Roanoke, VA Weather & Climate Normals
Roanoke's real weather, in one number
Roanoke, 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.
Roanoke's hottest and coldest months
Roanoke's hottest month is Jul, averaging 78°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 38°F, a 39.9°F swing across the year, a middling gap by national standards.
Roanoke's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47°F | 29°F | 3.17in | 4.3in |
| Feb | 51°F | 31°F | 2.89in | 4.8in |
| Mar | 59°F | 38°F | 3.51in | 2.3in |
| Apr | 70°F | 46°F | 3.49in | 0.1in |
| May | 77°F | 55°F | 4.31in | 0in |
| Jun | 84°F | 63°F | 4.66in | 0in |
| Jul | 88°F | 67°F | 4.28in | 0in |
| Aug | 87°F | 66°F | 3.37in | 0in |
| Sep | 80°F | 59°F | 4.06in | 0in |
| Oct | 70°F | 48°F | 2.96in | 0in |
| Nov | 59°F | 38°F | 3.04in | 0.1in |
| Dec | 50°F | 32°F | 3.08in | 3.2in |
Apr, May, Jun, Sep, and Oct are the best time to see Roanoke at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Roanoke
Roanoke averages 42.82in of precipitation a year across roughly 121 days with measurable rain or snow, and 14.8in of snow a year.
Where Roanoke ranks
Roanoke ranks 1645 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 30 of 63 within VA. About 97,912 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Roanoke Rgnl Ap, VA US, 2.8 miles from Roanoke, 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