Zip 24517 (Altavista, VA) Climate

24517 Altavista, VA has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and cool winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 78°F, while winter temperatures fall to an average of 36°F. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with most of it coming from thunderstorms during the warmer months. Snowfall is generally light during the winter, although there can be occasional heavy snowfalls due to lake-effect snow. Winters are usually milder than those of nearby cities due to its southerly position within Virginia. Altavista experiences all four seasons, with spring bringing warm temperatures and blooming flowers and autumn featuring comfortable weather and vibrant foliage colors.

Altavista (zip 24517), Virginia gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Altavista (zip 24517) averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 219 sunny days per year in Altavista (zip 24517). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Altavista (zip 24517) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 104 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 22
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 24517 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Virginia.

8.4 Summer - 5.9 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 24517 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Altavista, Virginia	United States
	43.1 in.	38.1 in.
	10.5 in.	27.8 in.
	103.5 days	106.2 days
	219 days	205 days
	84.9°	85.8°
	22.0°	21.7°
	7.5	7
	4.9	4.3
	597 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 24517 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In the 24517 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 24517 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 24517 zip code, there are 16.9 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 24517 zip code with an average of 22.0°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 24517 zip code, there are 128.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Virginia.

In the 24517 zip code, there are 0.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the 24517 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. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in the 24517 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 24517 zip code with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.1 inches in the 24517 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 24517 zip code with 10.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 103.5 rainy days annually in the 24517 zip code, which is one of the least rainy 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 10.5 inches in the 24517 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 24517 zip code with 3.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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