Zip 20135 (Bluemont, VA) Climate

In 20135 Bluemont, VA the climate is typically warm and humid with mild winters and hot, often rainy summers. Temperatures in the summer range from highs of 85 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit and lows of 50 to 65 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters tend to be fairly mild, with temperatures in the high 30s to low 40s during the day and low 20s to low 30s at night. The average annual precipitation is around 41 inches. Bluemont experiences all four seasons throughout the year, with the fall and spring months usually bringing a mix of sunny days and rain showers.

Bluemont (zip 20135), Virginia gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bluemont (zip 20135) averages 21 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Bluemont (zip 20135). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bluemont (zip 20135) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 115 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 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 21 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 20135 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

8.7 Summer - 5.6 Winter

September, June and August are the most pleasant months in the 20135 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Bluemont, 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 20135 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In the 20135 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 20135 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 20135 zip code, there are 19.9 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 20135 zip code with an average of 22.0°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 20135 zip code, there are 109.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 20135 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 20135 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.

September is the wettest month in the 20135 zip code with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.8 inches in the 20135 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 20135 zip code with 12.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 114.6 rainy days annually in the 20135 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 21.4 inches in the 20135 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Virginia. February is the snowiest month in the 20135 zip code with 8.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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