Twin Lakes, VA Climate


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Twin Lakes, VA boasts an incredibly temperate climate year-round. The summers are warm and humid, while the winters are cold but generally mild. Rainfall is spread out evenly throughout the year, with January being the wettest month of the year on average. The area also experiences light snow during winter months, but no extreme weather conditions have been recorded in recent times. All in all, Twin Lakes enjoys a relatively pleasant climate that makes it an ideal spot for outdoor activities and recreation throughout the year.

Twin Lakes, Virginia gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Twin Lakes averages 16 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 209 sunny days per year in Twin Lakes. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Twin Lakes 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.1 Summer - 5.9 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Twin Lakes, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateTwin Lakes, VirginiaUnited States
  44.0 in.38.1 in.
  15.6 in.27.8 in.
  109.0 days106.2 days
  209 days205 days
  86.6°85.8°
  23.3°21.7°
  7.47
  4.64.3
  591 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 Twin Lakes with an average high temperature of 86.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Virginia. In Twin Lakes, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Twin Lakes are September, May and June.
In Twin Lakes, there are 25.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Twin Lakes with an average of 23.3°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.
In Twin Lakes, there are 104.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.
In Twin Lakes, there are 0.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Virginia.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Twin Lakes during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in Twin Lakes.
July is the wettest month in Twin Lakes with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.8 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 44.0 inches in Twin Lakes means that it is wetter than most places in Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Twin Lakes with 11.2 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 109.0 rainy days annually in Twin Lakes, 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 15.6 inches in Twin Lakes means that it is about average compared to other places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Twin Lakes with 5.7 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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