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United States / Virginia / No Metro Area / Louisa County / Louisa / Zip Codes
Louisa, VA has a typical humid subtropical climate with relatively warm summers and cool winters. The average high temperature in July is around 85°F and the average low temperature in January is around 30°F. Spring is mild with temperatures ranging from the mid-50s to the upper 70s while autumn brings temperatures of the mid-60s to lower 80s. Average annual precipitation ranges from 25 inches to 40 inches, though snowfall varies widely year-to-year.

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

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

On average, there are 209 sunny days per year in Louisa. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Louisa gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 110 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 24
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Louisa is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

7.7 Summer - 6 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Louisa, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLouisa, VirginiaUnited States
  43.5 in.38.1 in.
  16.2 in.27.8 in.
  109.7 days106.2 days
  209 days205 days
  87.0°85.8°
  24.3°21.7°
  7.37
  4.44.3
  469 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 Louisa with an average high temperature of 87.0°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Virginia. In Louisa, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Louisa are September, May and June.
In Louisa, there are 25.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Louisa with an average of 24.3°. This is about average compared to other places in Virginia.
In Louisa, there are 104.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.
In Louisa, 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 Louisa 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 Louisa.
July is the wettest month in Louisa with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 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 43.5 inches in Louisa means that it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.
July is the rainiest month in Louisa with 11.0 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 109.7 rainy days annually in Louisa, 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 16.2 inches in Louisa means that it is snowier than most places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Louisa with 5.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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