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United States / Virginia / No Metro Area / Lee County / Rose Hill (Lee County) / Zip Codes
Rose Hill (Lee County), VA has a humid subtropical climate. Summers are typically hot and humid, with temperatures averaging in the mid-80s throughout the summer months. Winters are mild yet cool, with temperatures dropping to the mid-30s on average. Rainfall is fairly consistent throughout the year, with an average of 48 inches per year. The area also receives snow during the colder winter months, however it is usually light and does not accumulate on the ground for long periods of time.

Rose Hill (Lee County), Virginia gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Rose Hill (Lee County) averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 203 sunny days per year in Rose Hill (Lee County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rose Hill (Lee County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 127 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 23
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.4 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Rose Hill (Lee County), while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateRose Hill (Lee County), VirginiaUnited States
  50.1 in.38.1 in.
  11.1 in.27.8 in.
  126.7 days106.2 days
  203 days205 days
  85.6°85.8°
  23.3°21.7°
  7.47
  44.3
  1447 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 Rose Hill (Lee County) with an average high temperature of 85.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In Rose Hill (Lee County), there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Rose Hill (Lee County) are September, May and June.
In Rose Hill (Lee County), there are 14.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Rose Hill (Lee County) with an average of 23.3°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.
In Rose Hill (Lee County), there are 112.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.
In Rose Hill (Lee County), there are 1.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Virginia.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Rose Hill (Lee County) 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 Rose Hill (Lee County).
May is the wettest month in Rose Hill (Lee County) with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.1 inches in Rose Hill (Lee County) means that it is one of the wettest places in Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Rose Hill (Lee County) with 11.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 126.7 rainy days annually in Rose Hill (Lee County), which is one of the rainiest 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 11.1 inches in Rose Hill (Lee County) means that it is less snowy than most places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Rose Hill (Lee County) with 3.9 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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