St. Charles, VA Climate


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United States / Virginia / No Metro Area / Lee County / St. Charles / Zip Codes
St. Charles, VA is known for its mild climate throughout the year. The average temperature in the summer months ranges from a pleasant 60-80 degrees Fahrenheit, while winters are typically mild and rarely dip below freezing temperatures for extended periods of time. Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year, with average annual precipitation around 36 inches. Humidity levels tend to stay low due to the dry air patterns that occur during the warmer months. During winter, beautiful snowfall can be seen covering much of the landscape but it rarely sticks around for more than a few days at a time.

St. Charles, Virginia gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

St. Charles averages 19 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 199 sunny days per year in St. Charles. The US average is 205 sunny days.

St. Charles gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 131 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 19 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.6 Summer - 5.6 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in St. Charles, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSt. Charles, VirginiaUnited States
  50.8 in.38.1 in.
  18.5 in.27.8 in.
  131.4 days106.2 days
  199 days205 days
  85.1°85.8°
  23.3°21.7°
  7.47
  4.84.3
  1522 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 St. Charles with an average high temperature of 85.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In St. Charles, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for St. Charles are September, May and June.
In St. Charles, there are 12.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for St. Charles with an average of 23.3°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.
In St. Charles, there are 110.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.
In St. Charles, there are 1.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Virginia.
The humidity is usually comfortable in St. Charles 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.
May is the wettest month in St. Charles with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.8 inches in St. Charles means that it is one of the wettest places in Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in St. Charles with 12.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 131.4 rainy days annually in St. Charles, which is one of the rainiest 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 18.5 inches in St. Charles means that it is snowier than most places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in St. Charles with 5.9 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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