Rocky Gap, VA Climate

The climate in Rocky Gap, VA is generally mild with temperatures ranging from warm summers to cool winters. The average high temperature in the summer months is typically around 80°F, while the average low temperature in the winter months is typically around 30°F. Average annual precipitation in Rocky Gap, VA is approximately 45 inches, and snowfall averages around 10 inches annually. Temperatures tend to be cooler at higher elevations.

Climate	Rocky Gap, Virginia	United States
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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.