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United States / Virginia / Charlottesville Metro Area / Albemarle County / Ivy / Zip Codes
Ivy, VA has a humid subtropical climate characterized by hot and humid summers, mild winters with occasional snowfall, and generous precipitation year-round. Average temperatures in summer range from 77°F to 90°F (25°C to 32°C). Winter temperatures typically drop to between 30°F and 40°F (-1°C to 4°C). Ivy experiences abundant rainfall throughout the year, with an average of 43 inches (109 cm). The area is occasionally subject to thunderstorms in spring and summer, as well as hurricanes and tropical storms that may affect the region during the summer months.

Ivy, Virginia gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ivy averages 14 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 217 sunny days per year in Ivy. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ivy gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 107 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 26
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 14 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.2 Summer - 5.9 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Ivy, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateIvy, VirginiaUnited States
  44.9 in.38.1 in.
  14.4 in.27.8 in.
  107.3 days106.2 days
  217 days205 days
  85.7°85.8°
  25.8°21.7°
  7.57
  4.34.3
  522 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 Ivy with an average high temperature of 85.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In Ivy, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Ivy are September, May and June.
In Ivy, there are 19.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Ivy with an average of 25.8°. This is warmer than most places in Virginia.
In Ivy, there are 85.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Virginia.
In Ivy, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Virginia.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Ivy 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 Ivy.
July is the wettest month in Ivy with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.9 inches in Ivy means that it is wetter than most places in Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Ivy with 11.2 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 107.3 rainy days annually in Ivy, which is less rainy than most 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 14.4 inches in Ivy means that it is about average compared to other places in Virginia. February is the snowiest month in Ivy with 4.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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