Annual mean 13°C · wettest around April · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
29.3 °C
Coldest
4.0 °C
Wettest
76%
Windiest
3.7 m/s
Prevailing
SW
2.8 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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bars actual · line feels-like, °Cchance of rain, %wind speed, m/ssky covered, %
The average temperature in Harrisonburg over the whole year is 13°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 29°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -1°C. Harrisonburg has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 68% in December, the driest month, to 71% in April, the wettest. Winds in Harrisonburg are highest in March, averaging 2.6 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in August, at 1.2 m/s (4 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Harrisonburg come in November, when the sky is typically 35% covered; May is the cloudiest month, at 52%.
Month by month Harrisonburg climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
4°C
-1°C
-0°C
70%
46%
2.3 m/s
3
0
16
February
8°C
1°C
3°C
71%
45%
2.4 m/s
7
0
29
March
12°C
3°C
7°C
70%
41%
2.6 m/s
18
0
47
April
17°C
8°C
14°C
71%
43%
2.4 m/s
41
9
59
May
21°C
13°C
20°C
70%
52%
1.9 m/s
56
26
49
June
26°C
18°C
27°C
70%
38%
1.7 m/s
49
48
24
July
29°C
20°C
31°C
70%
36%
1.3 m/s
20
56
4
August
27°C
19°C
29°C
69%
44%
1.2 m/s
32
56
11
September
24°C
15°C
24°C
69%
45%
1.4 m/s
59
40
34
October
19°C
10°C
17°C
69%
42%
1.6 m/s
54
14
64
November
12°C
3°C
8°C
70%
35%
1.8 m/s
19
1
50
December
7°C
1°C
3°C
68%
43%
1.9 m/s
3
0
26
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Harrisonburg weather by season
Year round, Harrisonburg has days of about 4°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 29°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -1°C to 20°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 13°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around April and least likely around December. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Harrisonburg weather in winterDecember to February
High 6°CLow 0°CRain 70%
Winter in Harrisonburg has typical daily highs of about 6°C and lows of about 0°C, with a 70% chance of rain on a given day.
Harrisonburg weather in springMarch to May
High 17°CLow 8°CRain 70%
Spring in Harrisonburg has typical daily highs of about 17°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 70% chance of rain on a given day.
Harrisonburg weather in summerJune to August
High 27°CLow 19°CRain 69%
Summer in Harrisonburg has typical daily highs of about 27°C and lows of about 19°C, with a 69% chance of rain on a given day.
Harrisonburg weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 18°CLow 9°CRain 69%
Autumn in Harrisonburg has typical daily highs of about 18°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 69% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Harrisonburg?
Harrisonburg has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 68% in December, the driest month, to 71% in April, the wettest.
What time of year is Harrisonburg windiest?
Winds in Harrisonburg are highest in March, averaging 2.6 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in August, at 1.2 m/s (4 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Harrisonburg year round?
The average temperature in Harrisonburg over the whole year is 13°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 29°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -1°C.