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Culpeper County, Virginia, US Autumn

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Temperature

Experimental · new and might be flaky

This year is a little warmer than usual

The average air temperature since 1 January is 15.8 °C, which is 0.7 °C above the usual 15.1 °C for this date.

Air temperature each month, this year and usually

-10.0 °C

0.0 °C

10.0 °C

20.0 °C

30.0 °C

JanJ

FebF

MarM

AprA

MayM

JunJ

JulJ

AugA

SepS

OctO

NovN

DecD

Usual for the month
This year

Soil temperature each month, this year and usually

10.0 °C

20.0 °C

30.0 °C

JanJ

FebF

MarM

AprA

MayM

JunJ

JulJ

AugA

SepS

OctO

NovN

DecD

Usual for the month
This year

Warmest month

July

25.3 °C on average

Coldest month

January

1.5 °C on average

Soil this month

12.8 °C

mean this month, top 7 cm

Records in the last 30 years

Hottest day

39.4 °C

27 Jul 2023. This year: 37.4 °C

Coldest night

-21.2 °C

27 Jan 2026. This year: -21.2 °C

Warmest soil

31.5 °C

24 Jul 2010. This year: 30.9 °C

Coldest soil

-5.6 °C

7 Jan 2018. This year: -4.3 °C

Show the monthly figures

Month	Air, usual	Air, this year	Soil, usual	Soil, this year
Jan	1.5 °C	-0.4 °C	2.4 °C	1.7 °C
Feb	3.1 °C	1.2 °C	3.4 °C	1.3 °C
Mar	7.4 °C	11.2 °C	7.5 °C	11.1 °C
Apr	13.2 °C	16.8 °C	13.0 °C	17.6 °C
May	18.0 °C	17.8 °C	17.7 °C	18.8 °C
Jun	22.9 °C	23.6 °C	22.5 °C	24.2 °C
Jul	25.3 °C	25.9 °C	25.1 °C	27.2 °C
Aug	24.2 °C	24.6 °C	24.3 °C	25.3 °C
Sep	20.6 °C	21.9 °C	20.9 °C	23.0 °C
Oct	14.3 °C	15.1 °C	14.9 °C	15.4 °C
Nov	8.1 °C	12.6 °C	8.9 °C	12.8 °C
Dec	3.5 °C	–	4.3 °C	–

Experimental: this feature is new and might be flaky. These figures are from 25 km weather-model data, not readings from a station at your garden, so your own rain and temperatures can differ. Check your national weather service before relying on them.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)

Frost

Experimental · new and might be flaky

In the usual frost danger

The usual last frost is 10 Apr, in 147 days. It has come as late as 28 Apr.

The frost season

Today, 14 Nov

Frost danger

1 Nov – 10 Apr

1 Nov →

OctO2026

NovN

DecD

JanJ2027

FebF

MarM

AprA

MayM

JunJ

JulJ

AugA

SepS

OctO

NovN

DecD

Usual frost danger
Possible: as early or late as it has come

Usual last frost

10 Apr

has come as late as 28 Apr

Next frost danger starts

1 Nov

as early as 22 Oct, 352 days from now

Frost-free season

202 days

in a typical year

Experimental: this feature is new and might be flaky. These dates are estimates from 25 km weather-model data, not readings from a station at your garden, so a cold spot can be colder. They may be wrong, so check your national weather service and ask local growers before relying on them.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)