2025 Compare Climate & Weather:
Mount Shasta, CA vs Lexington, VA

Highlights

On average, there are 222 sunny days per year in Lexington. Mount Shasta averages 229 sunny days per year. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lexington, Virginia gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. Mount Shasta, California gets 40.6 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38.1 inches of rain per year.

Lexington averages 12.1 inches of snow per year. Mount Shasta averages 59.3 inches of snow per year. The US average is 27.8 inches of snow per year.

Weather Highlights

Lexington, Virginia
Summer High: the July high is around 87.6 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12.1 inches of snow a year

Mount Shasta, California
Summer High: the July high is around 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25.8
Rain: averages 40.6 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 59.3 inches of snow a year

BestPlaces Comfort Index

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

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Mount Shasta is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in California.

Today's Weather - Mount Shasta, CA

47°F

Today's Weather - Lexington, VA

57°F

Average Monthly High / Low (°F)

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Mount Shasta / Lexington

July is the hottest month for Mount Shasta with an average high temperature of 87.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in California. In Mount Shasta, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mount Shasta are June, September and May.

July is the hottest month for Lexington with an average high temperature of 87.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Virginia. In Lexington, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lexington are May, September and June.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Mount Shasta with an average of 25.6°. This is one of the coldest places in California.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lexington with an average of 23.0°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.

In Mount Shasta, there are 28.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in California.

In Lexington, there are 29.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Virginia.

In Mount Shasta, there are 141.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in California.

In Lexington, there are 114.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

In Mount Shasta, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in California.

In Lexington, there are 0.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

December is the wettest month in Mount Shasta with 7.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.3 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 51% of yearly precipitation and 4% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.6 inches in Mount Shasta means that it is wetter than most places in California.


July is the wettest month in Lexington with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.0 inches in Lexington means that it is drier than most places in Virginia.

December is the rainiest month in Mount Shasta with 13.1 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 1.7 rainy days. There are 96.0 rainy days annually in Mount Shasta, which is one of the rainiest places in California. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 39% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 8% chance of a rainy day.

May is the rainiest month in Lexington with 11.3 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 102.8 rainy days annually in Lexington, which is one of the least rainy places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 59.3 inches in Mount Shasta means that it is one of the snowiest places in California.

An annual snowfall of 12.1 inches in Lexington means that it is less snowy than most places in Virginia.

December is the snowiest month in Mount Shasta with 17.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

January is the snowiest month in Lexington with 4.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.