Zip 24604 (Bishop, VA) Climate

24604 Bishop, VA has a humid subtropical climate characterized by mild winters and hot summers. The average temperature in the winter is around 40°F (4°C) and the average temperature in the summer is around 85°F (29°C). Precipitation levels are fairly consistent throughout the year, ranging from an average of 2.6 inches (67 mm) in December to 4.1 inches (105 mm) in June. Snowfall is also relatively rare with an average of 0.7 inches (18mm) per year. Overall, 24604 Bishop, VA enjoys temperate weather throughout the year with occasional heat waves and winter storms bringing brief periods of extreme temperatures or precipitation levels.

Bishop (zip 24604), Virginia gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bishop (zip 24604) averages 18 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 156 sunny days per year in Bishop (zip 24604). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bishop (zip 24604) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 130 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 23
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 18 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 24604 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

8.8 Summer - 5.5 Winter

September, June and August are the most pleasant months in the 24604 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Bishop, Virginia	United States
	44.0 in.	38.1 in.
	18.3 in.	27.8 in.
	129.5 days	106.2 days
	156 days	205 days
	83.7°	85.8°
	22.6°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.1	4.3
	1777 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 24604 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In the 24604 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 24604 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 24604 zip code, there are 6.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Virginia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 24604 zip code with an average of 22.6°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 24604 zip code, there are 113.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 24604 zip code, there are 1.0 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 24604 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.

July is the wettest month in the 24604 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.0 inches in the 24604 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 24604 zip code with 12.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 129.5 rainy days annually in the 24604 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 18.3 inches in the 24604 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 24604 zip code with 5.3 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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