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United States / Virginia / Charlottesville Metro Area / Nelson County / Shipman / Zip Codes
Shipman, VA has a temperate climate, with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid, with temperatures reaching up to the mid-80s Fahrenheit. Winters are mild and can often bring snowfall. Spring brings pleasant temperatures and beautiful blooms of seasonal flowers. Fall is dry and sunny, with temperatures ranging from the low 40s to the mid-60s Fahrenheit. Overall there is ample sunshine and moderate humidity year-round in Shipman, VA.

Shipman, Virginia gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 219 sunny days per year in Shipman. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Shipman gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 97 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Shipman is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Virginia.

8.1 Summer - 6.1 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Shipman, while January and December 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 Shipman with an average high temperature of 87.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Virginia. In Shipman, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Shipman are September, May and June.
In Shipman, there are 26.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Shipman with an average of 25.3°. This is about average compared to other places in Virginia.
In Shipman, there are 93.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Virginia.
In Shipman, there are 0.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Shipman during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in Shipman.
May is the wettest month in Shipman with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 26% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.7 inches in Shipman means that it is wetter than most places in Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Shipman with 10.2 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 96.8 rainy days annually in Shipman, which is one of the least rainy 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 13.0 inches in Shipman means that it is about average compared to other places in Virginia. February is the snowiest month in Shipman with 4.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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