Ripplemead weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Ripplemead, Virginia: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Pearisburg 4 Sse, 7 km from Ripplemead; records cover 1970–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 42.2 in1071 mm
- Snow a year
- 23 in58 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 28
- First fall freeze
- Oct 17
- Heating degree days
- 5,118
- Cooling degree days
- 632
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 91°33° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Ripplemead in January
Highs average 43°6° and lows 23°−5°, with 3.1 in80 mm of precipitation and 7 in17 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 77°25° (2002)
- Record low
- −18°−28° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 1001
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Ripplemead in February
Highs average 46°8° and lows 25°−4°, with 2.6 in67 mm of precipitation and 7 in17 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 80°27° (2018)
- Record low
- −13°−25° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 822
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Ripplemead in March
Highs average 55°13° and lows 31°−1°, with 3.7 in93 mm of precipitation and 4 in10 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 88°31° (2020)
- Record low
- −5°−21° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 693
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Ripplemead in April
Highs average 65°19° and lows 39°4°, with 3.7 in94 mm of precipitation and 0.7 in1.8 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 90°32° (1976)
- Record low
- 15°−9° (1973)
- Heating degree days
- 388
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Ripplemead in May
Highs average 73°23° and lows 48°9°, with 4.7 in119 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 92°33° (2022)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (1973)
- Heating degree days
- 176
- Cooling degree days
- 34
Ripplemead in June
Highs average 80°26° and lows 57°14°, with 4 in102 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2012)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 32
- Cooling degree days
- 123
Ripplemead in July
Highs average 83°28° and lows 61°16°, with 4.7 in119 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1988)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1979)
- Heating degree days
- 5
- Cooling degree days
- 213
Ripplemead in August
Highs average 81°27° and lows 60°15°, with 3.5 in88 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1983)
- Record low
- 37°3° (1986)
- Heating degree days
- 9
- Cooling degree days
- 178
Ripplemead in September
Highs average 76°25° and lows 53°12°, with 3.4 in85 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1983)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 83
- Cooling degree days
- 72
Ripplemead in OctoberThis month
Highs average 66°19° and lows 41°5°, with 2.9 in73 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2019)
- Record low
- 16°−9° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 354
- Cooling degree days
- 7
Ripplemead in November
Highs average 55°13° and lows 31°0°, with 2.7 in69 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2024)
- Record low
- 8°−13° (1971)
- Heating degree days
- 653
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Ripplemead in December
Highs average 46°8° and lows 26°−3°, with 3.3 in83 mm of precipitation and 5 in12 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 75°24° (2015)
- Record low
- −12°−24° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 902
- Cooling degree days
- 0