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United States / Virginia / No Metro Area / Smyth County / Saltville / Zip Codes
Saltville, VA has a humid subtropical climate, characterized by hot and humid summers, and cold winters with occasional sleet and snowfall. The average annual temperature in the region is around 63°F (17°C), with summer highs in the upper 80s (30s Celsius) and winter lows that dip occasionally into the low 20s (-6°C). Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, averaging about 47 inches (119 cm) annually.

Saltville, Virginia gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Saltville averages 13 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 185 sunny days per year in Saltville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Saltville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 138 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.8 Summer - 5.5 Winter
September, June and August are the most pleasant months in Saltville, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSaltville, VirginiaUnited States
  43.7 in.38.1 in.
  13.2 in.27.8 in.
  137.9 days106.2 days
  185 days205 days
  83.4°85.8°
  21.9°21.7°
  7.37
  4.84.3
  1726 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 Saltville with an average high temperature of 83.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In Saltville, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Saltville are September, June and May.
In Saltville, there are 5.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Saltville with an average of 21.9°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.
In Saltville, there are 122.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.
In Saltville, there are 1.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Virginia.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Saltville 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 Saltville with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.7 inches in Saltville means that it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Saltville with 13.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 137.9 rainy days annually in Saltville, 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 13.2 inches in Saltville means that it is about average compared to other places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Saltville with 4.0 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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