East Lexington, VA Climate


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United States / Virginia / No Metro Area / Rockbridge County / East Lexington / Zip Codes
East Lexington, VA has a humid subtropical climate. Summers are hot and muggy, with temperatures typically reaching into the mid-80s on average. Winters are mild, with temperatures usually reaching in the mid to low 40s. The area gets an average of 45 inches of rain annually, and snowfall is fairly rare. In terms of sunshine hours, East Lexington averages around 206 days of sunshine per year.

East Lexington, Virginia gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

East Lexington averages 12 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 219 sunny days per year in East Lexington. The US average is 205 sunny days.

East Lexington gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 103 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 23
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.4 Summer - 6 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in East Lexington, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateEast Lexington, VirginiaUnited States
  41.0 in.38.1 in.
  12.1 in.27.8 in.
  102.8 days106.2 days
  219 days205 days
  87.6°85.8°
  23.0°21.7°
  7.57
  4.54.3
  942 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 East Lexington with an average high temperature of 87.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Virginia. In East Lexington, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for East Lexington are May, September and June.
In East Lexington, there are 29.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for East Lexington with an average of 23.0°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.
In East Lexington, there are 114.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.
In East Lexington, there are 0.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Virginia.
The humidity is usually comfortable in East Lexington 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.
July is the wettest month in East 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 East Lexington means that it is drier than most places in Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in East 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 East 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 12.1 inches in East Lexington means that it is less snowy than most places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in East Lexington with 4.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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