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United States / Virginia / Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Metro Area / Fairfax County / Bailey s Crossroads / Zip Codes
Bailey's Crossroads, VA has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers, mild winters and abundant precipitation throughout the year. Summers in Bailey's Crossroads can be quite hot and often muggy with temperatures in the high 80s or 90s (Fahrenheit) and humidity levels that can reach over 70%. Winters are usually mild with temperatures around 40°F or so but can dip into the low 30s at night. Rainfall is heavy during April through October and snowfall is possible from December to February.

Bailey's Crossroads, Virginia gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bailey's Crossroads averages 16 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Bailey's Crossroads. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bailey's Crossroads gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 118 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 27
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.6 Summer - 5.9 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Bailey's Crossroads, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Bailey's Crossroads with an average high temperature of 88.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Virginia. In Bailey's Crossroads, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bailey's Crossroads are September, May and June.
In Bailey's Crossroads, there are 31.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bailey's Crossroads with an average of 26.8°. This is warmer than most places in Virginia.
In Bailey's Crossroads, there are 75.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Virginia.
In Bailey's Crossroads, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Virginia.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Bailey's Crossroads 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 Bailey's Crossroads.
May is the wettest month in Bailey's Crossroads with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.4 inches in Bailey's Crossroads means that it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Bailey's Crossroads with 11.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 118.3 rainy days annually in Bailey's Crossroads, 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 15.7 inches in Bailey's Crossroads means that it is about average compared to other places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Bailey's Crossroads with 6.0 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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