Ashburn, VA Climate


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Ashburn, VA has a temperate climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in July is 88°F (31°C) and the average low temperature in January is 27°F (-3°C). Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, particularly during summer months, with an average of around 45 inches (114 cm) per year. Snowfall is also common during winter months, although usually lighter than other parts of the country. In general, temperatures are relatively moderate for its latitude in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.

Ashburn, Virginia gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ashburn averages 22 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Ashburn. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ashburn gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 116 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Ashburn is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Virginia.

8.2 Summer - 5.6 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Ashburn, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateAshburn, VirginiaUnited States
  42.0 in.38.1 in.
  21.5 in.27.8 in.
  116.4 days106.2 days
  197 days205 days
  86.9°85.8°
  22.8°21.7°
  7.27
  44.3
  295 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 Ashburn with an average high temperature of 86.9°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Virginia. In Ashburn, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Ashburn are September, May and June.
In Ashburn, there are 24.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Ashburn with an average of 22.8°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.
In Ashburn, there are 110.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.
In Ashburn, there are 0.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Virginia.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Ashburn but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Ashburn.
May is the wettest month in Ashburn with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.0 inches in Ashburn means that it is drier than most places in Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Ashburn with 11.9 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 116.4 rainy days annually in Ashburn, which is about average compared to other 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 21.5 inches in Ashburn means that it is one of the snowiest places in Virginia. February is the snowiest month in Ashburn with 7.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Over 6 years ago

We’ve lived here for 10 months and it’s not awesome. The housing costs are insane and the yards are postage stamps with apartments and townhomes lining every road and  More

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Ashburn is part of the growing population of Northern Virginia. A planned community, largely built in the 1990's, Ashburn was one of the first developments in eastern  More

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Over 9 years ago

Weather is great, has all four seasons, minor snow fall and mild  More

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