Modest Town weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Modest Town, Virginia: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Wallops Island Nasa Test Facility, 16 km from Modest Town; records cover 1966–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 43.3 in1099 mm
- Snow a year
- 8 in21 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 1
- First fall freeze
- Nov 10
- Heating degree days
- 3,959
- Cooling degree days
- 1,358
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 94°34° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Modest Town in January
Highs average 46°8° and lows 30°−1°, with 3.2 in80 mm of precipitation and 4 in9 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 79°26° (2002)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (1982)
- Heating degree days
- 842
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Modest Town in February
Highs average 49°9° and lows 31°0°, with 2.8 in71 mm of precipitation and 2.3 in5.8 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 79°26° (1976)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 706
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Modest Town in March
Highs average 55°13° and lows 37°3°, with 3.9 in99 mm of precipitation and 0.7 in1.8 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 86°30° (1990)
- Record low
- 14°−10° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 598
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Modest Town in April
Highs average 64°18° and lows 46°8°, with 3.1 in79 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 93°34° (1990)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (2016)
- Heating degree days
- 311
- Cooling degree days
- 14
Modest Town in May
Highs average 73°23° and lows 56°13°, with 3.2 in81 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1991)
- Record low
- 33°1° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- 110
- Cooling degree days
- 82
Modest Town in June
Highs average 81°27° and lows 65°18°, with 3.4 in86 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 100°38° (2012)
- Record low
- 43°6° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 11
- Cooling degree days
- 257
Modest Town in July
Highs average 86°30° and lows 70°21°, with 4.4 in111 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 102°39° (2012)
- Record low
- 53°12° (1988)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 411
Modest Town in August
Highs average 84°29° and lows 69°20°, with 4.3 in110 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1977)
- Record low
- 48°9° (1986)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 355
Modest Town in September
Highs average 79°26° and lows 63°17°, with 4.3 in110 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1983)
- Record low
- 43°6° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 19
- Cooling degree days
- 194
Modest Town in OctoberThis month
Highs average 69°21° and lows 51°11°, with 4 in102 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 93°34° (2019)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1974)
- Heating degree days
- 189
- Cooling degree days
- 42
Modest Town in November
Highs average 59°15° and lows 41°5°, with 2.9 in73 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 82°28° (1993)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 460
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Modest Town in December
Highs average 51°10° and lows 34°1°, with 3.8 in95 mm of precipitation and 1.7 in4.3 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 78°26° (1971)
- Record low
- 4°−16° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 713
- Cooling degree days
- 0