Winchester City County, VA Climate

Winchester city in VA County has a varied climate, with hot summers and cold winters. The average high temperature during the summer months is around 78°F, while the lows can dip down to around 53°F at night. During the winter, temperatures range from an average high of 40°F to an average low of 24°F. Rainfall is heaviest during the spring months and there tends to be more moderate weather during the fall season. Snowfall in Winchester is rare but it does occur occasionally during the winter months.

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

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

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Winchester City County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Winchester City County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 118 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 21
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.5 Summer - 5.5 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Winchester city County, while January and February 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 Winchester city County with an average high temperature of 85.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In Winchester city County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Winchester city County are September, June and May.

In Winchester city County, there are 19.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Virginia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Winchester city County with an average of 21.3°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.

In Winchester city County, there are 116.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

In Winchester city County, there are 1.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Winchester city 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.

May is the wettest month in Winchester city County with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.3 inches in Winchester city County means that it is one of the driest places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in Winchester city County with 12.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 117.5 rainy days annually in Winchester city County, which is rainier than most places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 21.9 inches in Winchester city County means that it is one of the snowiest places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Winchester city County with 7.5 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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