La Crosse weather by month
What a typical year looks like in La Crosse, Virginia: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at John H Kerr Dam, 22 km from La Crosse; records cover 1948–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 43.5 in1105 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 5
- First fall freeze
- Oct 29
- Heating degree days
- 3,504
- Cooling degree days
- 1,825
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 15°−9° (heating, 99%) and 99°37° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
La Crosse in January
Highs average 51°10° and lows 29°−2°, with 3.2 in80 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 80°27° (2002)
- Record low
- −5°−21° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 788
- Cooling degree days
- 0
La Crosse in February
Highs average 54°12° and lows 31°−1°, with 2.5 in63 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 83°28° (2017)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (1965)
- Heating degree days
- 632
- Cooling degree days
- 0
La Crosse in March
Highs average 61°16° and lows 37°3°, with 3.9 in98 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 90°32° (1985)
- Record low
- 7°−14° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 495
- Cooling degree days
- 5
La Crosse in April
Highs average 72°22° and lows 47°8°, with 3.2 in82 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1980)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 214
- Cooling degree days
- 46
La Crosse in May
Highs average 80°26° and lows 57°14°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1970)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 58
- Cooling degree days
- 162
La Crosse in June
Highs average 88°31° and lows 66°19°, with 4.6 in116 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 107°42° (2012)
- Record low
- 37°3° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 5
- Cooling degree days
- 355
La Crosse in July
Highs average 92°33° and lows 70°21°, with 4.9 in125 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 106°41° (2005)
- Record low
- 47°8° (1975)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 498
La Crosse in August
Highs average 90°32° and lows 69°20°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 108°42° (2007)
- Record low
- 44°7° (1986)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 443
La Crosse in September
Highs average 84°29° and lows 62°17°, with 4.1 in104 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 104°40° (2026)
- Record low
- 33°1° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 17
- Cooling degree days
- 254
La Crosse in OctoberThis month
Highs average 74°23° and lows 49°9°, with 3.5 in88 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 102°39° (2019)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1965)
- Heating degree days
- 175
- Cooling degree days
- 56
La Crosse in November
Highs average 63°17° and lows 39°4°, with 3 in77 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 90°32° (1950)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 434
- Cooling degree days
- 5
La Crosse in December
Highs average 54°12° and lows 32°0°, with 3.4 in87 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1998)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 686
- Cooling degree days
- 1