Victoria, VA Climate


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United States / Virginia / No Metro Area / Lunenburg County / Victoria / Zip Codes
Victoria, VA has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average summer temperature is 81°F (27°C) while the average winter temperature is 43°F (6°C). Precipitation is abundant throughout the year with an average annual rainfall of 45 inches (114 cm). Snowfall is rare but does occur occasionally during winter months. Victoria also experiences frequent thunderstorms in the spring and summer months, which can bring heavy rains and strong winds.

Victoria, Virginia gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Victoria averages 6 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 213 sunny days per year in Victoria. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Victoria gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 90 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Victoria is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Virginia.

7.7 Summer - 6.4 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Victoria, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateVictoria, VirginiaUnited States
  42.9 in.38.1 in.
  5.9 in.27.8 in.
  90.3 days106.2 days
  213 days205 days
  88.1°85.8°
  26.0°21.7°
  7.57
  4.24.3
  574 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Victoria with an average high temperature of 88.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Virginia. In Victoria, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Victoria are May, September and June.
In Victoria, there are 31.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Victoria with an average of 26.0°. This is warmer than most places in Virginia.
In Victoria, there are 91.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Virginia.
In Victoria, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Virginia.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Victoria during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in Victoria.
July is the wettest month in Victoria with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.9 inches in Victoria means that it is drier than most places in Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Victoria with 8.9 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.2 rainy days. There are 90.3 rainy days annually in Victoria, which is one of the least rainy places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 5.9 inches in Victoria means that it is less snowy than most places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Victoria with 2.6 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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