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United States / Virginia / Staunton Metro Area / Augusta County / Stuarts Draft / Zip Codes
Stuarts Draft, VA has a humid subtropical climate with warm and humid summers and mild winters. During the summer months, temperatures reach the high-80s to low-90s Fahrenheit and are accompanied by high humidity levels. Winters in Stuarts Draft are mild with average temperatures ranging between the mid-20s to upper-40s Fahrenheit. Precipitation occurs year-round, with the most rainfall occurring in July and August. Snowfall during the winter is relatively light but can vary from year to year.

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

Stuarts Draft averages 21 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Stuarts Draft. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Stuarts Draft 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 21 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.7 Summer - 5.7 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Stuarts Draft, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateStuarts Draft, VirginiaUnited States
  43.3 in.38.1 in.
  20.5 in.27.8 in.
  116.5 days106.2 days
  202 days205 days
  85.4°85.8°
  21.6°21.7°
  7.37
  4.34.3
  1421 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 Stuarts Draft with an average high temperature of 85.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In Stuarts Draft, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Stuarts Draft are September, June and May.
In Stuarts Draft, there are 15.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Stuarts Draft with an average of 21.6°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.
In Stuarts Draft, there are 122.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.
In Stuarts Draft, there are 0.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Virginia.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Stuarts Draft 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 Stuarts Draft with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.3 inches in Stuarts Draft means that it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Stuarts Draft with 12.4 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 116.5 rainy days annually in Stuarts Draft, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 20.5 inches in Stuarts Draft means that it is snowier than most places in Virginia. February is the snowiest month in Stuarts Draft with 6.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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