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United States / Virginia / Blacksburg-Christiansburg Metro Area / Pulaski County / Parrott / Zip Codes
Parrott, VA has a humid subtropical climate. Summers are warm and humid with temperatures ranging from the mid 70s to low 90s, while winters tend to be mild with temperatures in the 40s and 50s. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with snowfall occurring during the winter months. The area experiences all four seasons, including hot and humid summers, cool autumn days, cold and occasionally snowy winters, and pleasant springs. Average sunshine hours range from 37-47 per month.

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

Parrott averages 18 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 192 sunny days per year in Parrott. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Parrott gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 21
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 18 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.9 Summer - 5.6 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Parrott, 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 Parrott with an average high temperature of 83.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In Parrott, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Parrott are September, June and August.
In Parrott, there are 7.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Parrott with an average of 21.2°. This is one of the coldest places in Virginia.
In Parrott, there are 127.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Virginia.
In Parrott, 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 Parrott 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 Parrott with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.1 inches in Parrott means that it is one of the driest places in Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Parrott with 11.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 112.8 rainy days annually in Parrott, 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 18.1 inches in Parrott means that it is snowier than most places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Parrott with 5.9 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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