Bull Run (Prince William County), VA Climate


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Bull Run, VA has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in the summer months is around 88°F with an average low of 69°F. During the winter, temperatures drop to an average high of 43°F and an average low of 28°F. There is usually plenty of rainfall throughout the year, averaging around 45 inches per year, and snowfall averages around 1 inch per year.

Bull Run (Prince William County), Virginia gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bull Run (Prince William County) averages 22 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 195 sunny days per year in Bull Run (Prince William County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bull Run (Prince William County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 120 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Bull Run is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Virginia.

8 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Bull Run, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBull Run (Prince William County), VirginiaUnited States
  42.9 in.38.1 in.
  21.5 in.27.8 in.
  119.5 days106.2 days
  195 days205 days
  87.6°85.8°
  23.7°21.7°
  7.27
  44.3
  282 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 Bull Run with an average high temperature of 87.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Virginia. In Bull Run, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bull Run are September, May and June.
In Bull Run, there are 27.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bull Run with an average of 23.7°. This is about average compared to other places in Virginia.
In Bull Run, there are 102.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia.
In Bull Run, there are 0.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Virginia.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Bull Run but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Bull Run.
May is the wettest month in Bull Run with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.9 inches in Bull Run means that it is drier than most places in Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Bull Run with 12.2 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 119.5 rainy days annually in Bull Run, which is rainier 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 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 21.5 inches in Bull Run means that it is one of the snowiest places in Virginia. February is the snowiest month in Bull Run with 7.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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