Wakefield weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Wakefield, Virginia: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Wakefield 1 NW, 2 km from Wakefield; records cover 1982–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 51.4 in1306 mm
- Snow a year
- 6 in16 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 12
- First fall freeze
- Oct 30
- Heating degree days
- 3,691
- Cooling degree days
- 1,517
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 13°−11° (heating, 99%) and 97°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Wakefield in January
Highs average 50°10° and lows 28°−2°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation and 4 in9 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2002)
- Record low
- −14°−26° (2018)
- Heating degree days
- 806
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Wakefield in February
Highs average 53°12° and lows 30°−1°, with 2.8 in71 mm of precipitation and 1.4 in3.6 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2017)
- Record low
- −4°−20° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 657
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Wakefield in March
Highs average 61°16° and lows 36°2°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1985)
- Record low
- 12°−11° (2009)
- Heating degree days
- 519
- Cooling degree days
- 6
Wakefield in April
Highs average 71°22° and lows 45°7°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2002)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 242
- Cooling degree days
- 41
Wakefield in May
Highs average 79°26° and lows 55°13°, with 4.2 in105 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2011)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1990)
- Heating degree days
- 75
- Cooling degree days
- 126
Wakefield in June
Highs average 86°30° and lows 63°17°, with 4.8 in121 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 102°39° (2012)
- Record low
- 43°6° (2002)
- Heating degree days
- 7
- Cooling degree days
- 293
Wakefield in July
Highs average 90°32° and lows 68°20°, with 5.5 in139 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 105°41° (2010)
- Record low
- 49°9° (2001)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 429
Wakefield in August
Highs average 88°31° and lows 66°19°, with 5.5 in140 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1983)
- Record low
- 46°8° (1986)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 372
Wakefield in September
Highs average 82°28° and lows 60°16°, with 6.1 in154 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1983)
- Record low
- 36°2° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 22
- Cooling degree days
- 202
Wakefield in OctoberThis month
Highs average 72°22° and lows 48°9°, with 4 in100 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2019)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (2001)
- Heating degree days
- 197
- Cooling degree days
- 42
Wakefield in November
Highs average 62°17° and lows 38°3°, with 3.2 in81 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 84°29° (2004)
- Record low
- 16°−9° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 460
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Wakefield in December
Highs average 53°12° and lows 31°0°, with 3.7 in95 mm of precipitation and 1.1 in2.8 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1998)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 706
- Cooling degree days
- 1