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United States / Virginia / Blacksburg-Christiansburg Metro Area / Giles County / Glen Lyn / Zip Codes
Glen Lyn, VA has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in the summer ranges from 85 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit while the average low temperature in the winter is around 25 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is moderate throughout the year with most rainfall occurring between April and October. Snowfall is rare and typically only seen during occasional winter storms. Humidity levels are generally high throughout the year.

Glen Lyn, Virginia gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Glen Lyn averages 17 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 171 sunny days per year in Glen Lyn. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Glen Lyn gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.8 Summer - 5.6 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Glen Lyn, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Glen Lyn with an average high temperature of 83.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In Glen Lyn, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Glen Lyn are September, June and August.
In Glen Lyn, there are 8.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Glen Lyn with an average of 21.7°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.
In Glen Lyn, there are 120.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.
In Glen Lyn, there are 0.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Virginia.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Glen Lyn 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.
July is the wettest month in Glen Lyn with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.8 inches in Glen Lyn means that it is one of the driest places in Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Glen Lyn with 11.2 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 107.7 rainy days annually in Glen Lyn, 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 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 17.4 inches in Glen Lyn means that it is snowier than most places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Glen Lyn with 5.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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