Is this weather normal in Montgomery County?

Virginia · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Montgomery County is in severe drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -3.6. The last 12 months brought 30.4 inches of rain and snow there, 71% of the usual 42.6.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 61°, lows near 38°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Montgomery County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: -0.9°OctNov: +1.0°NovDec: -1.3°DecJan 2026: -2.8°JanFeb: -2.1°FebMar: +6.5°MarApr: +5.4°AprMay: -1.7°MayJun: 0.0°JunJul: +1.2°JulAug: +1.0°AugSep: +4.1°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: -1.0 inOctNov: -2.1 inNovDec: -1.3 inDecJan 2026: -0.6 inJanFeb: -0.4 inFebMar: -1.4 inMarApr: -2.0 inAprMay: -0.9 inMayJun: -1.7 inJunJul: +1.7 inJulAug: -0.2 inAugSep: -2.3 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Montgomery County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January43° / 25°3.2 in44.5° 195020.4° 1977
February47° / 27°2.7 in45.7° 202324.9° 1895
March55° / 33°3.6 in53.5° 201229.0° 1960
April66° / 41°3.7 in58.9° 202645.7° 1907
May74° / 49°4.3 in68.7° 189655.5° 1997
June80° / 58°4.2 in73.9° 194363.2° 1955
July84° / 62°4.1 in76.2° 193467.6° 1918
August82° / 61°3.6 in77.1° 200766.3° 1927
September76° / 54°3.9 in70.5° 192558.8° 1967
October67° / 43°3.0 in62.1° 191946.6° 1988
November56° / 33°3.0 in51.9° 198536.8° 1901
December47° / 28°3.2 in47.6° 201523.9° 1917

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

Towns in Montgomery County

Crime Radar: Blacksburg, Christiansburg

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