Climate in Tazewell County, Virginia

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

Tazewell County averages 22 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 171 sunny days per year in Tazewell County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Tazewell County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 136 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Tazewell County is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Virginia.

July is the hottest month for Tazewell County with an average high temperature of 82.2°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Virginia. In Tazewell County, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Tazewell County are June, September and August.

In Tazewell County, there are 4.0 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 Tazewell County with an average of 22.0°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.

In Tazewell County, there are 119.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

In Tazewell County, there are 1.4 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 Tazewell 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. The most humid months are July, August and June.

July is the wettest month in Tazewell County with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.3 inches in Tazewell County means that it is drier than most places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in Tazewell County with 13.4 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 136.2 rainy days annually in Tazewell 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 21.9 inches in Tazewell County means that it is one of the snowiest places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Tazewell County with 6.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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