Stanley weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Stanley, Virginia: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Luray 5 E, 15 km from Stanley; records cover 1941–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 44.2 in1121 mm
- Snow a year
- 19 in47 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 26
- First fall freeze
- Oct 18
- Heating degree days
- 4,824
- Cooling degree days
- 857
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 6°−14° (heating, 99%) and 94°34° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Stanley in January
Highs average 43°6° and lows 23°−5°, with 2.9 in72 mm of precipitation and 6 in15 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1950)
- Record low
- −10°−23° (1948)
- Heating degree days
- 987
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Stanley in February
Highs average 47°9° and lows 26°−4°, with 2.5 in62 mm of precipitation and 2.7 in6.9 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1948)
- Record low
- −14°−26° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 798
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Stanley in March
Highs average 55°13° and lows 32°0°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation and 6 in16 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 90°32° (1990)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 677
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Stanley in April
Highs average 67°19° and lows 41°5°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1960)
- Record low
- 15°−9° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 350
- Cooling degree days
- 13
Stanley in May
Highs average 74°23° and lows 50°10°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1996)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1947)
- Heating degree days
- 149
- Cooling degree days
- 58
Stanley in June
Highs average 81°27° and lows 58°14°, with 4.8 in121 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 100°38° (2012)
- Record low
- 31°−1° (1977)
- Heating degree days
- 26
- Cooling degree days
- 165
Stanley in July
Highs average 85°30° and lows 62°17°, with 4.1 in105 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1988)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1987)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 272
Stanley in August
Highs average 83°29° and lows 61°16°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1953)
- Record low
- 37°3° (1982)
- Heating degree days
- 6
- Cooling degree days
- 228
Stanley in September
Highs average 78°26° and lows 54°12°, with 5.4 in138 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1953)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1974)
- Heating degree days
- 69
- Cooling degree days
- 102
Stanley in OctoberThis month
Highs average 67°20° and lows 43°6°, with 3.2 in81 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1953)
- Record low
- 17°−8° (1952)
- Heating degree days
- 314
- Cooling degree days
- 17
Stanley in November
Highs average 57°14° and lows 34°1°, with 3.2 in82 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 85°29° (1950)
- Record low
- 6°−14° (1970)
- Heating degree days
- 590
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Stanley in December
Highs average 47°8° and lows 28°−2°, with 3.1 in79 mm of precipitation and 3 in8 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 79°26° (1951)
- Record low
- −7°−22° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 856
- Cooling degree days
- 0