Harrisonburg Metro Area, VA Climate

The climate in the Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area is generally mild throughout the year. Summers are warm and humid with highs reaching into the upper 80s and 90s Fahrenheit, while winters are cold with temperatures often dropping to below freezing. The area receives an average of 45 inches of precipitation per year, most of which falls in the spring months as thunderstorms and showers. The area is also known for its occasional snowfall during the winter months and for brief periods of high humidity in summer months due to nearby mountains and valleys.

Harrisonburg Metro Area, Virginia gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Harrisonburg Metro Area averages 23 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Harrisonburg Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Harrisonburg Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 123 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 20
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 23 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Harrisonburg metro area is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

8.7 Summer - 5.6 Winter

September, June and August are the most pleasant months in the Harrisonburg metro area, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Harrisonburg, Virginia	United States
	39.2 in.	38.1 in.
	23.1 in.	27.8 in.
	123.0 days	106.2 days
	215 days	205 days
	85.1°	85.8°
	20.2°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.2	4.3
	1541 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 the Harrisonburg metro area with an average high temperature of 85.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In the Harrisonburg metro area, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Harrisonburg metro area are September, June and May.

In the Harrisonburg metro area, there are 14.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Virginia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Harrisonburg metro area with an average of 20.2°. This is one of the coldest places in Virginia.

In the Harrisonburg metro area, there are 127.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Virginia.

In the Harrisonburg metro area, there are 1.3 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 the Harrisonburg 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.

July is the wettest month in the Harrisonburg metro area with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.2 inches in the Harrisonburg metro area means that it is one of the driest places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the Harrisonburg metro area with 12.9 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 123.0 rainy days annually in the Harrisonburg metro area, which is rainier than most places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 23.1 inches in the Harrisonburg metro area means that it is one of the snowiest places in Virginia. February is the snowiest month in the Harrisonburg metro area with 6.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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