East Stone Gap, VA Climate

East Stone Gap, VA has a temperate climate with hot summers and cold winters. During the summer months, temperatures typically reach into the high eighties with occasional heat waves reaching upwards of ninety degrees. Winter temperatures typically range between the high twenties and mid thirties, though cold fronts from Canada can bring snow and freezing temperatures to the area. The most precipitation tends to fall during the winter months, though rain is common throughout the year. East Stone Gap also has a high humidity level all year round due to its close proximity to the Appalachian Mountains.

Climate	East Stone Gap, Virginia	United States
Rainfall		38.1

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.