Maurertown, VA Climate


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United States / Virginia / No Metro Area / Shenandoah County / Maurertown / Zip Codes
Maurertown, VA has a humid subtropical climate, with hot and humid summers and cool winters. The average high temperature during the summer months is around 86°F, while the average low temperature during winter months is 28°F. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year with an annual average of 42 inches of rain. The area receives an average of 19 days of snowfall each year. Humidity levels are fairly high in Maurertown, VA due to its proximity to the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean, making summer days especially muggy and uncomfortable.

Maurertown, Virginia gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Maurertown averages 23 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 181 sunny days per year in Maurertown. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Maurertown gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 112 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 20
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 23 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.9 Summer - 5.6 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Maurertown, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMaurertown, VirginiaUnited States
  36.5 in.38.1 in.
  22.8 in.27.8 in.
  112.4 days106.2 days
  181 days205 days
  85.1°85.8°
  20.1°21.7°
  7.37
  4.24.3
  774 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 Maurertown with an average high temperature of 85.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In Maurertown, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Maurertown are September, June and May.
In Maurertown, there are 16.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Maurertown with an average of 20.1°. This is one of the coldest places in Virginia.
In Maurertown, there are 127.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Virginia.
In Maurertown, there are 1.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Virginia.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Maurertown but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.
May is the wettest month in Maurertown with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.5 inches in Maurertown means that it is one of the driest places in Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Maurertown with 12.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.5 rainy days. There are 112.4 rainy days annually in Maurertown, which is less rainy than most places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 22.8 inches in Maurertown means that it is one of the snowiest places in Virginia. February is the snowiest month in Maurertown with 7.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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