Winchester Metro Area, VA Climate

The climate in Winchester, VA Metro Area is generally mild and pleasant, with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid, with occasional thunderstorms. Springtime brings warmer temperatures and blooming flowers, while autumn is cool and crisp with vibrant foliage. Winters tend to be cold but rarely extreme, with snowfall that averages around 22 inches a year. Temperatures range from the mid-20s in January to the upper 80s in July.

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

Winchester Metro Area averages 26 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in Winchester Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Winchester Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 26 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.7 Summer - 5.5 Winter

September, June and August are the most pleasant months in the Winchester 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 Winchester metro area with an average high temperature of 85.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In the Winchester 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 Winchester metro area are September, June and May.

In the Winchester metro area, there are 20.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Winchester metro area with an average of 20.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Virginia.

In the Winchester metro area, there are 123.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the Winchester metro area, 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 the Winchester 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 Winchester metro area with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.8 inches in the Winchester metro area means that it is one of the driest places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the Winchester metro area with 12.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 116.5 rainy days annually in the Winchester metro area, which is about average compared to other 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 25.6 inches in the Winchester metro area means that it is one of the snowiest places in Virginia. February is the snowiest month in the Winchester metro area with 8.0 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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