Zip 22810 (Basye, VA) Climate

22810 Basye, VA has an average yearly temperature of roughly 50 degrees Fahrenheit. The summers are generally warm and humid, with temperatures reaching up to the mid 80s on average throughout the summer months. Winters in Basye tend to be cold and wet, with temperatures on average below freezing from December through March. With a relatively mild climate and only modest amounts of precipitation year round, conditions tend to be quite pleasant for outdoor activities throughout much of the year.

Basye (zip 22810), Virginia gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Basye (zip 22810) averages 27 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 159 sunny days per year in Basye (zip 22810). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Basye (zip 22810) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 118 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 19
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 27 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 22810 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

8.9 Summer - 5.5 Winter

August, June and September are the most pleasant months in the 22810 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Basye, Virginia	United States
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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 22810 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In the 22810 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 22810 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 22810 zip code, there are 13.7 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 22810 zip code with an average of 18.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Virginia.

In the 22810 zip code, there are 136.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Virginia.

In the 22810 zip code, there are 2.0 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 22810 zip code but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.

May is the wettest month in the 22810 zip code with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.2 inches in the 22810 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 22810 zip code with 12.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 118.0 rainy days annually in the 22810 zip code, 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 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 26.6 inches in the 22810 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 22810 zip code with 6.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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