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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
82.2
2Gloucester County, VA
77.8
3Lancaster County, VA
77.8
4Mathews County, VA
77.8
5Middlesex County, VA
77.8
6Hampton city, VA
76.3
7Poquoson city, VA
76.3
8Accomack County, VA
76
9Virginia Beach city, VA
74.8
10Bristol city, VA
74.5

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
82.2
54.7
2Gloucester County, VA
77.8
53.6
3Lancaster County, VA
77.8
57.1
4Mathews County, VA
77.8
63.4
5Middlesex County, VA
77.8
53.2
6Hampton city, VA
76.3
33.3
7Poquoson city, VA
76.3
55.9
8Accomack County, VA
76
47
9Virginia Beach city, VA
74.8
44.4
10Bristol city, VA
74.5
41.6
11Washington County, VA
74.5
58.3
12Bedford County, VA
73.3
58.7
13Dickenson County, VA
73.1
64.1
14Southampton County, VA
72.8
54.7
15Norton city, VA
72.3
47.5
16Scott County, VA
72.3
53.7
17Wise County, VA
72.3
54
18Russell County, VA
72.2
61.3
19James City County, VA
71.8
56.4
20Surry County, VA
71.8
67.1
21Williamsburg city, VA
71.8
50.1
22York County, VA
71.8
52.5
23Carroll County, VA
71.7
63.4
24Galax city, VA
71.7
41.7
25Franklin city, VA
71
35.5
26Isle of Wight County, VA
71
48.1
27Suffolk city, VA
71
35.9
28Patrick County, VA
70.9
58.1
29King George County, VA
70.7
54.7
30Stafford County, VA
70.7
53.6
31Roanoke city, VA
70.3
27.7
32Clarke County, VA
70.2
63.6
33Pulaski County, VA
69.8
45.7
34Albemarle County, VA
69.4
44.7
35Charlottesville city, VA
69.4
40.3
36Norfolk city, VA
69.3
27.4
37Portsmouth city, VA
69.3
26.7
38Emporia city, VA
69.1
41
39Greensville County, VA
69.1
56.9
40Alexandria city, VA
69
39.3
41Arlington County, VA
69
44.8
42Falls Church city, VA
69
51.8
43Floyd County, VA
69
71.5
44Wythe County, VA
69
57.5
45Augusta County, VA
68.8
58.8
46Lunenburg County, VA
68.8
59.4
47Nottoway County, VA
68.8
43.8
48Smyth County, VA
68.8
56.8
49Staunton city, VA
68.8
45.7
50Giles County, VA
68.5
57.4
51Newport News city, VA
68.3
31.1
52Alleghany County, VA
68
53.3
53Tazewell County, VA
67.8
50
54Lee County, VA
67.7
52.2
55Montgomery County, VA
67.7
49.3
56Radford city, VA
67.7
47.6
57Henry County, VA
67
51.7
58Hanover County, VA
66.7
55.4
59King and Queen County, VA
66.5
63.7
60Pittsylvania County, VA
66.4
54
61Bath County, VA
66.3
74.4
62Halifax County, VA
66.3
55.6
63Appomattox County, VA
66
62.4
64Buckingham County, VA
66
56.4
65Bland County, VA
65.9
72.8
66Chesterfield County, VA
65.8
43.3
67Colonial Heights city, VA
65.8
36.9
68Dinwiddie County, VA
65.8
44.1
69Franklin County, VA
65.8
60.2
70Petersburg city, VA
65.8
29
71Amherst County, VA
65.7
58.4
72Lynchburg city, VA
65.7
36.9
73Sussex County, VA
65.7
49.8
74Brunswick County, VA
65.3
55.5
75Charlotte County, VA
65.2
58.3
76Amelia County, VA
65
54.9
77Mecklenburg County, VA
65
51.2
78Nelson County, VA
64.8
51.8
79Campbell County, VA
64.4
57.1
80Fauquier County, VA
64.3
57.9
81King William County, VA
64.3
57
82New Kent County, VA
64.3
55.6
83Prince Edward County, VA
64.3
56.7
84Martinsville city, VA
64
44.6
85Caroline County, VA
63.9
47.9
86Orange County, VA
63.5
52.9
87Henrico County, VA
63.3
39.2
88Richmond city, VA
63.3
27.4
89Essex County, VA
63.2
51.1
90Northumberland County, VA
63.2
66.8
91Richmond County, VA
63.2
62.9
92Waynesboro city, VA
63.2
40.2
93Westmoreland County, VA
63.2
55.4
94Craig County, VA
63.1
61.3
95Grayson County, VA
63
65.7
96Buchanan County, VA
62.8
51.3
97Danville city, VA
62.8
37.5
98Hopewell city, VA
62.8
29.8
99Fairfax city, VA
62.6
36.5
100Fairfax County, VA
62.6
44.4
101Roanoke County, VA
62.2
49.4
102Salem city, VA
62.2
43
103Charles City County, VA
62
50.3
104Highland County, VA
62
62.1
105Prince George County, VA
62
49.4
106Chesapeake city, VA
60.7
39.8
107Culpeper County, VA
60.5
50.1
108Louisa County, VA
60.4
51.9
109Greene County, VA
60.2
50.6
110Madison County, VA
60.2
59.1
111Winchester city, VA
60.1
36.2
112Fredericksburg city, VA
59.7
37.1
113Spotsylvania County, VA
59.7
54.4
114Harrisonburg city, VA
59.5
38.5
115Rockingham County, VA
59.5
58.3
116Warren County, VA
59.5
50.8
117Botetourt County, VA
58.5
65
118Page County, VA
58.3
52.3
119Shenandoah County, VA
58.1
53.4
120Buena Vista city, VA
57.9
44.1
121Lexington city, VA
57.9
64.7
122Rockbridge County, VA
57.9
53.6
123Goochland County, VA
57.7
64
124Powhatan County, VA
57.7
54.7
125Loudoun County, VA
57.5
57
126Rappahannock County, VA
57.5
59.7
127Cumberland County, VA
55.3
51.6
128Fluvanna County, VA
55.3
59.6
129Manassas city, VA
55
32.5
130Manassas Park city, VA
55
36.6
131Prince William County, VA
55
39.6
132Frederick County, VA
54.6
54.7
133Covington city, VA
51.3
47

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