East Highland Park, VA Climate


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East Highland Park, VA has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. During the summer, temperatures can reach up to 90 degrees Fahrenheit or higher with high humidity levels making it feel even hotter. Winters are typically mild with average temperatures between 30 and 50 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is fairly evenly spread throughout the year with an average of 46 inches each year. Snowfall is rare in East Highland Park, VA.

East Highland Park, Virginia gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

East Highland Park averages 10 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 207 sunny days per year in East Highland Park. The US average is 205 sunny days.

East Highland Park gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 111 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 28
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 10 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7 Summer - 6.3 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in East Highland Park, while January and July are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateEast Highland Park, VirginiaUnited States
  44.4 in.38.1 in.
  10.4 in.27.8 in.
  110.8 days106.2 days
  207 days205 days
  89.8°85.8°
  27.6°21.7°
  7.37
  4.54.3
  200 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 East Highland Park with an average high temperature of 89.8°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Virginia. In East Highland Park, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for East Highland Park are May, September and October.
In East Highland Park, there are 42.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for East Highland Park with an average of 27.6°. This is warmer than most places in Virginia.
In East Highland Park, there are 81.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Virginia.
In East Highland Park, there are 0.0 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 East Highland Park 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 East Highland Park.
August is the wettest month in East Highland Park with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.4 inches in East Highland Park means that it is wetter than most places in Virginia.
July is the rainiest month in East Highland Park with 10.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 110.8 rainy days annually in East Highland Park, which is less rainy than most places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 10.4 inches in East Highland Park means that it is less snowy than most places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in East Highland Park with 4.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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