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United States / Virginia / No Metro Area / Prince Edward County / Farmville / Zip Codes
Farmville, VA has a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers and mild winters. The average temperature in July is around 82°F (28°C) and January’s average low is around 32°F (0°C). Farmville is known to have frequent thunderstorms from April through June and late in the summer months. Winter snowfall averages 8 inches (20 cm) annually, but can be heavier in some years. Spring and fall are generally pleasant times of the year with temperatures ranging between 55-75°F (13-24°C).

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

Farmville averages 12 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 221 sunny days per year in Farmville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Farmville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Farmville is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Virginia.

7.6 Summer - 6.2 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Farmville, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFarmville, VirginiaUnited States
  44.2 in.38.1 in.
  11.9 in.27.8 in.
  108.7 days106.2 days
  221 days205 days
  88.4°85.8°
  25.1°21.7°
  7.47
  4.34.3
  308 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 Farmville with an average high temperature of 88.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Virginia. In Farmville, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Farmville are May, September and June.
In Farmville, there are 33.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Farmville with an average of 25.1°. This is about average compared to other places in Virginia.
In Farmville, there are 97.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia.
In Farmville, there are 0.2 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 Farmville 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 Farmville.
July is the wettest month in Farmville with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 26% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.2 inches in Farmville means that it is wetter than most places in Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Farmville with 11.0 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 108.7 rainy days annually in Farmville, 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 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 11.9 inches in Farmville means that it is less snowy than most places in Virginia. February is the snowiest month in Farmville with 4.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Michael Earl has not been the Principal of Prince Edward Principal Middle School since  More

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Over 18 years ago

Central Virginia. We have four full seasons. One or two good snows each winter. Very convient to everthing in the state. Within an hours commute to Richmond,  More

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