Oak Grove, VA Climate


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Oak Grove, VA is located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, and enjoys a humid subtropical climate. The summers are typically hot and humid with frequent thunderstorms due to the warm moist air from the Gulf Coast, while winters are mild with occasional snowfall. Precipitation is fairly evenly spread throughout the year, with average temperatures ranging from lows in the 20s Fahrenheit in winter to highs around 90 degrees Fahrenheit in summer. Oak Grove has four distinct seasons with plenty of sunny days and moderate temperatures that make it an ideal place to live.

Oak Grove, Virginia gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Oak Grove averages 22 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Oak Grove. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Oak Grove gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 116 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.3 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Oak Grove, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Oak Grove with an average high temperature of 85.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In Oak Grove, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Oak Grove are September, June and May.
In Oak Grove, there are 19.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Oak Grove with an average of 23.5°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.
In Oak Grove, there are 104.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.
In Oak Grove, there are 0.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Virginia.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Oak Grove but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Oak Grove.
May is the wettest month in Oak Grove with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.0 inches in Oak Grove means that it is drier than most places in Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Oak Grove with 11.9 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 116.3 rainy days annually in Oak Grove, which is about average compared to other 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 21.5 inches in Oak Grove means that it is one of the snowiest places in Virginia. February is the snowiest month in Oak Grove with 7.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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