Sedley, VA Climate


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United States / Virginia / No Metro Area / Southampton County / Sedley / Zip Codes
Sedley, VA has a humid subtropical climate which is typical in the region. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures reaching the upper 80s and 90s on average with occasional thunderstorms. Winters are mild to cool with temperatures typically ranging from the high 30s to low 50s. The area sees an average of 45 inches of rainfall per year, most of it coming during the warmer months. Snowfall only averages around 8 inches a year. The area has an average of 211 sunny days a year, making it ideal for outdoor activities year round.

Sedley, Virginia gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 208 sunny days per year in Sedley. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sedley gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 112 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 29
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.8 Summer - 6.6 Winter
May, October and September are the most pleasant months in Sedley, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSedley, VirginiaUnited States
  47.4 in.38.1 in.
  5.3 in.27.8 in.
  111.6 days106.2 days
  208 days205 days
  89.8°85.8°
  28.8°21.7°
  7.47
  4.64.3
  89 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 Sedley with an average high temperature of 89.8°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Virginia. In Sedley, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Sedley are May, September and October.
In Sedley, there are 43.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Sedley with an average of 28.8°. This is warmer than most places in Virginia.
In Sedley, there are 76.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Virginia.
In Sedley, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Virginia.
Humidity in Sedley 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.
September is the wettest month in Sedley with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.4 inches in Sedley means that it is one of the wettest places in Virginia.
July is the rainiest month in Sedley with 10.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 111.6 rainy days annually in Sedley, which is less rainy than most places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% 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 Sedley means that it is one of the least snowy places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Sedley with 2.3 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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