Zip 23015 (Beaverdam, VA) Climate


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United States / Virginia / Richmond Metro Area / Hanover County / No City / Beaverdam (zip 23015)
23015 Beaverdam, VA is located in the Northern Virginia region and has warm summers and cold winters. Temperatures during the summer months average in the mid-80s while the winter months average in the high 30s. On average, July is the hottest month of the year with an average high temperature of 87°F while January is usually the coldest month with an average low temperature of 25°F. The area receives an annual precipitation of about 45 inches and experiences an average of 219 sunny days each year.

Beaverdam (zip 23015), Virginia gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Beaverdam (zip 23015) averages 14 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 206 sunny days per year in Beaverdam (zip 23015). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Beaverdam (zip 23015) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 14 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 23015 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Virginia.

7.6 Summer - 6.2 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 23015 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBeaverdam, VirginiaUnited States
  43.8 in.38.1 in.
  13.8 in.27.8 in.
  104.6 days106.2 days
  206 days205 days
  88.1°85.8°
  26.6°21.7°
  7.57
  34.3
  200 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 23015 zip code with an average high temperature of 88.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Virginia. In the 23015 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 23015 zip code are May, September and June.
In the 23015 zip code, there are 32.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 23015 zip code with an average of 26.6°. This is warmer than most places in Virginia.
In the 23015 zip code, there are 86.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Virginia.
In the 23015 zip code, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 23015 zip code during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in the 23015 zip code.
July is the wettest month in the 23015 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.8 inches in the 23015 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in the 23015 zip code with 10.1 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.0 rainy days. There are 104.6 rainy days annually in the 23015 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 13.8 inches in the 23015 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 23015 zip code with 5.0 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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