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United States / Virginia / Martinsville Metro Area / Henry County / Laurel Park / Zip Codes
Laurel Park, VA has a temperate climate, with warm summers and cool winters. The area gets an average of 44 inches of rain annually, as well as 40 inches of snow. In the summertime, temperatures tend to range from the mid-70s to low 80s, while winter temperatures usually hover in the 30s and 40s. Humidity levels remain relatively high throughout the year.

Laurel Park, Virginia gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Laurel Park averages 6 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Laurel Park. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Laurel Park 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Laurel Park is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Virginia.

8.1 Summer - 6.2 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Laurel Park, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLaurel Park, VirginiaUnited States
  46.2 in.38.1 in.
  6.0 in.27.8 in.
  114.7 days106.2 days
  215 days205 days
  87.1°85.8°
  25.5°21.7°
  7.67
  4.54.3
  797 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 Laurel Park with an average high temperature of 87.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Virginia. In Laurel Park, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Laurel Park are September, May and June.
In Laurel Park, there are 25.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Laurel Park with an average of 25.5°. This is warmer than most places in Virginia.
In Laurel Park, there are 98.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia.
In Laurel Park, there are 0.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Laurel Park 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 Laurel Park.
July is the wettest month in Laurel Park with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.2 inches in Laurel Park means that it is wetter than most places in Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Laurel Park with 11.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.5 rainy days. There are 114.7 rainy days annually in Laurel Park, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 6.0 inches in Laurel Park means that it is less snowy than most places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Laurel Park with 2.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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