Pennington Gap weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Pennington Gap, Virginia: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Pennington Gap, 2 km from Pennington Gap; records cover 1931–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 49.7 in1262 mm
- Snow a year
- 9 in24 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 23
- First fall freeze
- Oct 13
- Heating degree days
- 4,620
- Cooling degree days
- 939
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 8°−13° (heating, 99%) and 92°33° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Pennington Gap in January
Highs average 45°7° and lows 23°−5°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation and 4 in9 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 76°24° (1999)
- Record low
- −25°−32° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 961
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Pennington Gap in February
Highs average 49°10° and lows 26°−4°, with 4.4 in111 mm of precipitation and 2.8 in7.1 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1977)
- Record low
- −21°−29° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 770
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Pennington Gap in March
Highs average 59°15° and lows 32°0°, with 4.9 in123 mm of precipitation and 1.1 in2.8 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 90°32° (1982)
- Record low
- −8°−22° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 614
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Pennington Gap in April
Highs average 69°20° and lows 40°4°, with 4.6 in117 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1986)
- Record low
- 16°−9° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 333
- Cooling degree days
- 8
Pennington Gap in May
Highs average 76°24° and lows 50°10°, with 4.3 in110 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1941)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1971)
- Heating degree days
- 124
- Cooling degree days
- 62
Pennington Gap in June
Highs average 83°28° and lows 59°15°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1936)
- Record low
- 32°0° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 15
- Cooling degree days
- 187
Pennington Gap in July
Highs average 85°30° and lows 63°17°, with 4.4 in113 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1952)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1961)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 282
Pennington Gap in August
Highs average 85°29° and lows 62°16°, with 4 in100 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1983)
- Record low
- 36°2° (1986)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 258
Pennington Gap in September
Highs average 81°27° and lows 55°13°, with 3.7 in94 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1953)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 45
- Cooling degree days
- 125
Pennington Gap in OctoberThis month
Highs average 71°21° and lows 42°5°, with 3 in76 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1953)
- Record low
- 16°−9° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 293
- Cooling degree days
- 17
Pennington Gap in November
Highs average 58°15° and lows 32°0°, with 2.9 in73 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 85°29° (2020)
- Record low
- 3°−16° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 605
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Pennington Gap in December
Highs average 48°9° and lows 26°−3°, with 4.8 in121 mm of precipitation and 1.8 in4.6 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 78°26° (1982)
- Record low
- −16°−27° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 857
- Cooling degree days
- 0