Zip 24060 (Blacksburg, VA) Climate

24060 Blacksburg, VA is located in the Appalachian Mountains of southwestern Virginia and has a range of climates depending on the season. Summers are usually hot and humid with temperatures reaching into the 80s, while winters are often cold and snowy with temperatures dropping to below freezing. The area receives an average of 45 inches of rainfall per year, most of which falls between April and October. Spring and fall tend to be mild with cool nights, but can bring extreme weather events like Nor'easters or microbursts. The area averages about 48 inches of snowfall each year, making it a great destination for winter sports enthusiasts.

Blacksburg (zip 24060), Virginia gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Blacksburg (zip 24060) averages 24 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 Blacksburg (zip 24060). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Blacksburg (zip 24060) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 124 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 24 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 24060 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Virginia.

8.8 Summer - 5.4 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 24060 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Blacksburg, Virginia	United States
	40.1 in.	38.1 in.
	23.7 in.	27.8 in.
	123.9 days	106.2 days
	214 days	205 days
	82.9°	85.8°
	21.7°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	4.8	4.3
	2073 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 24060 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.9°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Virginia. In the 24060 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 24060 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 24060 zip code, there are 6.9 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 24060 zip code with an average of 21.7°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 24060 zip code, there are 122.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 24060 zip code, there are 0.6 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 24060 zip code 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 24060 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.1 inches in the 24060 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 24060 zip code with 12.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 123.9 rainy days annually in the 24060 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 23.7 inches in the 24060 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 24060 zip code with 7.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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