Mount Hermon, VA Climate


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Mount Hermon, VA has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. The summers are generally hot and humid with temperatures reaching up to the mid-80s. Winters can be cold and wet, but temperatures rarely drop below freezing. Spring is mild and pleasant, while fall brings cool evenings and vibrant foliage. Rainfall is average throughout the year, usually between 3 and 4 inches per month. Snowfall can be light in some winters, but more often it is moderate to heavy. Overall, Mount Hermon, VA has a mild climate that is enjoyable all year round.

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

Mount Hermon averages 5 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 218 sunny days per year in Mount Hermon. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mount Hermon gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 26
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.6 Summer - 6.2 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Mount Hermon, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMount Hermon, VirginiaUnited States
  44.9 in.38.1 in.
  5.3 in.27.8 in.
  116.7 days106.2 days
  218 days205 days
  88.0°85.8°
  26.4°21.7°
  7.57
  4.54.3
  686 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 Mount Hermon with an average high temperature of 88.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Virginia. In Mount Hermon, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mount Hermon are May, September and June.
In Mount Hermon, there are 31.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Mount Hermon with an average of 26.4°. This is warmer than most places in Virginia.
In Mount Hermon, there are 94.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Virginia.
In Mount Hermon, 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 Mount Hermon 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 Mount Hermon.
July is the wettest month in Mount Hermon with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.9 inches in Mount Hermon means that it is wetter than most places in Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Mount Hermon with 11.3 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 116.7 rainy days annually in Mount Hermon, which is about average compared to other 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 5.3 inches in Mount Hermon means that it is one of the least snowy places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Mount Hermon with 2.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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