Staunton climate — normals and trends
Staunton (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.5 °C and it receives 974 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 (22.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Staunton averages 101 frost days, 24 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 118 rainy days per year.
Staunton has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 111 to 91 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.1 °C (on 14 July 1954) and the coldest -28.6 °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
StauntonVirginia
- coords
- 38.15°, -79.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.5°C
Average daily high
17.1°C
Average daily low
6.5°C
Annual rainfall
974mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
13.0km/h
Seasonal range
22.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
101 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
24 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
118 d/yr
Annual snowfall
59.3 cm
Average feels-like high
15.9 °C
Average feels-like low
4.5 °C
Average peak gust
35.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
12 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
38.1 °C
14 July 1954
Coldest day
-28.6 °C
19 January 1994
Wettest day
148 mm
4 November 1985
Windiest day
43.1 km/h
3 April 1975
Strongest gust
113.8 km/h
18 September 2003
Hottest feels-like
41.4 °C
16 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-33.8 °C
19 January 1994
Snowiest day
40.8 cm
13 March 1993
Sunniest day
14.5 h
27 June 2017
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.9 °C | -2.9 °C | 72 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 7.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 101 mm | +31 mm |
| Mar | 16.0 °C | +4.5 °C | 31 mm | -55 mm |
| Apr | 20.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 49 mm | -34 mm |
| May | 21.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 144 mm | +45 mm |
| Jun | 29.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 79 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 31.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 88 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 27.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 20 mm | -65 mm |
| Sep | 25.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 83 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 18.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 52 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 13.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 29 mm | -45 mm |
| Dec | 6.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 43 mm | -30 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Staunton?
Staunton has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.5 °C and it receives 974 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Staunton?
The hottest day measured in Staunton between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1954, reaching 38.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Staunton?
The coldest day measured in Staunton between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1994, at -28.6 °C.
Does it snow in Staunton?
Yes. Staunton gets on average 59.3 cm of snow per year and has around 101 frost days.
Has the climate of Staunton warmed?
Yes: Staunton warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Staunton?
The wettest day measured in Staunton between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 1985, with 148 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Staunton?
The windiest day measured in Staunton between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 1975, with winds reaching 43.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Staunton?
The warmest month in Staunton is July (22.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Staunton?
Staunton receives on average 974 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 118 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Staunton?
Staunton 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 Staunton?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Staunton between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1993, with 40.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Staunton?
Yes: Staunton has on average 12 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Staunton?
In Staunton, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.4 °C on 16 July 1988, and the lowest was -33.8 °C on 19 January 1994.
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