Covington, Virginia Climate
United States
Pop. 5,658 Elev. 379 m / 1,243 ft
TZ: America/New_York (UTC-4) ·
Covington has warm summers with average highs of 85°F (29°C) in July, and frigid winters averaging 19°F (-7°C) in January. Humidity pushes the summer feels-like temperature to 95°F (35°C), while wind chill can drive winter lows to 11°F (-12°C). Rain falls on about 57 days per year (35.5 in / 901 mm total), with snow on 3 days and 31 in (780 mm) of annual accumulation. The city averages 117 sunny days per year and around 34 thunderstorm days.
| Temperature | 85°F (30°C) high | 19°F (-7°C) low |
| Feels like | 95°F (35°C) high | 11°F (-12°C) low |
| Rain | 57 days | 35.5 in (901 mm) /yr |
| Snow | 3 days | 30.7 in (780 mm) /yr |
| Sky | 117 sunny | 34 stormy |
| Wind | 2.7 mph (1.2 m/s) avg |
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Sky & Air by Month
Cloud cover (%)
51
Jan 61
Feb 48
Mar 67
Apr 71
May 55
Jun 59
Jul 56
Aug 54
Sep 43
Oct 50
Nov 64
Dec Humidity (%)
56
Jan 61
Feb 50
Mar 60
Apr 69
May 72
Jun 75
Jul 71
Aug 70
Sep 68
Oct 59
Nov 64
Dec Weather Days by Month
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Monthly Weather Data
↑ See chart| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Rainfall | Snowfall | Sunny Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36°F 2°C | 19°F -7°C | 2.5 in 64 mm | 7.7 in196 mm | 12 |
| February | 46°F 8°C | 29°F -2°C | 3.8 in 98 mm | 12.6 in321 mm | 9 |
| March | 61°F 16°C | 38°F 4°C | 2.1 in 54 mm | 0.1 in3 mm | 12 |
| April | 69°F 21°C | 48°F 9°C | 2.6 in 66 mm | — | 6 |
| May | 70°F 21°C | 53°F 12°C | 6.7 in 170 mm | — | 2 |
| June | 82°F 28°C | 62°F 17°C | 3.5 in 90 mm | — | 11 |
| July | 85°F 30°C | 67°F 20°C | 5.2 in 133 mm | — | 8 |
| August | 79°F 26°C | 61°F 16°C | 1.1 in 27 mm | — | 10 |
| September | 76°F 25°C | 56°F 13°C | 2.5 in 64 mm | — | 11 |
| October | 64°F 18°C | 44°F 7°C | 3.1 in 78 mm | — | 15 |
| November | 56°F 13°C | 37°F 3°C | 1.0 in 24 mm | 0.6 in15 mm | 14 |
| December | 44°F 7°C | 27°F -3°C | 1.3 in 33 mm | 9.7 in246 mm | 7 |
Weather Days by Month
↑ See chart| Month | Sunny Days | Storm Days |
|---|---|---|
| January | 12 | 0 |
| February | 9 | 1 |
| March | 12 | 3 |
| April | 6 | 2 |
| May | 2 | 7 |
| June | 11 | 7 |
| July | 8 | 8 |
| August | 10 | 0 |
| September | 11 | 3 |
| October | 15 | 3 |
| November | 14 | 0 |
| December | 7 | 0 |