Galax, VA Weather & Climate Normals
Galax's real weather, in one number
Galax, VA scores 50/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: strongly seasonal. Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. 5 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Galax's hottest and coldest months
Galax's hottest month is Jul, averaging 72°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 33°F, a 38.6°F swing across the year, a middling gap by national standards.
Rain and snow in Galax
Galax averages 45.58in of precipitation a year across roughly 117 days with measurable rain or snow, and 16.6in of snow a year.
Where Galax ranks
Galax ranks 1927 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 39 of 63 within VA. About 6,739 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from GALAX RADIO WBRF, VA US, 0.2 miles from Galax, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
What a 30-year climate normal actually is · Why this uses the nearest NOAA station