Bowling Green, VA Climate


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Bowling Green, VA has a humid subtropical climate. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures reaching into the mid to upper 90s, while winters are mild with temperatures ranging between the high 30s to 50s. The region gets an average of 45 inches of rainfall annually with snowfall averaging around 5 inches a year. The area experiences mild breezes throughout the year that provide a pleasant coolness in the summer months.

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

Bowling Green averages 13 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 205 sunny days per year in Bowling Green. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bowling Green gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 24
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Bowling Green is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

7.6 Summer - 6 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Bowling Green, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBowling Green, VirginiaUnited States
  43.2 in.38.1 in.
  13.4 in.27.8 in.
  112.7 days106.2 days
  205 days205 days
  88.3°85.8°
  23.8°21.7°
  7.37
  4.34.3
  226 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 Bowling Green with an average high temperature of 88.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Virginia. In Bowling Green, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bowling Green are May, September and June.
In Bowling Green, there are 34.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bowling Green with an average of 23.8°. This is about average compared to other places in Virginia.
In Bowling Green, there are 102.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia.
In Bowling Green, there are 0.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Virginia.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Bowling Green 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 Bowling Green.
July is the wettest month in Bowling Green with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 26% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.2 inches in Bowling Green means that it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.
July is the rainiest month in Bowling Green with 11.0 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 112.7 rainy days annually in Bowling Green, which is less rainy than most places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 13.4 inches in Bowling Green means that it is about average compared to other places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Bowling Green with 5.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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