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United States / Virginia / No Metro Area / Louisa County / Blue Ridge Shores / Zip Codes
Blue Ridge Shores, VA enjoys a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Spring is mild with temperatures ranging from the mid-60s to the low 80s in May and June. Summer is warm and humid, with average high temperatures of 86°F (30°C) during July and August. Autumn brings cooler air with pleasant temperatures between 68°F (20°C) and 82°F (28°C). Winter months are cold but not extreme; average temperatures range from the mid-30s to the low 40s. The area receives around 43 inches of rain annually, mostly during spring and fall.

Blue Ridge Shores, Virginia gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Blue Ridge Shores averages 16 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 205 sunny days per year in Blue Ridge Shores. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Blue Ridge Shores gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 110 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.7 Summer - 6 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Blue Ridge Shores, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBlue Ridge Shores, VirginiaUnited States
  43.5 in.38.1 in.
  16.2 in.27.8 in.
  109.7 days106.2 days
  205 days205 days
  87.0°85.8°
  24.3°21.7°
  7.37
  4.44.3
  338 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 Blue Ridge Shores with an average high temperature of 87.0°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Virginia. In Blue Ridge Shores, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Blue Ridge Shores are September, May and June.
In Blue Ridge Shores, there are 25.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Blue Ridge Shores with an average of 24.3°. This is about average compared to other places in Virginia.
In Blue Ridge Shores, there are 104.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.
In Blue Ridge Shores, 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 Blue Ridge Shores 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 Blue Ridge Shores.
July is the wettest month in Blue Ridge Shores with 4.5 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 43.5 inches in Blue Ridge Shores means that it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.
July is the rainiest month in Blue Ridge Shores with 11.0 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 109.7 rainy days annually in Blue Ridge Shores, which is less rainy 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 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 16.2 inches in Blue Ridge Shores means that it is snowier than most places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Blue Ridge Shores with 5.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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