Zip 24219 (Big Stone Gap, VA) Climate

Big Stone Gap, VA has a humid subtropical climate, characterized by hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average annual temperature is around 56°F (13°C), while the average daily high temperature in July is 82°F (27°C). The area receives around 46 inches of rain per year, with most rain falling during the spring and summer months. Snowfall is relatively uncommon in the area but still happens occasionally. In Big Stone Gap, VA, the days are typically sunny throughout the year with an average of 217 sunny days per year to enjoy!

Big Stone Gap (zip 24219), Virginia gets 53 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Big Stone Gap (zip 24219) averages 20 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in Big Stone Gap (zip 24219). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Big Stone Gap (zip 24219) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 140 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 53 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 20 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 24219 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

8.7 Summer - 5.4 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 24219 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Big Stone Gap, Virginia	United States
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	84.1°	85.8°
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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 24219 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In the 24219 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 24219 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 24219 zip code, there are 8.7 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 24219 zip code with an average of 22.2°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 24219 zip code, there are 117.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 24219 zip code, there are 1.3 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 24219 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 24219 zip code with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 52.5 inches in the 24219 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 24219 zip code with 13.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 139.7 rainy days annually in the 24219 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 20.2 inches in the 24219 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 24219 zip code with 6.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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