Counties in Virginia by average annual temperature

Norfolk city had the highest average annual temperature of 132 counties in 2014, at 59.7 °F. Highland County had the lowest, at 47.6 °F. The median was 55.1 °F and the figure for Virginia was 54.4 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Highest59.7Norfolk city

Lowest47.6Highland County

Median55.1132 counties

Virginia54.4History

Map of counties, 2014

Under 52
52 to 54
54 to 55
55 to 56
56 to 58
58 and over
No data

°F, 2014. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2014 °F	Change on 2013
1	Norfolk city	59.7	-1.2%
1	Portsmouth city	59.7	-1%
3	Virginia Beach city	59.4	-0.8%
4	Hampton city	59.3	-1.3%
5	Chesapeake city	59.1	-0.7%
5	Newport News city	59.1	-1.3%
5	Poquoson city	59.1	-1.5%
8	York County	58.7	-1.3%
9	Hopewell city	58.6	-0.2%
9	Isle of Wight County	58.6	-0.8%
9	Suffolk city	58.6	-0.5%
12	Charles City County	58.5	-0.7%
12	Surry County	58.5	-0.8%
14	James City County	58.4	-1.2%
14	Williamsburg city	58.4	-1.4%
16	Prince George County	58.3	-0.5%
17	Colonial Heights city	58.2	-0.2%
18	Gloucester County	58.1	-1.4%
19	Franklin city	58	-0.7%
19	Mathews County	58	-1.4%
19	Petersburg city	58	-0.5%
22	Southampton County	57.9	-0.9%
23	Northampton County	57.8	-1.2%
24	Emporia city	57.7	-0.7%
24	Sussex County	57.7	-1%
26	Greensville County	57.6	-0.7%
26	New Kent County	57.6	-1%
28	Henrico County	57.3	-0.7%
29	Brunswick County	57.2	-0.7%
29	Chesterfield County	57.2	-0.5%
29	Dinwiddie County	57.2	-0.7%
29	Middlesex County	57.2	-1.4%
29	Richmond city	57.2	-0.5%
34	Accomack County	57.1	-0.7%
35	Mecklenburg County	56.9	-1%
36	King William County	56.8	-1.4%
37	King and Queen County	56.7	-1.7%
37	Lancaster County	56.7	-1.6%
39	Danville city	56.5	-1.1%
39	Lunenburg County	56.5	-1.2%
39	Nottoway County	56.5	-0.9%
42	Amelia County	56.3	-0.9%
42	Hanover County	56.3	-0.9%
44	Essex County	56.2	-1.7%
44	Halifax County	56.2	-1.1%
44	King George County	56.2	-1.7%
47	Northumberland County	56.1	-1.6%
47	Richmond County	56.1	-1.6%
49	Powhatan County	56	-0.9%
49	Prince Edward County	56	-1.2%
51	Alexandria city	55.9	-1.4%
51	Martinsville city	55.9	-1.1%
51	Westmoreland County	55.9	-1.8%
54	Caroline County	55.8	-1.6%
54	Charlotte County	55.8	-1.4%
54	Cumberland County	55.8	-1.2%
54	Henry County	55.8	-1.2%
58	Goochland County	55.7	-0.9%
59	Buckingham County	55.4	-1.2%
59	Fluvanna County	55.4	-1.1%
59	Pittsylvania County	55.4	-1.6%
59	Stafford County	55.4	-1.4%
63	Fredericksburg city	55.3	-1.4%
64	Arlington County	55.2	-1.8%
65	Appomattox County	55.1	-1.3%
65	Charlottesville city	55.1	-1.1%
67	Louisa County	55	-1.1%
67	Roanoke city	55	-1.6%
69	Campbell County	54.9	-2%
69	Prince William County	54.9	-1.8%
69	Spotsylvania County	54.9	-1.4%
72	Fairfax County	54.8	-1.8%
72	Franklin County	54.8	-1.4%
72	Lynchburg city	54.8	-2%
72	Salem city	54.8	-1.6%
76	Manassas city	54.7	-1.8%
76	Manassas Park city	54.7	-2%
78	Albemarle County	54.5	-0.9%
78	Bedford County	54.5	-2%
78	Bristol city	54.5	-0.9%
78	Falls Church city	54.5	-1.8%
82	Fairfax city	54.4	-1.8%
82	Orange County	54.4	-0.7%
84	Patrick County	54.2	-0.7%
85	Culpeper County	54.1	-0.9%
85	Scott County	54.1	-0.7%
87	Amherst County	53.8	-1.8%
88	Lee County	53.7	-0.7%
88	Nelson County	53.7	-1.3%
90	Roanoke County	53.6	-1.3%
91	Botetourt County	53.5	-1.7%
91	Buena Vista city	53.5	-2.4%
93	Covington city	53.3	-1.8%
93	Fauquier County	53.3	-1.7%
95	Buchanan County	52.8	-0.9%
95	Greene County	52.8	-0.9%
95	Washington County	52.8	-1.1%
95	Waynesboro city	52.8	-1.3%
99	Dickenson County	52.7	-0.8%
99	Loudoun County	52.7	-2.4%
101	Madison County	52.6	-1.1%
102	Radford city	52.5	-0.6%
102	Staunton city	52.5	-1.3%
104	Harrisonburg city	52.4	-1.9%
104	Rockbridge County	52.4	-2.1%
106	Pulaski County	52.3	-0.8%
107	Montgomery County	52.2	-0.6%
107	Russell County	52.2	-0.8%
109	Clarke County	52	-2.3%
109	Rappahannock County	52	-1.9%
111	Carroll County	51.8	-0.8%
111	Winchester city	51.8	-2.1%
113	Galax city	51.7	-0.4%
113	Norton city	51.7	-0.8%
113	Wise County	51.7	-0.8%
116	Alleghany County	51.6	-1.7%
116	Craig County	51.6	-1.3%
116	Warren County	51.6	-2.3%
119	Frederick County	51.4	-2.1%
120	Augusta County	51.3	-1.7%
120	Shenandoah County	51.3	-2.3%
122	Page County	51.2	-2.1%
122	Rockingham County	51.2	-1.9%
122	Wythe County	51.2	-0.8%
125	Giles County	51.1	-0.8%
126	Floyd County	50.7	-1%
127	Smyth County	50.6	-0.8%
128	Bland County	50.5	-0.8%
129	Bath County	50.4	-1.8%
130	Tazewell County	50.2	-0.8%
131	Grayson County	49.7	-0.6%
132	Highland County	47.6	-1.9%

Other periods

About this ranking

Mean air temperature from January to December, in degrees Fahrenheit: the average of the 12 monthly mean temperatures. NOAA computes it from its climate divisional dataset (nClimDiv): station readings interpolated onto a 5 km grid and averaged over the area.

Values are area averages, so a county with mountains and valleys has one value for very different local climates. NOAA revises the last two years every month.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. From the NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), doi:10.7289/V5M32STR. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. (2026). NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties (Counties in Virginia by average annual temperature, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping

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NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties, Counties in Virginia by average annual temperature, 2014. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 6 Oct. 2026, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-annual-temperature/virginia-counties?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 2026. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Counties in Virginia by average annual temperature, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-annual-temperature/virginia-counties?period=2014.

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  author = {{NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information}},
  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties: Counties in Virginia by average annual temperature, 2014}},
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-annual-temperature/virginia-counties?period=2014. Publisher attribution: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. From the NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), doi:10.7289/V5M32STR. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Norfolk city, with 59.7 °F in 2014, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highland County, with 47.6 °F in 2014.

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