Big Stone Gap Metro Area, VA Climate

The climate of Big Stone Gap, VA Metro Area is a humid subtropical climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures typically ranging from the mid to upper 80s. Winters are mild but cold, with temperatures reaching as low as 30 degrees at night. Spring and fall are pleasant, with average temperatures in the 50s and 60s. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, especially during the summer months when thunderstorms can be frequent. The area also experiences an occasional snowfall, though rarely more than a few inches at a time. Overall, Big Stone Gap is an ideal place to experience all four seasons in Virginia's beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains.

Big Stone Gap Metro Area, Virginia gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Big Stone Gap Metro Area averages 29 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 199 sunny days per year in Big Stone Gap Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Big Stone Gap Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 143 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 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 29 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Big Stone Gap metro area is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Virginia.

8.8 Summer - 5.3 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the Big Stone Gap metro area, 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 the Big Stone Gap metro area with an average high temperature of 82.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Virginia. In the Big Stone Gap metro area, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Big Stone Gap metro area are June, September and August.

In the Big Stone Gap metro area, there are 3.9 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 the Big Stone Gap metro area with an average of 21.8°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the Big Stone Gap metro area, there are 117.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the Big Stone Gap metro area, there are 1.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the Big Stone Gap metro area 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 the Big Stone Gap metro area with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.2 inches in the Big Stone Gap metro area means that it is one of the wettest places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the Big Stone Gap metro area with 14.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 143.1 rainy days annually in the Big Stone Gap metro area, 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 29.2 inches in the Big Stone Gap metro area means that it is one of the snowiest places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the Big Stone Gap metro area with 9.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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