Clifton Forge weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Clifton Forge, Virginia: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Hot Springs, 20 km from Clifton Forge; records cover 1893–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 46.5 in1181 mm
- Snow a year
- 25 in64 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 27
- First fall freeze
- Oct 19
- Heating degree days
- 5,490
- Cooling degree days
- 575
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 4°−16° (heating, 99%) and 90°32° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Clifton Forge in January
Highs average 40°4° and lows 22°−6°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation and 8 in20 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 73°23° (1950)
- Record low
- −20°−29° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 1065
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Clifton Forge in February
Highs average 44°7° and lows 23°−5°, with 3.1 in80 mm of precipitation and 7 in18 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 77°25° (2018)
- Record low
- −14°−26° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 882
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Clifton Forge in March
Highs average 52°11° and lows 30°−1°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation and 5 in12 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1973)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (1960)
- Heating degree days
- 744
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Clifton Forge in April
Highs average 64°18° and lows 39°4°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation and 0.5 in1.3 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1976)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (1923)
- Heating degree days
- 410
- Cooling degree days
- 5
Clifton Forge in May
Highs average 72°22° and lows 48°9°, with 4.7 in119 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1911)
- Record low
- 18°−8° (1897)
- Heating degree days
- 187
- Cooling degree days
- 34
Clifton Forge in June
Highs average 79°26° and lows 56°14°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1989)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (1917)
- Heating degree days
- 38
- Cooling degree days
- 116
Clifton Forge in July
Highs average 82°28° and lows 60°16°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1966)
- Record low
- 35°2° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 7
- Cooling degree days
- 197
Clifton Forge in August
Highs average 80°27° and lows 59°15°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1987)
- Record low
- 32°0° (1912)
- Heating degree days
- 12
- Cooling degree days
- 160
Clifton Forge in September
Highs average 74°23° and lows 53°11°, with 4.1 in105 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1983)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 108
- Cooling degree days
- 58
Clifton Forge in OctoberThis month
Highs average 64°18° and lows 41°5°, with 3.1 in80 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 90°32° (2019)
- Record low
- 14°−10° (1895)
- Heating degree days
- 393
- Cooling degree days
- 5
Clifton Forge in November
Highs average 53°12° and lows 31°0°, with 3.4 in85 mm of precipitation and 0.6 in1.5 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 79°26° (1914)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (1938)
- Heating degree days
- 688
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Clifton Forge in December
Highs average 43°6° and lows 25°−4°, with 3.7 in94 mm of precipitation and 5 in11 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 75°24° (1982)
- Record low
- −20°−29° (1917)
- Heating degree days
- 956
- Cooling degree days
- 0