Rural Retreat, Virginia Climate

United States

Pop. 1,485 Elev. 764 m / 2,507 ft TZ: America/New_York (UTC-4) ·

Rural Retreat sees mild summers peaking at 83°F (28°C) in July, and frigid winters that bottom out around 21°F (-6°C) in January. Humidity pushes the summer feels-like temperature to 90°F (32°C), while wind chill can drive winter lows to 12°F (-11°C). Precipitation occurs on roughly 56 days per year (32.4 in / 823 mm total), with snow on 5 days and 33 in (843 mm) of annual accumulation. The city averages 112 sunny days per year and around 29 thunderstorm days.

Temperature 83°F (29°C) high 21°F (-6°C) low
Feels like 90°F (32°C) high 12°F (-11°C) low
Rain 56 days 32.4 in (823 mm) /yr
Snow 5 days 33.2 in (843 mm) /yr
Sky 112 sunny 29 stormy
Wind 3.4 mph (1.5 m/s) avg

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Monthly Climate Chart

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Best months to visit: Mar, Apr, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct

Sky & Air by Month

Cloud cover (%)
52
Jan
63
Feb
52
Mar
70
Apr
72
May
56
Jun
59
Jul
60
Aug
49
Sep
41
Oct
50
Nov
66
Dec
Humidity (%)
55
Jan
60
Feb
47
Mar
60
Apr
71
May
70
Jun
74
Jul
77
Aug
72
Sep
70
Oct
60
Nov
65
Dec

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Commercial airport 62 mi Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW)
Ski resort 49 mi Winterplace Ski Resort
National park 87 mi Booker T. Washington National Monument
Mountain peak (4,928 ft) 19 mi Third Peak
Hospital 11 mi Wythe County Community Hospital
Hiking trail 13 mi Vista Trail

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Monthly Weather Data

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Month Avg High Avg Low Rainfall Snowfall Sunny Days
January 37°F 3°C 21°F -6°C 2.0 in 51 mm 10.5 in268 mm 11
February 48°F 9°C 31°F -1°C 3.9 in 99 mm 7.1 in180 mm 5
March 61°F 16°C 39°F 4°C 1.9 in 49 mm 0.7 in17 mm 12
April 68°F 20°C 48°F 9°C 3.3 in 83 mm 0.1 in2 mm 5
May 69°F 20°C 52°F 11°C 5.1 in 129 mm 4
June 80°F 27°C 61°F 16°C 2.9 in 73 mm 9
July 83°F 29°C 66°F 19°C 3.3 in 83 mm 9
August 76°F 24°C 60°F 15°C 3.1 in 78 mm 6
September 74°F 23°C 54°F 12°C 2.1 in 54 mm 13
October 63°F 17°C 44°F 7°C 2.2 in 57 mm 18
November 54°F 12°C 37°F 3°C 1.2 in 31 mm 1.0 in25 mm 14
December 45°F 7°C 29°F -2°C 1.4 in 35 mm 13.8 in352 mm 6

Weather Days by Month

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Month Sunny Days Storm Days
January 11 0
February 5 2
March 12 1
April 5 3
May 4 3
June 9 6
July 9 7
August 6 4
September 13 1
October 18 1
November 14 1
December 6 0