Powhatan weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Powhatan, Virginia: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Amelia Courthouse, 22 km from Powhatan; records cover 1970–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 45.4 in1154 mm
- Snow a year
- 8 in21 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 8
- First fall freeze
- Oct 31
- Heating degree days
- 3,847
- Cooling degree days
- 1,465
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
Powhatan in January
Highs average 49°9° and lows 28°−2°, with 3.7 in93 mm of precipitation and 3 in8 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2002)
- Record low
- −11°−24° (2018)
- Heating degree days
- 832
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Powhatan in February
Highs average 52°11° and lows 29°−2°, with 2.9 in73 mm of precipitation and 2.3 in5.8 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2023)
- Record low
- −12°−24° (1979)
- Heating degree days
- 683
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Powhatan in March
Highs average 60°16° and lows 36°2°, with 4.4 in113 mm of precipitation and 1.1 in2.8 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 90°32° (1990)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 538
- Cooling degree days
- 5
Powhatan in April
Highs average 71°22° and lows 45°7°, with 3.4 in87 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2002)
- Record low
- 17°−8° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 241
- Cooling degree days
- 34
Powhatan in May
Highs average 77°25° and lows 55°13°, with 4.3 in110 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1996)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1986)
- Heating degree days
- 83
- Cooling degree days
- 117
Powhatan in June
Highs average 85°30° and lows 64°18°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 104°40° (2012)
- Record low
- 38°3° (2001)
- Heating degree days
- 10
- Cooling degree days
- 293
Powhatan in July
Highs average 89°32° and lows 68°20°, with 3.9 in99 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 106°41° (2012)
- Record low
- 45°7° (1988)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 420
Powhatan in August
Highs average 87°31° and lows 66°19°, with 4 in102 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1987)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1986)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 363
Powhatan in September
Highs average 81°27° and lows 59°15°, with 4.1 in104 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1980)
- Record low
- 32°0° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 31
- Cooling degree days
- 191
Powhatan in OctoberThis month
Highs average 71°22° and lows 48°9°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2019)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1988)
- Heating degree days
- 216
- Cooling degree days
- 38
Powhatan in November
Highs average 61°16° and lows 37°3°, with 3.4 in86 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 87°31° (1974)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (1991)
- Heating degree days
- 478
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Powhatan in December
Highs average 52°11° and lows 31°−1°, with 3.9 in99 mm of precipitation and 1.6 in4.1 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 82°28° (1998)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 734
- Cooling degree days
- 1