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United States / Virginia / Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Metro Area / Rappahannock County / Chester Gap / Zip Codes
Chester Gap, VA has a temperate climate with all four seasons present throughout the year. Winters are cold and snowy, while summers are hot and humid. Spring and autumn are mild, with occasional rainshowers or thunderstorms. The area receives an average of 46 inches of rainfall annually, making it an excellent place to visit for outdoor activities like camping, hiking, mountain biking, and more. The area also experiences relatively low humidity levels throughout the year which helps keep temperatures comfortable even during the summer months.

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

Chester Gap averages 24 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 Chester Gap. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Chester Gap gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 115 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 24 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateChester Gap, VirginiaUnited States
  41.8 in.38.1 in.
  24.0 in.27.8 in.
  114.6 days106.2 days
  197 days205 days
  86.4°85.8°
  22.0°21.7°
  7.37
  4.14.3
  1555 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 Chester Gap with an average high temperature of 86.4°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Virginia. In Chester Gap, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Chester Gap are September, May and June.
In Chester Gap, there are 23.1 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 Chester Gap with an average of 22.0°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.
In Chester Gap, there are 113.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.
In Chester Gap, there are 0.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Virginia.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Chester Gap but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
September is the wettest month in Chester Gap with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.8 inches in Chester Gap means that it is drier than most places in Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Chester Gap with 12.3 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.5 rainy days. There are 114.6 rainy days annually in Chester Gap, which is about average compared to other 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 24.0 inches in Chester Gap means that it is one of the snowiest places in Virginia. February is the snowiest month in Chester Gap with 9.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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