Waynesboro climate — normals and trends
Waynesboro (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.0 °C and it receives 1,050 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 (23.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Waynesboro averages 96 frost days, 28 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 120 rainy days per year.
Waynesboro 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 106 to 86 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.0 °C (on 14 July 1954) and the coldest -26.9 °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
WaynesboroVirginia
- coords
- 38.07°, -78.89°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.0°C
Average daily high
17.5°C
Average daily low
7.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,050mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
12.8km/h
Seasonal range
22.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
96 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
28 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
120 d/yr
Annual snowfall
54.5 cm
Average feels-like high
16.5 °C
Average feels-like low
5.1 °C
Average peak gust
36.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
18 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.5 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
38.0 °C
14 July 1954
Coldest day
-26.9 °C
19 January 1994
Wettest day
165 mm
4 November 1985
Windiest day
41.5 km/h
3 April 1975
Strongest gust
120.2 km/h
18 September 2003
Hottest feels-like
41.8 °C
16 July 1988
Coldest feels-like
-32.4 °C
19 January 1994
Snowiest day
36.6 cm
13 March 1993
Sunniest day
14.5 h
1 July 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.9 °C | -2.4 °C | 75 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 8.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 114 mm | +40 mm |
| Mar | 16.4 °C | +4.3 °C | 38 mm | -52 mm |
| Apr | 21.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 55 mm | -33 mm |
| May | 21.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 166 mm | +62 mm |
| Jun | 29.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 89 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 31.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 97 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 27.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 24 mm | -73 mm |
| Sep | 25.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 103 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 18.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 55 mm | -25 mm |
| Nov | 13.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 25 mm | -53 mm |
| Dec | 6.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 49 mm | -29 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Waynesboro?
Waynesboro has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.0 °C and it receives 1,050 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Waynesboro?
The hottest day measured in Waynesboro between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1954, reaching 38.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Waynesboro?
The coldest day measured in Waynesboro between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1994, at -26.9 °C.
Does it snow in Waynesboro?
Yes. Waynesboro gets on average 54.5 cm of snow per year and has around 96 frost days.
Has the climate of Waynesboro warmed?
Yes: Waynesboro warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Waynesboro?
The wettest day measured in Waynesboro between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 1985, with 165 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Waynesboro?
The windiest day measured in Waynesboro between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 1975, with winds reaching 41.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Waynesboro?
The warmest month in Waynesboro is July (23.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Waynesboro?
Waynesboro receives on average 1,050 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 120 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Waynesboro?
Waynesboro gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Waynesboro?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Waynesboro between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1993, with 36.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Waynesboro?
Yes: Waynesboro has on average 18 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Waynesboro?
In Waynesboro, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.8 °C on 16 July 1988, and the lowest was -32.4 °C on 19 January 1994.
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