Saluda weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Saluda, Virginia: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at West Point 2 NW, 19 km from Saluda; records cover 1954–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 47.9 in1216 mm
- Snow a year
- 10 in24 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 7
- First fall freeze
- Oct 30
- Heating degree days
- 3,685
- Cooling degree days
- 1,553
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 14°−10° (heating, 99%) and 98°37° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Saluda in January
Highs average 49°9° and lows 28°−2°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation and 4 in11 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2002)
- Record low
- −7°−22° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 815
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Saluda in February
Highs average 53°12° and lows 30°−1°, with 2.8 in72 mm of precipitation and 2.6 in6.6 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1997)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (1979)
- Heating degree days
- 663
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Saluda in March
Highs average 61°16° and lows 36°2°, with 4 in101 mm of precipitation and 1 in2.5 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 90°32° (1998)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (1960)
- Heating degree days
- 517
- Cooling degree days
- 6
Saluda in April
Highs average 72°22° and lows 46°8°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2002)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1960)
- Heating degree days
- 228
- Cooling degree days
- 40
Saluda in May
Highs average 79°26° and lows 55°13°, with 4.1 in103 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1991)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 67
- Cooling degree days
- 129
Saluda in June
Highs average 86°30° and lows 64°18°, with 4.5 in114 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 104°40° (2012)
- Record low
- 38°3° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 5
- Cooling degree days
- 305
Saluda in July
Highs average 90°32° and lows 68°20°, with 4.9 in123 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 106°41° (2010)
- Record low
- 48°9° (1979)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 440
Saluda in August
Highs average 88°31° and lows 67°19°, with 4.8 in121 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1983)
- Record low
- 45°7° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 380
Saluda in September
Highs average 82°28° and lows 61°16°, with 4.9 in124 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1954)
- Record low
- 36°2° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 20
- Cooling degree days
- 206
Saluda in OctoberThis month
Highs average 72°22° and lows 49°9°, with 4.1 in103 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2019)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 191
- Cooling degree days
- 42
Saluda in November
Highs average 61°16° and lows 38°4°, with 3 in76 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 85°29° (1955)
- Record low
- 12°−11° (1970)
- Heating degree days
- 461
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Saluda in December
Highs average 52°11° and lows 32°0°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation and 1.6 in4.1 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1998)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (1958)
- Heating degree days
- 718
- Cooling degree days
- 1