Blacksburg Weather Records

Blacksburg, Virginia weather averages and records from 1893–2024 based on data made available by the NOAA.
All-Time Recorded High
The highest temperature ever recorded in Blacksburg, Virginia was 100 °F which occurred on July 28, 1952.
Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
All-Time Recorded Low
The lowest temperature ever recorded in Blacksburg, Virginia was -27 °F which occurred on December 30, 1917.
Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year
Blacksburg Weather by Month
Averages based on the years 1991–2020
Month Average (°F) Record (°F) Average (inches)
High ☀️ Low 🌙 High ☀️ Low 🌙 Precipitation 💧 Snow ❄️
January 41.9 22.2 75 -18 3.2 7.4
February 45.8 24.5 80 -12 2.9 6.9
March 53.5 30.3 86 -2 3.8 4.3
April 64.3 39.2 95 10 3.9 0.6
May 72.4 48.7 93 23 4.5 0.0
June 79.3 57.0 99 30 4.1 0.0
July 82.8 61.2 100 34 4.2 0.0
August 81.6 59.8 99 35 3.6 0.0
September 76.2 53.1 97 22 3.4 0.0
October 65.9 41.3 94 13 2.9 0.0
November 54.9 30.9 82 -1 2.9 0.4
December 45.1 25.5 75 -27 3.3 4.6
Entire year 63.8 41.3 100 -27 42.7 24.7
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1893–2024
Highest daily low 78 °F July 5, 1949
Lowest daily high 0 °F February 8, 1895
Greatest daily range
(Difference of high and low)
60 °F May 10, 1902
Greatest difference in daily high
over two conscutive days
45 °F Dec 20–21, 1924
Most daily precipitation 4.5 inches August 14, 1940
Most monthly precipitation 12.5 inches July 1905
Most yearly precipitation 65.6 inches 1918
Most yearly days with precipitation 162 2003
Earliest snow in season October 22 1925
Latest snow in season May 3 1897
Most daily snow 20.4 inches January 28, 1998
Most monthly snow 39.2 inches January 1996
Most yearly snow 71.9 inches 1996
Most snow in a winter 67.4 inches 1995–1996
Greatest snow accumulation 35.0 inches February 3, 1966
Earliest freeze September 14 1975
Earliest day ≥ 80 °F February 23 2018
Earliest day ≥ 90 °F April 27 1957
Latest freeze June 11 1972
Latest day ≥ 80 °F November 2 2004
Latest day ≥ 90 °F October 8 1941
Most days in a year < 0 °F 8 1917
Most days in a year < 32 °F 147 1983
Most days in a year ≥ 80 °F 124 1941
Most days in a year ≥ 90 °F 43 1930
Most days in a year ≥ 100 °F 1 1952
Blacksburg Weather Streaks
Most consecutive days...
With precipitation 20 days Jan 25 – Feb 13, 1957
Without precipitation 30 days Sep 28 – Oct 27, 1953
With snow 5 days Feb 25 – Mar 1, 2010
High temperature at or
below freezing
18 days Jan 4–21, 1893
High temperature ≥ 80 °F 52 days Jun 20 – Aug 10, 1931
High temperature ≥ 90 °F 11 days Jul 8–18, 1936
Plant Hardiness Zone
7A
Blacksburg is in plant hardiness zone 7A
based on average yearly minimum temperature from 1991–2020
Blacksburg Weather by Year
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Years Station Coordinates
1952–2024 Blacksburg NWSO location
1893–1952 Blacksburg location