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United States / Virginia / Staunton Metro Area / Augusta County / New Hope / Zip Codes
New Hope, VA has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in July is 85°F (30°C), while the average low temperature in January is 33°F (1°C). The region experiences abundant rainfall throughout the year, with an average of 42 inches (1067 mm) annually. There can be snowfall in winter months, but it usually does not accumulate to long-lasting levels.

New Hope, Virginia gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

New Hope averages 19 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in New Hope. The US average is 205 sunny days.

New Hope gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 120 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 19 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.6 Summer - 5.6 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in New Hope, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateNew Hope, VirginiaUnited States
  41.2 in.38.1 in.
  19.1 in.27.8 in.
  119.6 days106.2 days
  204 days205 days
  84.9°85.8°
  22.0°21.7°
  7.37
  4.34.3
  1217 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 New Hope with an average high temperature of 84.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In New Hope, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for New Hope are September, June and May.
In New Hope, there are 13.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for New Hope with an average of 22.0°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.
In New Hope, there are 117.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.
In New Hope, there are 0.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Virginia.
The humidity is usually comfortable in New Hope 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.
September is the wettest month in New Hope with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.2 inches in New Hope means that it is drier than most places in Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in New Hope with 12.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 119.6 rainy days annually in New Hope, which is rainier than most places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 19.1 inches in New Hope means that it is snowier than most places in Virginia. February is the snowiest month in New Hope with 6.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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