Sussex County, VA Climate

Sussex, VA County has a humid subtropical climate. Summers are hot and humid, with occasional extreme heat waves in July and August. Winters are mild to cool with occasional snowfall. The spring and autumn months are warm to mild with occasional rain showers. The county experiences an average of 56 inches of rain annually, with most rainfall concentrated in the warmer months of May through September. The area is also prone to hurricanes and tropical storms during hurricane season from June through November.

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

Sussex County averages 6 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 206 sunny days per year in Sussex County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sussex County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 98 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 28
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.9 Summer - 6.6 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in Sussex County, while January and July are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Sussex, Virginia	United States
	46.7 in.	38.1 in.
	5.9 in.	27.8 in.
	97.7 days	106.2 days
	206 days	205 days
	89.9°	85.8°
	28.2°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	4.6	4.3
	94 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 Sussex County with an average high temperature of 89.9°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Virginia. In Sussex County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Sussex County are May, September and October.

In Sussex County, there are 42.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Virginia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Sussex County with an average of 28.2°. This is warmer than most places in Virginia.

In Sussex County, there are 80.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Virginia.

In Sussex County, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Virginia.

Humidity in Sussex County can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.

August is the wettest month in Sussex County with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.7 inches in Sussex County means that it is one of the wettest places in Virginia.

July is the rainiest month in Sussex County with 9.3 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.3 rainy days. There are 97.7 rainy days annually in Sussex County, which is one of the least rainy places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 5.9 inches in Sussex County means that it is less snowy than most places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Sussex County with 2.3 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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