Pearisburg, VA Climate


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Pearisburg, VA has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and warm, humid summers. Temperatures in the summer range from the low 80s to the mid 90s Fahrenheit during the day and can dip into the low 60s at night. Winters are usually mild with temperatures ranging from the low 30s to the upper 50s during the day and dropping down to around 20 degrees at night. Precipitation is typically spread out over all four seasons, but it tends to be heaviest in late spring and early summer.

Pearisburg, Virginia gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pearisburg averages 22 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 176 sunny days per year in Pearisburg. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pearisburg 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.9 Summer - 5.5 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Pearisburg, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePearisburg, VirginiaUnited States
  39.4 in.38.1 in.
  21.7 in.27.8 in.
  117.2 days106.2 days
  176 days205 days
  83.1°85.8°
  20.9°21.7°
  7.37
  44.3
  1808 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 Pearisburg with an average high temperature of 83.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Virginia. In Pearisburg, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Pearisburg are June, September and August.
In Pearisburg, there are 6.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Pearisburg with an average of 20.9°. This is one of the coldest places in Virginia.
In Pearisburg, there are 129.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Virginia.
In Pearisburg, there are 1.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Virginia.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Pearisburg but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Pearisburg with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.7 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 39.4 inches in Pearisburg means that it is one of the driest places in Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Pearisburg with 12.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 117.2 rainy days annually in Pearisburg, which is rainier 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 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 21.7 inches in Pearisburg means that it is one of the snowiest places in Virginia. February is the snowiest month in Pearisburg with 6.6 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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