Zip 23968 (Skipwith, VA) Climate

The climate in 23968 Skipwith, VA is mild and temperate. Summers are warm with temperatures usually ranging between low 70s to mid-80s Fahrenheit, while winters are generally cooler with temperatures ranging from the high 30s to mid-50s Fahrenheit. The area experiences an average of 43 inches of precipitation each year, with rain occurring throughout the spring and summer months and snowfall occurring during the winter season. Winters are relatively mild for a northern state but can be quite cold at times and can experience snowfall over the holiday season.

Skipwith (zip 23968), Virginia gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Skipwith (zip 23968) averages 5 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 218 sunny days per year in Skipwith (zip 23968). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Skipwith (zip 23968) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 93 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 23968 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Virginia.

7.1 Summer - 6.6 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 23968 zip code, while January and July are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Skipwith, Virginia	United States
	44.0 in.	38.1 in.
	4.8 in.	27.8 in.
	93.4 days	106.2 days
	218 days	205 days
	89.9°	85.8°
	27.1°	21.7°
	7.5	7
	4.7	4.3
	407 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 the 23968 zip code with an average high temperature of 89.9°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Virginia. In the 23968 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 23968 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 23968 zip code, there are 44.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Virginia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 23968 zip code with an average of 27.1°. This is warmer than most places in Virginia.

In the 23968 zip code, there are 81.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Virginia.

In the 23968 zip code, 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 the 23968 zip code 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 the 23968 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 23968 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.0 inches in the 23968 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Virginia.

July is the rainiest month in the 23968 zip code with 9.1 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.3 rainy days. There are 93.4 rainy days annually in the 23968 zip code, 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 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 4.8 inches in the 23968 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 23968 zip code with 2.2 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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