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United States / Virginia / No Metro Area / Page County / Stanley / Zip Codes
Stanley, VA is located in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley and features a warm temperate climate. The winters are typically mild with some snowfall and the summers can be quite hot and humid. Average temperatures range from lows in the upper 20s during winter to highs in the upper 80s during summer months. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year with most months having at least 4 inches or more of rainfall. Stanley, VA has four distinct seasons that bring a variety of weather, making it an enjoyable place for outdoor activities all year round.

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

Stanley averages 19 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 187 sunny days per year in Stanley. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Stanley gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 121 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 21
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 19 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.8 Summer - 5.7 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Stanley, 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 Stanley with an average high temperature of 85.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In Stanley, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Stanley are September, May and June.
In Stanley, there are 19.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Stanley with an average of 20.9°. This is one of the coldest places in Virginia.
In Stanley, there are 120.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.
In Stanley, there are 1.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Virginia.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Stanley 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.
September is the wettest month in Stanley with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.4 inches in Stanley means that it is one of the driest places in Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Stanley with 12.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 120.7 rainy days annually in Stanley, which is rainier than most places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 19.2 inches in Stanley means that it is snowier than most places in Virginia. February is the snowiest month in Stanley with 5.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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