Bedford County, VA Climate

Bedford, VA County has a moderately humid continental climate with warm, humid summers and cold winters. Summers are typically hot and muggy, with temperatures occasionally reaching into the nineties. Winters are cold and snowy, with temperatures dropping to below freezing throughout most of the season. During the spring and fall, temperatures range from mild to cool. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, keeping Bedford lush and green in all seasons. The area receives an average of forty-four inches of rain annually as well as seventy-four inches of snow during winter months.

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

Bedford County averages 12 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 217 sunny days per year in Bedford County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bedford County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 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 25
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.3 Summer - 6 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Bedford County, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Bedford, Virginia	United States
	43.8 in.	38.1 in.
	11.6 in.	27.8 in.
	108.2 days	106.2 days
	217 days	205 days
	86.1°	85.8°
	25.2°	21.7°
	7.5	7
	4.5	4.3
	1040 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 Bedford County with an average high temperature of 86.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In Bedford County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bedford County are September, May and June.

In Bedford County, there are 21.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bedford County with an average of 25.2°. This is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

In Bedford County, there are 97.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

In Bedford County, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

The humidity is usually acceptable in Bedford 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 Bedford County.

July is the wettest month in Bedford County with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.8 inches in Bedford County means that it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in Bedford County with 11.4 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 108.2 rainy days annually in Bedford County, which is less rainy than most places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 11.6 inches in Bedford County means that it is less snowy than most places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Bedford County with 4.0 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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