Jewell Ridge weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Jewell Ridge, Virginia: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Richlands, 10 km from Jewell Ridge; records cover 1989–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 44.6 in1133 mm
- Snow a year
- 18 in45 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 28
- First fall freeze
- Oct 17
- Heating degree days
- 4,929
- Cooling degree days
- 720
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 5°−15° (heating, 99%) and 90°32° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Jewell Ridge in January
Highs average 44°7° and lows 23°−5°, with 3.4 in85 mm of precipitation and 6 in16 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 73°23° (2023)
- Record low
- −16°−27° (1994)
- Heating degree days
- 980
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Jewell Ridge in February
Highs average 48°9° and lows 25°−4°, with 3.3 in83 mm of precipitation and 4 in11 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 77°25° (2018)
- Record low
- −18°−28° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 799
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Jewell Ridge in March
Highs average 56°13° and lows 31°−1°, with 4 in102 mm of precipitation and 2.9 in7.4 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 85°29° (2012)
- Record low
- −8°−22° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 674
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Jewell Ridge in April
Highs average 66°19° and lows 39°4°, with 4 in101 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 91°33° (2010)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1997)
- Heating degree days
- 380
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Jewell Ridge in May
Highs average 74°23° and lows 49°9°, with 4.5 in114 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 90°32° (2011)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- 156
- Cooling degree days
- 43
Jewell Ridge in June
Highs average 80°27° and lows 57°14°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2012)
- Record low
- 37°3° (2003)
- Heating degree days
- 24
- Cooling degree days
- 141
Jewell Ridge in July
Highs average 83°28° and lows 62°16°, with 4.8 in121 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2012)
- Record low
- 46°8° (2008)
- Heating degree days
- 3
- Cooling degree days
- 230
Jewell Ridge in August
Highs average 83°28° and lows 60°16°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 93°34° (1995)
- Record low
- 42°6° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 4
- Cooling degree days
- 204
Jewell Ridge in September
Highs average 78°26° and lows 53°12°, with 3.4 in85 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1998)
- Record low
- 32°0° (1999)
- Heating degree days
- 67
- Cooling degree days
- 90
Jewell Ridge in OctoberThis month
Highs average 68°20° and lows 41°5°, with 2.7 in69 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 91°33° (2019)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1997)
- Heating degree days
- 340
- Cooling degree days
- 8
Jewell Ridge in November
Highs average 57°14° and lows 31°−1°, with 2.8 in70 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2003)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (2008)
- Heating degree days
- 629
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Jewell Ridge in December
Highs average 48°9° and lows 26°−3°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation and 3 in9 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 79°26° (2001)
- Record low
- −15°−26° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 873
- Cooling degree days
- 0