New Church, VA Climate


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United States / Virginia / No Metro Area / Accomack County / New Church / Zip Codes
New Church, VA has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot summers. The average high temperature in the summer is around 85°F, while the average low temperature in the winter is around 40°F. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with an annual average of over 44 inches. The wettest months tend to be December through March, while the driest months are typically May through July. Humidity levels are also high throughout much of the year.

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

New Church averages 8 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 213 sunny days per year in New Church. The US average is 205 sunny days.

New Church gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 28
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.8 Summer - 6.2 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in New Church, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateNew Church, VirginiaUnited States
  43.1 in.38.1 in.
  7.7 in.27.8 in.
  108.9 days106.2 days
  213 days205 days
  86.3°85.8°
  27.8°21.7°
  7.47
  4.64.3
  23 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 New Church with an average high temperature of 86.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Virginia. In New Church, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for New Church are September, June and May.
In New Church, there are 19.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for New Church with an average of 27.8°. This is warmer than most places in Virginia.
In New Church, there are 74.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Virginia.
In New Church, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Virginia.
Humidity in New Church can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.
August is the wettest month in New Church with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.1 inches in New Church means that it is drier than most places in Virginia.
April is the rainiest month in New Church with 10.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 108.9 rainy days annually in New Church, 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 7.7 inches in New Church means that it is less snowy than most places in Virginia. February is the snowiest month in New Church with 3.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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