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United States / Virginia / No Metro Area / Accomack County / Wattsville / Zip Codes
Wattsville, VA is known for its mild climate year-round. In the summer months, temperatures tend to stay in the mid to high 80s with moderate humidity levels. Winters are mild with temperatures reaching a low of around 40 degrees and rarely dipping below freezing. Rainfall is frequent throughout the year but snowfall is rare.

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

Wattsville averages 8 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 213 sunny days per year in Wattsville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wattsville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 110 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 28
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.8 Summer - 6.2 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Wattsville, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWattsville, VirginiaUnited States
  43.1 in.38.1 in.
  7.7 in.27.8 in.
  110.1 days106.2 days
  213 days205 days
  86.3°85.8°
  27.9°21.7°
  7.47
  4.64.3
  26 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 Wattsville with an average high temperature of 86.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Virginia. In Wattsville, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Wattsville are September, June and May.
In Wattsville, there are 19.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Wattsville with an average of 27.9°. This is warmer than most places in Virginia.
In Wattsville, there are 74.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Virginia.
In Wattsville, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Virginia.
Humidity in Wattsville 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.
August is the wettest month in Wattsville with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.1 inches in Wattsville means that it is drier than most places in Virginia.
April is the rainiest month in Wattsville with 10.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 110.1 rainy days annually in Wattsville, 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 7.7 inches in Wattsville means that it is less snowy than most places in Virginia. February is the snowiest month in Wattsville with 3.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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