Waterford weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Waterford, Virginia: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at PURCELLVILLE, 10 km from Waterford; records cover 1900–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 43.8 in1112 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 17
- First fall freeze
- Oct 19
- Heating degree days
- 4,944
- Cooling degree days
- 1,049
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 9°−13° (heating, 99%) and 96°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Waterford in January
Highs average 41°5° and lows 25°−4°, with 3.1 in77 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 78°26° (1932)
- Record low
- −15°−26° (1912)
- Heating degree days
- 1000
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Waterford in February
Highs average 44°7° and lows 26°−3°, with 2.6 in65 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1930)
- Record low
- −13°−25° (1903)
- Heating degree days
- 841
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Waterford in March
Highs average 53°11° and lows 32°0°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 92°33° (1907)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 700
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Waterford in April
Highs average 65°18° and lows 42°6°, with 3.5 in90 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1915)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (1923)
- Heating degree days
- 362
- Cooling degree days
- 12
Waterford in May
Highs average 73°23° and lows 52°11°, with 4.4 in110 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1911)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (1906)
- Heating degree days
- 147
- Cooling degree days
- 61
Waterford in June
Highs average 81°27° and lows 61°16°, with 4.3 in108 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1934)
- Record low
- 39°4° (1913)
- Heating degree days
- 20
- Cooling degree days
- 207
Waterford in July
Highs average 86°30° and lows 66°19°, with 4.1 in104 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 109°43° (1936)
- Record low
- 46°8° (1943)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 340
Waterford in August
Highs average 85°29° and lows 64°18°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 108°42° (1932)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1902)
- Heating degree days
- 3
- Cooling degree days
- 291
Waterford in September
Highs average 78°25° and lows 56°13°, with 4.8 in121 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 108°42° (1932)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1904)
- Heating degree days
- 63
- Cooling degree days
- 122
Waterford in OctoberThis month
Highs average 66°19° and lows 44°7°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1941)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1904)
- Heating degree days
- 316
- Cooling degree days
- 15
Waterford in November
Highs average 55°13° and lows 35°1°, with 3.1 in80 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 86°30° (1927)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (1908)
- Heating degree days
- 610
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Waterford in December
Highs average 45°7° and lows 28°−2°, with 3.4 in85 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 79°26° (1984)
- Record low
- −11°−24° (1914)
- Heating degree days
- 882
- Cooling degree days
- 0