Virginia · county areal climate 1951–2025
Fairfax city, VA
A 56.4°F / 42.8" normal · 2025 ran +0.1°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running
+0.8°F (53.8°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the
15th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation
82% of normal.
U.S. year-to-date → Normal (1996–2025)
56.4°F
annual mean · 42.8" precipitation
2025 vs Normal
+0.1°F
56.5°F · 34.2" (80% of normal)
Warmest Year
58.4°F
2024 · coldest 52.6°F (1958)
Wettest Year
65.3in
2003 · driest 30.3" (1965)
Hottest Day
101.5°F
Jul 17 · 1988
Coldest Day
-7.5°F
Jan 17 · 1982
Biggest Rain Day
7.23in
Jun 22 · 1972
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.