Virginia · county areal climate 1951–2025
Amherst County, VA
A 55.9°F / 47.3" normal · 2025 ran +0.7°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running
+1.6°F (54.6°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the
6th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation
68% of normal.
U.S. year-to-date → Normal (1996–2025)
55.9°F
annual mean · 47.3" precipitation
2025 vs Normal
+0.7°F
56.6°F · 43.0" (91% of normal)
Warmest Year
57.5°F
2024 · coldest 52.8°F (1958)
Wettest Year
71.8in
2018 · driest 30.9" (1963)
Hottest Day
101.3°F
Jul 15 · 1954
Coldest Day
-9.2°F
Jan 21 · 1985
Biggest Rain Day
5.44in
Sep 8 · 1987
Record
1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal
nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the
station records.