Virginia · county areal climate 1951–2025

Essex County, VA

A 45.8" / 58.3°F normal · 2025 ran 101% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 74% (18.74") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 8th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +0.3°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

45.8in
annual precipitation · 58.3°F

2025 vs Normal

101%
46.2" · 58.0°F (-0.3 vs normal)

Wettest Year

66.3in
2018

Driest Year

30.9in
1965

Biggest Rain Day

7.73in
Aug 28 · 2011

Warmest Year

60.2°F
2012

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

37°
J
40°
F
48°
M
58°
A
66°
M
74°
J
79°
J
77°
A
71°
S
60°
O
49°
N
41°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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