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United States / Virginia / Big Stone Gap Metro Area / Wise County / Wise / Zip Codes
Wise, VA has a humid subtropical climate, characterized by hot and humid summers and cool to cold winters. The summer months are typically warm with temperatures in the 80s and 90s while winter temperatures average between the 20s and 40s. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, averaging around 45 inches annually. Snowfall is also common in Wise during the winter months, with average snowfall reaching an estimated 10-13 inches each season.

Wise, Virginia gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Wise averages 43 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 196 sunny days per year in Wise. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wise gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 155 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 43 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Wise is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Virginia.

8.8 Summer - 5 Winter
September, June and August are the most pleasant months in Wise, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWise, VirginiaUnited States
  47.4 in.38.1 in.
  43.2 in.27.8 in.
  155.0 days106.2 days
  196 days205 days
  80.3°85.8°
  22.4°21.7°
  7.17
  4.84.3
  2451 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 Wise with an average high temperature of 80.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Virginia. In Wise, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Wise are June, August and July.
In Wise, there are 1.2 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 Wise with an average of 22.4°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.
In Wise, there are 106.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.
In Wise, there are 1.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Virginia.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Wise 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 Wise with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.4 inches in Wise means that it is one of the wettest places in Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Wise with 14.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.5 rainy days. There are 155.0 rainy days annually in Wise, which is one of the rainiest places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Spring 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 43.2 inches in Wise means that it is one of the snowiest places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Wise with 12.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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