Aquia Harbour, VA Climate


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Aquia Harbour, VA has a humid subtropical climate with warm to hot summers and cold winters. The average high for the summer is around 86 degrees Fahrenheit and the average low for the winter is about 43 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with an average of 45 inches of rain each year. Snowfall is rare in Aquia Harbour, with most years only receiving 1-2 inches of snow. Humidity levels tend to be quite high in the summer months, usually reaching around 80%.

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

Aquia Harbour averages 13 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 199 sunny days per year in Aquia Harbour. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Aquia Harbour 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.6 Summer - 6 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Aquia Harbour, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateAquia Harbour, VirginiaUnited States
  42.5 in.38.1 in.
  12.9 in.27.8 in.
  117.2 days106.2 days
  199 days205 days
  88.3°85.8°
  24.4°21.7°
  7.37
  4.24.3
  16 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 Aquia Harbour with an average high temperature of 88.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Virginia. In Aquia Harbour, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Aquia Harbour are May, September and June.
In Aquia Harbour, there are 34.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Aquia Harbour with an average of 24.4°. This is about average compared to other places in Virginia.
In Aquia Harbour, there are 96.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia.
In Aquia Harbour, there are 0.5 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 Aquia Harbour 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 Aquia Harbour.
July is the wettest month in Aquia Harbour with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 26% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.5 inches in Aquia Harbour means that it is drier than most places in Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Aquia Harbour with 11.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 117.2 rainy days annually in Aquia Harbour, 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 12.9 inches in Aquia Harbour means that it is about average compared to other places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Aquia Harbour with 5.0 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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