Buchanan, Virginia Climate
United States
Pop. 1,178 Elev. 258 m / 846 ft
TZ: America/New_York (UTC-4) ·
Buchanan sees warm summers peaking at 88°F (31°C) in July, and cold winters that bottom out around 24°F (-4°C) in January. Humidity pushes the summer feels-like temperature to 101°F (38°C), while wind chill can drive winter lows to 17°F (-8°C). Precipitation occurs on roughly 53 days per year (34.5 in / 877 mm total), with snow on 3 days and 24 in (622 mm) of annual accumulation. The city averages 127 sunny days per year and around 31 thunderstorm days.
| Temperature | 88°F (31°C) high | 24°F (-5°C) low |
| Feels like | 101°F (38°C) high | 17°F (-8°C) low |
| Rain | 53 days | 34.5 in (877 mm) /yr |
| Snow | 3 days | 24.5 in (622 mm) /yr |
| Sky | 127 sunny | 31 stormy |
| Wind | 2.3 mph (1.0 m/s) avg |
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Sky & Air by Month
Cloud cover (%)
38
Jan 56
Feb 46
Mar 66
Apr 70
May 54
Jun 59
Jul 58
Aug 55
Sep 43
Oct 45
Nov 58
Dec Humidity (%)
50
Jan 58
Feb 48
Mar 58
Apr 68
May 67
Jun 73
Jul 69
Aug 71
Sep 67
Oct 56
Nov 62
Dec Weather Days by Month
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Commercial airport 21 mi Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA)
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National park 29 mi Booker T. Washington National Monument
Mountain peak
(4,928 ft) 115 mi Third Peak
Hospital 15 mi Centra Bedford Memorial Hospital
Hiking trail 1 mi Buchanan Trail
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Monthly Weather Data
↑ See chart| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Rainfall | Snowfall | Sunny Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40°F 4°C | 24°F -5°C | 2.3 in 59 mm | 5.3 in135 mm | 17 |
| February | 49°F 9°C | 31°F -1°C | 3.7 in 93 mm | 9.6 in244 mm | 9 |
| March | 64°F 18°C | 40°F 4°C | 2.0 in 51 mm | 0.0 in0 mm | 14 |
| April | 71°F 22°C | 50°F 10°C | 2.7 in 69 mm | — | 6 |
| May | 72°F 22°C | 55°F 13°C | 7.3 in 184 mm | — | 5 |
| June | 85°F 30°C | 64°F 18°C | 2.8 in 71 mm | — | 10 |
| July | 88°F 31°C | 70°F 21°C | 4.3 in 110 mm | — | 7 |
| August | 81°F 27°C | 63°F 17°C | 1.2 in 31 mm | — | 7 |
| September | 78°F 26°C | 57°F 14°C | 3.0 in 77 mm | — | 12 |
| October | 66°F 19°C | 46°F 8°C | 2.6 in 66 mm | — | 15 |
| November | 58°F 15°C | 38°F 3°C | 0.9 in 24 mm | 0.1 in4 mm | 14 |
| December | 46°F 8°C | 29°F -2°C | 1.6 in 41 mm | 9.4 in239 mm | 11 |
Weather Days by Month
↑ See chart| Month | Sunny Days | Storm Days |
|---|---|---|
| January | 17 | 0 |
| February | 9 | 0 |
| March | 14 | 2 |
| April | 6 | 1 |
| May | 5 | 8 |
| June | 10 | 6 |
| July | 7 | 7 |
| August | 7 | 1 |
| September | 12 | 4 |
| October | 15 | 2 |
| November | 14 | 0 |
| December | 11 | 0 |