Dante, VA Climate


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Dante, Virginia has a humid subtropical climate with hot and steamy summers, cool and mild winters, and abundant rainfall throughout the year. The area is known for its warm temperatures during the summer months, when average highs range from 80 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters are usually mild in Dante, VA with temperatures rarely falling below freezing. Average lows during winter months are typically in the mid-30s. Rainfall is spread out evenly throughout the year with an annual average of around 45 inches of precipitation.

Dante, Virginia gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Dante averages 37 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 198 sunny days per year in Dante. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dante gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 153 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 37 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Dante is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Virginia.

8.8 Summer - 5.1 Winter
September, June and August are the most pleasant months in Dante, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateDante, VirginiaUnited States
  46.6 in.38.1 in.
  36.8 in.27.8 in.
  152.9 days106.2 days
  198 days205 days
  80.6°85.8°
  22.4°21.7°
  7.17
  44.3
  1762 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 Dante with an average high temperature of 80.6°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Virginia. In Dante, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Dante are June, August and July.
In Dante, there are 1.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Dante with an average of 22.4°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.
In Dante, there are 106.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.
In Dante, there are 1.4 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 Dante 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.
June is the wettest month in Dante with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.6 inches in Dante means that it is one of the wettest places in Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Dante with 14.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.3 rainy days. There are 152.9 rainy days annually in Dante, which is one of the rainiest places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 36.8 inches in Dante means that it is one of the snowiest places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Dante with 11.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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