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United States / Virginia / No Metro Area / Lancaster County / Lancaster / Zip Codes
Lancaster, VA has a humid subtropical climate with warm and humid summers and mild winters. Average high temperatures in the summer reach 85°F with the average low temperature in the winter months being around 41°F. Precipitation is abundant with an average of 28 inches annually. Snowfall is also common, often reaching 10 inches or more each year. The area typically experiences moderately frequent thunderstorms, especially during the spring and summer months.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.2 Summer - 6.4 Winter
May, September and October are the most pleasant months in Lancaster, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLancaster, VirginiaUnited States
  46.6 in.38.1 in.
  10.6 in.27.8 in.
  113.3 days106.2 days
  211 days205 days
  88.6°85.8°
  27.8°21.7°
  7.47
  4.24.3
  75 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 Lancaster with an average high temperature of 88.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Virginia. In Lancaster, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lancaster are May, September and June.
In Lancaster, there are 32.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lancaster with an average of 27.8°. This is warmer than most places in Virginia.
In Lancaster, there are 79.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Virginia.
In Lancaster, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia.
Humidity in Lancaster can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.
August is the wettest month in Lancaster with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 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 46.6 inches in Lancaster means that it is one of the wettest places in Virginia.
July is the rainiest month in Lancaster with 10.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 113.3 rainy days annually in Lancaster, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 10.6 inches in Lancaster means that it is less snowy than most places in Virginia. February is the snowiest month in Lancaster with 3.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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