Average Temperature in Virginia by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the U.S. state of Virginia for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Hottest Year in Virginia History?

2012 was the warmest year in Virginia history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 68.7 °F, and the average low was 46.4 °F.

What Was the Coldest Year in Virginia History?

1917 was the coolest year in Virginia history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 63.4 °F, and the average low was 41.0 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	2	68.7	46.3
2022	23	67.4	45.0
2021	8	68.0	46.2
2020	4	67.7	47.1
2019	2	68.2	46.8
2018	15	66.5	46.6
2017	7	68.1	46.5
2016	8	67.8	46.4
2015	19	67.1	45.9
2014	89	65.2	43.6
2013	61	65.4	44.8
2012	1	68.7	46.4
2011	11	67.9	46.0
2010	29	67.1	44.8
2009	56	65.6	44.7
2008	36	66.9	44.5
2007	13	68.3	45.3
2006	15	67.9	45.2
2005	29	66.8	45.0
2004	29	66.3	45.5
2003	65	65.1	44.7
2002	15	67.8	45.3
2001	33	67.7	44.0
2000	72	66.1	43.7
1999	21	68.0	44.6
1998	4	68.5	46.4
1997	86	65.7	43.3
1996	103	64.6	43.4
1995	65	65.9	44.0
1994	49	66.7	43.9
1993	61	66.0	44.1
1992	89	64.8	44.0
1991	11	68.2	45.7
1990	4	68.9	45.8
1989	89	65.0	43.7
1988	108	65.8	42.1
1987	56	66.4	44.0
1986	38	66.6	44.7
1985	46	66.5	44.4
1984	65	65.9	44.2
1983	89	65.4	43.4
1982	80	65.5	43.8
1981	113	65.0	42.3
1980	89	65.7	43.1
1979	110	64.5	43.2
1978	115	64.6	42.6
1977	76	66.0	43.5
1976	110	65.7	41.9
1975	46	66.2	44.5
1974	49	66.4	44.1
1973	38	66.4	44.8
1972	101	64.8	43.6
1971	72	65.7	44.1
1970	76	65.9	43.6
1969	119	64.2	42.7
1968	110	65.4	42.3
1967	119	64.9	41.9
1966	122	64.7	42.0
1965	83	66.1	43.1
1964	86	66.2	42.9
1963	122	65.4	41.1
1962	117	64.4	42.6
1961	97	65.2	43.3
1960	115	64.7	42.5
1959	33	67.2	44.4
1958	126	63.7	42.2
1957	38	66.5	44.8
1956	49	66.3	44.3
1955	65	66.4	43.6
1954	38	67.6	43.6
1953	14	68.7	44.7
1952	36	67.2	44.2
1951	65	66.6	43.4
1950	76	65.8	43.7
1949	15	67.7	45.6
1948	61	66.2	44.0
1947	89	65.4	43.3
1946	24	67.7	44.6
1945	44	66.6	44.4
1944	65	66.3	43.7
1943	61	67.0	43.2
1942	56	66.1	44.2
1941	38	67.5	43.6
1940	126	64.0	42.1
1939	26	67.3	44.7
1938	29	67.0	44.9
1937	83	65.2	44.0
1936	72	66.1	43.7
1935	89	65.0	43.9
1934	72	66.0	43.9
1933	21	67.6	45.1
1932	26	67.5	44.6
1931	20	67.6	45.2
1930	49	67.1	43.4
1929	80	65.6	43.8
1928	97	65.1	43.4
1927	56	66.0	44.4
1926	103	65.1	42.8
1925	49	66.7	43.8
1924	125	64.3	42.0
1923	65	66.2	43.7
1922	38	66.3	44.8
1921	8	68.3	45.9
1920	117	64.2	42.7
1919	46	66.5	44.3
1918	97	65.4	43.1
1917	129	63.4	41.0
1916	86	65.9	43.0
1915	97	65.1	43.5
1914	103	65.2	42.8
1913	26	67.2	44.9
1912	108	64.9	42.9
1911	33	67.0	44.7
1910	102	65.0	43.2
1909	80	66.1	43.3
1908	76	65.9	43.7
1907	113	64.7	42.7
1906	56	65.6	44.7
1905	103	64.8	43.2
1904	128	63.7	41.5
1903	103	65.0	43.0
1902	89	65.4	43.4
1901	119	64.1	42.8
1900	24	67.1	45.1
1899	83	65.8	43.5
1898	44	66.1	45.0
1897	49	66.5	44.1
1896	49	66.1	44.5
1895	124	64.5	42.0