Highland Springs has mild winters and warm summers
A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 28°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
A year in Highland Springs at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Highland Springs’s climate
Read from where Highland Springs sits among Virginia’s towns. The page puts what stands out first.
About 215 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 3 and the first by November 4.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
What a year in Highland Springs feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
9 inches of snow, 46 of rain and melt
September is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 119 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Living with Highland Springs’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a driveway, a furnace and a free afternoon.
215 frost-free days. The last frost comes by Apr 3 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Nov 4.
About 9" in a normal winter.
Months averaging under 55° run from November through March. Heating is 71% of the year’s heating-and-cooling load.
About 45 days a year reach 90°, and July afternoons average 90°.
The nicest months are April, May, September and October. 0.1 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Normals are averages. Ice storms, nor’easters, floods and heat waves are on the natural hazards page.
Natural hazards →Highland Springs and its neighbors
East Highland Park has the coldest January nights next door (28°) and East Highland Park the hottest July afternoons (90°). Tap a town to see its climate.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value. Snow and frost-free days come from the nearest weather station, so neighbors often share them.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Highland Springs averaged 1.1° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.2°).
A smaller shift than in 58% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
How Highland Springs compares
Against every U.S. town on TownTapestry, each counted once, with its place in Virginia.
Highland Springs weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 28° | 3.4" | 3.7" | 10 | 3 | 33° – 45° |
| February | 52° | 30° | 2.8" | 2.2" | 9 | 2 | 31° – 49° |
| March | 60° | 36° | 4.0" | 1.1" | 11 | 1 | 43° – 58° |
| April | 71° | 46° | 3.4" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 53° – 63° |
| May | 78° | 55° | 4.1" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 62° – 73° |
| June | 86° | 64° | 4.4" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 71° – 80° |
| July | 90° | 69° | 4.5" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 75° – 82° |
| August | 88° | 67° | 4.6" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 73° – 80° |
| September | 81° | 60° | 4.6" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 68° – 76° |
| October | 71° | 48° | 3.6" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 56° – 66° |
| November | 61° | 38° | 3.2" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 43° – 54° |
| December | 52° | 31° | 3.6" | 1.8" | 10 | 1 | 32° – 52° |
| Year | 70° | 48° | 46.3" | 8.8" | 119 | 7 |
Heating and cooling a home in Highland Springs
71% of the work is heating.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. December swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 32° to 52°. August is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Common questions about Highland Springs’s climate
What is the coldest month in Highland Springs?
January, with a typical high of 49° and a low of 28°.
What is the hottest month in Highland Springs?
July, with a typical high of 90° and a low of 69°. About 45 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Highland Springs get?
About 9 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Highland Springs?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 4, and the last spring frost by April 3.
What is the rainiest month in Highland Springs?
September, with 4.6 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 46 inches.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Highland Springs.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Highland Springs itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Richmond Intl Airport, VA (3 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.