Hurt, VA Climate


Reviews



Download our custom City Report to see exclusive
data on cost of living, crime, climate, and more.
Hurt, VA has a humid subtropical climate which is typical for the Mid-Atlantic region. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures often reaching into the high 80s and low 90s. Winters tend to be mild with temperatures in the lower 40s. Precipitation is distributed fairly evenly throughout the year, although summer brings more frequent thunderstorms and showers. Snowfall is possible during winter but rarely amounting to much accumulation.

Hurt, Virginia gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hurt averages 8 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Hurt. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hurt gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 104 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Hurt is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Virginia.

8.3 Summer - 5.9 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Hurt, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHurt, VirginiaUnited States
  44.2 in.38.1 in.
  7.7 in.27.8 in.
  103.8 days106.2 days
  216 days205 days
  85.0°85.8°
  22.1°21.7°
  7.47
  4.54.3
  732 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 Hurt with an average high temperature of 85.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In Hurt, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Hurt are September, May and June.
In Hurt, there are 17.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Hurt with an average of 22.1°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.
In Hurt, there are 128.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Virginia.
In Hurt, there are 0.5 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 Hurt 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 Hurt.
July is the wettest month in Hurt with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 26% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.2 inches in Hurt means that it is wetter than most places in Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Hurt with 10.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 103.8 rainy days annually in Hurt, which is one of the least rainy 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 7.7 inches in Hurt means that it is less snowy than most places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Hurt with 3.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
Jobs
Compare Hurt,
cost of living
Compare food, housing, utilities, and more in Hurt, Virginia to any other city in the US.