1982	14.3 °C	1,135 mm	58	65
1981	38.9 °C25 June 1981	-14.9 °C13 January 1981	13.9 °C	847 mm	62	79
1980	38.8 °C17 July 1980	-14.1 °C11 February 1980	14.4 °C	839 mm	81	72
1979	36.6 °C10 August 1979	-20.7 °C10 February 1979	14.0 °C	1,314 mm	36	76
1978	37.1 °C27 June 1978	-11.7 °C10 January 1978	13.9 °C	1,181 mm	68	78
1977	38.2 °C8 July 1977	-18.6 °C17 January 1977	14.7 °C	878 mm	77	71
1976	36.8 °C24 July 1976	-14.3 °C19 January 1976	14.1 °C	934 mm	60	77
1975	35.9 °C14 August 1975	-10.2 °C15 January 1975	14.5 °C	1,227 mm	58	63
1974	36.8 °C15 July 1974	-13.5 °C10 February 1974	14.5 °C	1,036 mm	44	53
1973	34.7 °C28 August 1973	-12.1 °C18 December 1973	14.7 °C	1,046 mm	55	58
1972	35.1 °C23 July 1972	-16.7 °C16 January 1972	13.7 °C	1,347 mm	35	58
1971	34.3 °C28 June 1971	-13.4 °C2 February 1971	14.3 °C	1,125 mm	49	66
1970	36.4 °C4 July 1970	-18.4 °C11 January 1970	14.1 °C	802 mm	65	77
1969	37.3 °C28 June 1969	-11.5 °C5 January 1969	13.4 °C	1,104 mm	52	87
1968	37.9 °C1 July 1968	-12.4 °C22 February 1968	14.0 °C	896 mm	61	83
1967	36.2 °C25 June 1967	-17.4 °C9 February 1967	13.5 °C	828 mm	43	75
1966	36.4 °C3 July 1966	-15.3 °C6 February 1966	13.4 °C	998 mm	65	82
1965	35.8 °C19 August 1965	-13.1 °C17 January 1965	13.9 °C	698 mm	64	76
1964	37.2 °C10 June 1964	-22.5 °C15 January 1964	13.9 °C	1,079 mm	48	70
1963	36.2 °C19 July 1963	-12.9 °C29 January 1963	13.5 °C	813 mm	57	81
1962	36.1 °C19 May 1962	-14.5 °C11 January 1962	13.5 °C	1,114 mm	57	73
1961	34.9 °C22 July 1961	-19.7 °C28 January 1961	14.0 °C	1,149 mm	70	65
1960	35.4 °C3 August 1960	-15.1 °C14 December 1960	13.6 °C	1,148 mm	63	84
1959	37.8 °C29 June 1959	-12.1 °C18 January 1959	14.9 °C	988 mm	69	60
1958	35.4 °C31 July 1958	-15.4 °C16 December 1958	13.3 °C	1,133 mm	53	72
1957	38.1 °C21 July 1957	-18.9 °C18 January 1957	14.8 °C	1,132 mm	82	45
1956	37.6 °C2 July 1956	-6.8 °C28 January 1956	14.4 °C	1,032 mm	60	56
1955	35.5 °C2 August 1955	-11.4 °C31 January 1955	14.3 °C	1,084 mm	54	78
1954	39.6 °C14 July 1954	-10.1 °C23 January 1954	14.8 °C	841 mm	77	62
1953	38.4 °C31 August 1953	-8.5 °C19 December 1953	15.3 °C	993 mm	71	46
1952	38.8 °C26 June 1952	-10.2 °C30 January 1952	14.7 °C	1,103 mm	68	53
1951	37.1 °C23 July 1951	-11.6 °C4 February 1951	14.3 °C	1,045 mm	60	69
1950	36.1 °C27 June 1950	-9.6 °C13 December 1950	14.0 °C	1,010 mm	39	68
1949	35.5 °C30 July 1949	-6.9 °C17 December 1949	15.1 °C	1,043 mm	52	45
1948	37.3 °C28 August 1948	-16.3 °C25 January 1948	14.1 °C	1,227 mm	49	63
1947	36.3 °C20 August 1947	-10.9 °C24 February 1947	13.8 °C	1,001 mm	42	76
1946	35.0 °C18 June 1946	-11.7 °C28 January 1946	14.8 °C	906 mm	32	45
1945	37.1 °C30 June 1945	-11.1 °C24 December 1945	14.4 °C	1,163 mm	38	56
1944	35.7 °C30 July 1944	-6.3 °C9 January 1944	14.4 °C	1,209 mm	54	62
1943	35.6 °C14 August 1943	-10.3 °C16 February 1943	14.2 °C	891 mm	70	70
1942	36.0 °C20 July 1942	-12.3 °C21 December 1942	14.5 °C	1,202 mm	45	55
1941	36.5 °C29 May 1941	-7.0 °C1 March 1941	14.7 °C	1,023 mm	63	70
1940	36.5 °C26 July 1940	-18.0 °C28 January 1940	13.4 °C	1,217 mm	28	65

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

20.3 °C

+0.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

60 d/yr

-1

Frost days (< 0 °C)

64 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1214 mm

+146 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	6.1 °C	-1.7 °C	69 mm	-13 mm
Feb	10.4 °C	+0.7 °C	129 mm	+50 mm
Mar	18.6 °C	+4.1 °C	73 mm	-21 mm
Apr	22.8 °C	+2.4 °C	98 mm	+14 mm
May	24.5 °C	-0.3 °C	189 mm	+95 mm
Jun	30.6 °C	+1.5 °C	115 mm	+27 mm
Jul	32.0 °C	+1.0 °C	199 mm	+90 mm
Aug	27.6 °C	-2.3 °C	44 mm	-59 mm
Sep	26.3 °C	-0.2 °C	158 mm	+63 mm
Oct	20.3 °C	-0.5 °C	51 mm	-28 mm
Nov	15.7 °C	+0.7 °C	36 mm	-45 mm
Dec	8.3 °C	-1.3 °C	53 mm	-28 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.5 °C

24 Jun 2025

Coldest day

-12.7 °C

23 Jan 2025

Wettest day

61.1 mm

13 May 2025

Windiest day

34.5 km/h

16 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

86.0 km/h

16 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.8 °C

24 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

-16.8 °C

23 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

12.6 cm

11 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

14.1 h

5 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Short Pump?

Short Pump has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.5 °C and it receives 1,068 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Short Pump?

The hottest day measured in Short Pump between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 2012, reaching 40.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Short Pump?

The coldest day measured in Short Pump between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1964, at -22.5 °C.

Does it snow in Short Pump?

Yes. Short Pump gets on average 31.7 cm of snow per year and has around 63 frost days.

Has the climate of Short Pump warmed?

Yes: Short Pump warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Short Pump?

The wettest day measured in Short Pump between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 2013, with 132 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Short Pump?

The windiest day measured in Short Pump between 1940 and 2025 was 15 October 1954, with winds reaching 48.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Short Pump?

The warmest month in Short Pump is July (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Short Pump?

Short Pump receives on average 1,068 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 117 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Short Pump?

Short Pump 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 Short Pump?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Short Pump between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1983, with 29.1 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Short Pump?

Yes: Short Pump has on average 64 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Short Pump?

In Short Pump, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.2 °C on 27 June 1952, and the lowest was -28.6 °C on 21 January 1985.

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