Climate in Chatham, Virginia

Chatham, Virginia gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Chatham averages 5 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Chatham. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Chatham gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 115 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 25
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Chatham is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Virginia.

July is the hottest month for Chatham with an average high temperature of 87.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Virginia. In Chatham, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Chatham are September, May and June.

In Chatham, there are 23.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Chatham with an average of 24.9°. This is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

In Chatham, there are 107.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

In Chatham, there are 0.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

The humidity is usually acceptable in Chatham but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Chatham.

July is the wettest month in Chatham with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.0 inches in Chatham means that it is wetter than most places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in Chatham with 11.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 115.4 rainy days annually in Chatham, which is about average compared to other 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 5.0 inches in Chatham means that it is one of the least snowy places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Chatham with 2.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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