Lee County, VA Climate

Lee, VA County has a humid subtropical climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid with daytime temperatures in the mid to high 80s and nighttime temperatures in the mid 60s. Winters are generally mild with temperatures ranging from the low 20s to the high 40s, although occasional cold snaps can bring temperatures into single digits. Spring brings warm days and cool nights and autumn offers pleasant days and crisp, cool nights. Rainfall is plentiful year-round with an average annual precipitation of around 54 inches.

Lee County, Virginia gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lee County averages 16 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 195 sunny days per year in Lee County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lee County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 130 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.4 Summer - 5.7 Winter

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

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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 Lee County with an average high temperature of 85.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In Lee County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lee County are September, May and June.

In Lee County, there are 12.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Virginia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lee County with an average of 23.3°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.

In Lee County, there are 109.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

In Lee County, there are 1.2 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 Lee County but some summer months can be unpleasant. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months in Lee County are July, August and June.

May is the wettest month in Lee County with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.8 inches in Lee County means that it is one of the wettest places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in Lee County with 12.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 129.6 rainy days annually in Lee County, which is one of the rainiest places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer 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 15.5 inches in Lee County means that it is about average compared to other places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Lee County with 5.1 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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