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United States / Virginia / Charlottesville Metro Area / Fluvanna County / Lake Monticello / Zip Codes
Lake Monticello, VA has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers as well as mild winters. Average summer temperatures reach into the high 80s Fahrenheit while winter temperatures tend to stay above freezing. The area experiences an average of 47 inches of rainfall annually, though more rain falls during the warmer months than the colder ones. Lake Monticello also receives an average annual snowfall of 16 inches which provides for a pleasant winter season. Regardless of the season, there's usually something fun to do outdoors in Lake Monticello!

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

Lake Monticello averages 16 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 207 sunny days per year in Lake Monticello. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lake Monticello gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 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 16 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.7 Summer - 6.1 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Lake Monticello, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLake Monticello, VirginiaUnited States
  42.9 in.38.1 in.
  15.8 in.27.8 in.
  105.4 days106.2 days
  207 days205 days
  88.4°85.8°
  24.3°21.7°
  7.47
  4.44.3
  371 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 Lake Monticello with an average high temperature of 88.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Virginia. In Lake Monticello, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lake Monticello are May, September and June.
In Lake Monticello, there are 37.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lake Monticello with an average of 24.3°. This is about average compared to other places in Virginia.
In Lake Monticello, there are 109.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.
In Lake Monticello, 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 Lake Monticello 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 Lake Monticello.
July is the wettest month in Lake Monticello with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.9 inches in Lake Monticello means that it is drier than most places in Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Lake Monticello with 10.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 105.4 rainy days annually in Lake Monticello, 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 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 15.8 inches in Lake Monticello means that it is about average compared to other places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Lake Monticello with 5.7 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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