Hillsville weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Hillsville, Virginia: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Galax Water Plant, 20 km from Hillsville; records cover 1907–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 50.9 in1294 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 28
- First fall freeze
- Oct 18
- Heating degree days
- 5,035
- Cooling degree days
- 590
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 7°−14° (heating, 99%) and 88°31° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Hillsville in January
Highs average 43°6° and lows 24°−5°, with 3.2 in81 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 76°24° (2002)
- Record low
- −6°−21° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 975
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Hillsville in February
Highs average 47°8° and lows 26°−4°, with 2.9 in73 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 74°23° (2018)
- Record low
- −4°−20° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 805
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Hillsville in March
Highs average 54°12° and lows 31°−1°, with 4.4 in111 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 82°28° (1910)
- Record low
- 7°−14° (2009)
- Heating degree days
- 699
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Hillsville in April
Highs average 64°18° and lows 40°4°, with 4.8 in121 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 86°30° (2010)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1909)
- Heating degree days
- 395
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Hillsville in May
Highs average 72°22° and lows 49°9°, with 5.3 in134 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1907)
- Record low
- 3°−16° (2003)
- Heating degree days
- 165
- Cooling degree days
- 26
Hillsville in June
Highs average 79°26° and lows 56°13°, with 4.4 in111 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2012)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (2003)
- Heating degree days
- 25
- Cooling degree days
- 108
Hillsville in July
Highs average 82°28° and lows 61°16°, with 5.2 in133 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2012)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (2002)
- Heating degree days
- 4
- Cooling degree days
- 206
Hillsville in August
Highs average 81°27° and lows 60°15°, with 3.9 in99 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 93°34° (2007)
- Record low
- 9°−13° (2005)
- Heating degree days
- 7
- Cooling degree days
- 171
Hillsville in September
Highs average 76°24° and lows 54°12°, with 5.4 in138 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 91°33° (2019)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (2005)
- Heating degree days
- 84
- Cooling degree days
- 69
Hillsville in OctoberThis month
Highs average 66°19° and lows 42°5°, with 4.1 in103 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 89°32° (2019)
- Record low
- 3°−16° (2002)
- Heating degree days
- 351
- Cooling degree days
- 8
Hillsville in November
Highs average 55°13° and lows 32°0°, with 3.9 in98 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 78°26° (2003)
- Record low
- 3°−16° (2005)
- Heating degree days
- 645
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Hillsville in December
Highs average 47°8° and lows 27°−3°, with 3.7 in94 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 71°22° (2007)
- Record low
- −3°−19° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 880
- Cooling degree days
- 0