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United States / Virginia / Big Stone Gap Metro Area / Wise County / Big Stone Gap / Zip Codes
Big Stone Gap, VA has a mild climate due to its location in the Appalachian Mountains. Temperatures remain relatively consistent throughout the year, with warm summers and cool winters. The average summer temperature in July is around 78 degrees Fahrenheit, while the average winter temperature in January is around 33 degrees Fahrenheit. Big Stone Gap experiences moderate rainfall and snowfall during the year, with an average of 38 inches of precipitation annually. Winters are chilly but not extreme, usually bringing light snowfall to the area each year. Overall, Big Stone Gap has a pleasant climate that makes it a great place to visit or live any time of year.

Big Stone Gap, Virginia gets 53 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Big Stone Gap averages 20 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 196 sunny days per year in Big Stone Gap. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Big Stone Gap gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 140 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 53 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 20 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.7 Summer - 5.4 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Big Stone Gap, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBig Stone Gap, VirginiaUnited States
  52.5 in.38.1 in.
  20.2 in.27.8 in.
  139.7 days106.2 days
  196 days205 days
  84.1°85.8°
  22.2°21.7°
  7.37
  4.84.3
  1535 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 Big Stone Gap with an average high temperature of 84.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In Big Stone Gap, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Big Stone Gap are September, May and June.
In Big Stone Gap, there are 8.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Big Stone Gap with an average of 22.2°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.
In Big Stone Gap, there are 117.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.
In Big Stone Gap, there are 1.3 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 Big Stone Gap but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
May is the wettest month in Big Stone Gap with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 52.5 inches in Big Stone Gap means that it is one of the wettest places in Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Big Stone Gap with 13.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 139.7 rainy days annually in Big Stone Gap, which is one of the rainiest places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 20.2 inches in Big Stone Gap means that it is snowier than most places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Big Stone Gap with 6.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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