Riner weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Riner, Virginia: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Blacksburg Nwso, 15 km from Riner; records cover 1952–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 42.6 in1083 mm
- Snow a year
- 25 in63 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 28
- First fall freeze
- Oct 19
- Heating degree days
- 5,295
- Cooling degree days
- 618
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 7°−14° (heating, 99%) and 90°32° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Riner in January
Highs average 42°5° and lows 22°−5°, with 3.2 in82 mm of precipitation and 8 in20 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 75°24° (2002)
- Record low
- −18°−28° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 1028
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Riner in February
Highs average 45°7° and lows 24°−4°, with 2.8 in72 mm of precipitation and 7 in18 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 80°27° (2018)
- Record low
- −12°−24° (1970)
- Heating degree days
- 848
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Riner in March
Highs average 53°12° and lows 30°−1°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation and 4 in11 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 86°30° (2020)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (1969)
- Heating degree days
- 722
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Riner in April
Highs average 64°18° and lows 39°4°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation and 0.6 in1.5 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1957)
- Record low
- 14°−10° (1982)
- Heating degree days
- 411
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Riner in May
Highs average 72°22° and lows 48°9°, with 4.5 in114 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 90°32° (2011)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1973)
- Heating degree days
- 183
- Cooling degree days
- 32
Riner in June
Highs average 79°26° and lows 57°14°, with 4.3 in108 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2012)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 34
- Cooling degree days
- 121
Riner in July
Highs average 82°28° and lows 61°16°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1954)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1961)
- Heating degree days
- 5
- Cooling degree days
- 211
Riner in August
Highs average 81°27° and lows 60°15°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1983)
- Record low
- 36°2° (1986)
- Heating degree days
- 10
- Cooling degree days
- 175
Riner in September
Highs average 76°24° and lows 53°12°, with 3.5 in88 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1953)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 88
- Cooling degree days
- 69
Riner in OctoberThis month
Highs average 66°19° and lows 41°5°, with 2.9 in74 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 94°34° (2019)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 371
- Cooling degree days
- 7
Riner in November
Highs average 55°13° and lows 31°−1°, with 2.9 in72 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2004)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (1970)
- Heating degree days
- 668
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Riner in December
Highs average 45°7° and lows 25°−4°, with 3.3 in84 mm of precipitation and 5 in12 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 75°24° (1984)
- Record low
- −10°−23° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 927
- Cooling degree days
- 0