Botetourt County, VA Climate

Botetourt County, VA is a lovely place to live with warm summers and mild winters. The average summer high temperature is around 86°F and the average winter low temperature is around 21°F. There is plenty of sunshine throughout the year with an average of 203 sunny days annually. Rainfall averages 40 inches per year, most of which falls during the spring months. Snowfall is generally light with an annual average of 5 inches. Botetourt County offers a temperate climate that makes it enjoyable for outdoor activities year-round.

Botetourt County, Virginia gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Botetourt County averages 14 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in Botetourt County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Botetourt County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 115 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 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 14 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.1 Summer - 6 Winter

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

Climate	Botetourt, Virginia	United States
	41.6 in.	38.1 in.
	13.9 in.	27.8 in.
	114.6 days	106.2 days
	214 days	205 days
	87.3°	85.8°
	25.3°	21.7°
	7.5	7
	4.7	4.3
	1487 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 Botetourt County with an average high temperature of 87.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Virginia. In Botetourt County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Botetourt County are May, September and June.

In Botetourt County, there are 28.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Virginia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Botetourt County with an average of 25.3°. This is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

In Botetourt County, there are 95.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

In Botetourt County, 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 is usually acceptable in Botetourt 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 Botetourt County.

July is the wettest month in Botetourt County with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.6 inches in Botetourt County means that it is drier than most places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in Botetourt County with 12.3 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 114.6 rainy days annually in Botetourt County, which is about average compared to other 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 13.9 inches in Botetourt County means that it is about average compared to other places in Virginia. February is the snowiest month in Botetourt County with 4.3 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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