Lake Wilderness weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Lake Wilderness, Virginia: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at FREDERICKSBURG SEWAGE, 24 km from Lake Wilderness; records cover 1995–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 43.4 in1102 mm
- Snow a year
- 11 in29 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 6
- First fall freeze
- Nov 3
- Heating degree days
- 4,300
- Cooling degree days
- 1,336
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 11°−12° (heating, 99%) and 97°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Lake Wilderness in January
Highs average 46°8° and lows 25°−4°, with 2.7 in69 mm of precipitation and 4 in9 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2002)
- Record low
- −4°−20° (2018)
- Heating degree days
- 914
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Lake Wilderness in February
Highs average 49°10° and lows 27°−3°, with 2.5 in64 mm of precipitation and 5 in13 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 81°27° (2023)
- Record low
- −8°−22° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 753
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Lake Wilderness in March
Highs average 57°14° and lows 34°1°, with 4 in101 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 90°32° (1998)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 614
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Lake Wilderness in April
Highs average 69°20° and lows 44°6°, with 3.4 in86 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2002)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 293
- Cooling degree days
- 24
Lake Wilderness in May
Highs average 76°24° and lows 53°12°, with 4.2 in106 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 100°38° (2026)
- Record low
- 32°0° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- 102
- Cooling degree days
- 92
Lake Wilderness in June
Highs average 84°29° and lows 63°17°, with 3.9 in99 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 102°39° (2012)
- Record low
- 45°7° (1997)
- Heating degree days
- 10
- Cooling degree days
- 268
Lake Wilderness in July
Highs average 89°31° and lows 68°20°, with 4.8 in122 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 102°39° (2010)
- Record low
- 53°12° (2001)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 404
Lake Wilderness in August
Highs average 87°30° and lows 66°19°, with 3 in76 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 103°39° (2007)
- Record low
- 51°11° (1998)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 349
Lake Wilderness in September
Highs average 80°27° and lows 59°15°, with 4.5 in115 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2026)
- Record low
- 42°6° (1999)
- Heating degree days
- 30
- Cooling degree days
- 168
Lake Wilderness in OctoberThis month
Highs average 70°21° and lows 46°8°, with 3.7 in94 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2019)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1997)
- Heating degree days
- 242
- Cooling degree days
- 28
Lake Wilderness in November
Highs average 59°15° and lows 35°2°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 84°29° (2024)
- Record low
- 17°−8° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 540
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Lake Wilderness in December
Highs average 50°10° and lows 28°−2°, with 3.2 in81 mm of precipitation and 2.3 in5.8 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1998)
- Record low
- 7°−14° (2001)
- Heating degree days
- 801
- Cooling degree days
- 0