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Weather & Climate · Virginia

Best Weather Counties in Virginia 2026

Ranked by temperatures, precipitation, and extreme weather frequency.

Top 10 — Weather & Climate in Virginia

Score reflects weather & climate only — not overall county quality.

1Northampton County, VA
81.8
2Lancaster County, VA
77.8
3Gloucester County, VA
77.5
4Mathews County, VA
77.5
5Middlesex County, VA
77.5
6Hampton city, VA
76
7Poquoson city, VA
76
8Accomack County, VA
75.6
9Bristol city, VA
74.7
10Virginia Beach city, VA
74.7

All Virginia Counties — Weather & Climate Rankings

133 counties ranked by weather & climate score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyWeather & Climate ScoreOverall Score
1Northampton County, VA
81.8
54.7
2Lancaster County, VA
77.8
57.1
3Gloucester County, VA
77.5
53.6
4Mathews County, VA
77.5
63.4
5Middlesex County, VA
77.5
53.2
6Hampton city, VA
76
33.3
7Poquoson city, VA
76
55.9
8Accomack County, VA
75.6
47
9Bristol city, VA
74.7
41.6
10Virginia Beach city, VA
74.7
44.4
11Washington County, VA
74.7
58.3
12Dickenson County, VA
73.7
64.1
13Bedford County, VA
72.9
58.6
14Norton city, VA
72.7
47.5
15Russell County, VA
72.7
61.3
16Scott County, VA
72.7
53.8
17Wise County, VA
72.7
54
18Southampton County, VA
72.6
54.7
19Galax city, VA
72.3
41.7
20Carroll County, VA
71.7
63.4
21James City County, VA
71.5
56.3
22Surry County, VA
71.5
67.1
23Williamsburg city, VA
71.5
50.1
24York County, VA
71.5
52.5
25Patrick County, VA
71
58.1
26Clarke County, VA
70.7
63.6
27Franklin city, VA
70.7
35.5
28Isle of Wight County, VA
70.7
48.1
29Suffolk city, VA
70.7
35.8
30King George County, VA
70.5
54.7
31Stafford County, VA
70.5
53.6
32Pulaski County, VA
70.3
45.7
33Roanoke city, VA
70
27.7
34Floyd County, VA
69.7
71.5
35Wythe County, VA
69.5
57.6
36Albemarle County, VA
69.1
44.7
37Charlottesville city, VA
69.1
40.3
38Giles County, VA
69
57.4
39Smyth County, VA
69
56.8
40Staunton city, VA
69
45.7
41Norfolk city, VA
68.9
27.4
42Portsmouth city, VA
68.9
26.7
43Augusta County, VA
68.8
58.8
44Emporia city, VA
68.8
41
45Greensville County, VA
68.8
56.9
46Alexandria city, VA
68.7
39.3
47Arlington County, VA
68.7
44.8
48Falls Church city, VA
68.7
51.8
49Alleghany County, VA
68.5
53.4
50Lunenburg County, VA
68.5
59.4
51Nottoway County, VA
68.5
43.7
52Tazewell County, VA
68.5
50
53Montgomery County, VA
68.1
49.3
54Radford city, VA
68.1
47.6
55Lee County, VA
67.9
52.2
56Newport News city, VA
67.9
31.1
57Bath County, VA
67
74.4
58Henry County, VA
66.8
51.7
59Bland County, VA
66.6
72.8
60Hanover County, VA
66.6
55.4
61Pittsylvania County, VA
66.3
54
62King and Queen County, VA
66.2
63.7
63Halifax County, VA
66.1
55.6
64Buckingham County, VA
66
56.4
65Appomattox County, VA
65.9
62.4
66Chesterfield County, VA
65.8
43.3
67Lynchburg city, VA
65.8
36.9
68Amherst County, VA
65.7
58.4
69Franklin County, VA
65.6
60.1
70Colonial Heights city, VA
65.5
36.9
71Dinwiddie County, VA
65.5
44.1
72Petersburg city, VA
65.5
29
73Sussex County, VA
65.3
49.8
74Charlotte County, VA
65.1
58.3
75Brunswick County, VA
64.9
55.5
76Amelia County, VA
64.8
54.9
77Mecklenburg County, VA
64.7
51.1
78Nelson County, VA
64.7
51.8
79Fauquier County, VA
64.4
57.9
80Campbell County, VA
64.3
57.1
81Prince Edward County, VA
64.2
56.6
82Martinsville city, VA
64
44.6
83King William County, VA
63.9
57
84New Kent County, VA
63.9
55.6
85Caroline County, VA
63.8
47.9
86Craig County, VA
63.5
61.3
87Orange County, VA
63.5
52.9
88Waynesboro city, VA
63.4
40.2
89Westmoreland County, VA
63.2
55.4
90Buchanan County, VA
63.1
51.4
91Essex County, VA
63
51.1
92Grayson County, VA
63
65.7
93Henrico County, VA
63
39.1
94Northumberland County, VA
63
66.8
95Richmond city, VA
63
27.4
96Richmond County, VA
63
62.9
97Fairfax city, VA
62.8
36.5
98Fairfax County, VA
62.8
44.4
99Highland County, VA
62.7
62.1
100Danville city, VA
62.6
37.5
101Hopewell city, VA
62.4
29.7
102Roanoke County, VA
62.3
49.4
103Salem city, VA
62.3
43
104Charles City County, VA
61.7
50.3
105Prince George County, VA
61.7
49.4
106Greene County, VA
60.8
50.6
107Madison County, VA
60.8
59.1
108Culpeper County, VA
60.7
50.1
109Chesapeake city, VA
60.4
39.8
110Louisa County, VA
60.4
51.9
111Winchester city, VA
60.3
36.2
112Harrisonburg city, VA
59.8
38.5
113Rockingham County, VA
59.8
58.3
114Warren County, VA
59.7
50.8
115Fredericksburg city, VA
59.5
37.1
116Spotsylvania County, VA
59.5
54.4
117Page County, VA
58.6
52.4
118Botetourt County, VA
58.4
65
119Shenandoah County, VA
58.4
53.4
120Lexington city, VA
58.1
64.7
121Buena Vista city, VA
57.9
44.1
122Rockbridge County, VA
57.9
53.6
123Loudoun County, VA
57.8
57
124Rappahannock County, VA
57.8
59.7
125Powhatan County, VA
57.7
54.7
126Goochland County, VA
57.6
64
127Cumberland County, VA
55.2
51.6
128Fluvanna County, VA
55.2
59.6
129Frederick County, VA
55
54.8
130Manassas city, VA
55
32.5
131Manassas Park city, VA
55
36.6
132Prince William County, VA
55
39.6
133Covington city, VA
51.6
47

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