Is this weather normal in Orange County?

Virginia · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Orange County is in severe drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -3.4. The last 12 months brought 32.8 inches of rain and snow there, 74% of the usual 44.2.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 63°, lows near 40°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: +0.6°OctNov: +1.1°NovDec: -2.6°DecJan 2026: -2.7°JanFeb: -2.1°FebMar: +7.2°MarApr: +5.9°AprMay: -0.3°MayJun: +2.3°JunJul: +2.7°JulAug: +2.4°AugSep: +3.7°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: -2.0 inOctNov: -2.4 inNovDec: -1.6 inDecJan 2026: +0.0 inJanFeb: -0.6 inFebMar: -1.7 inMarApr: -2.6 inAprMay: -0.7 inMayJun: -2.3 inJunJul: +0.4 inJulAug: +2.7 inAugSep: -0.5 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 Orange County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January45° / 25°3.0 in46.5° 195021.6° 1940
February49° / 27°2.6 in46.4° 201724.1° 1895
March58° / 33°3.6 in55.2° 201232.6° 1960
April68° / 43°3.4 in61.5° 202646.9° 1907
May76° / 52°4.2 in70.3° 201857.9° 1967
June84° / 61°4.5 in76.8° 201064.6° 1907
July88° / 66°4.1 in80.5° 202071.5° 1895
August86° / 64°4.0 in79.2° 190068.1° 1927
September79° / 57°4.5 in73.7° 193062.2° 1918
October69° / 45°3.6 in63.4° 191950.1° 1895
November58° / 35°3.4 in52.3° 198538.7° 1910
December49° / 29°3.3 in48.9° 201525.3° 1989

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

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