Zip 24065 (Boones Mill, VA) Climate

Boones Mill, VA has a humid subtropical climate. The summers in Boones Mill are hot and humid with frequent thunderstorms, while the winters are mild to cool with occasional snowfall. Average temperatures range from the low-30s in winter to the mid-80s in summer. This area of Virginia tends to be wetter than other areas, with around 45 inches of precipitation every year.

Boones Mill (zip 24065), Virginia gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Boones Mill (zip 24065) averages 17 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in Boones Mill (zip 24065). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Boones Mill (zip 24065) 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 24065 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Virginia.

8.2 Summer - 6 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 24065 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Boones Mill, 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 24065 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.7°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Virginia. In the 24065 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 24065 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 24065 zip code, there are 24.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 24065 zip code with an average of 25.7°. This is warmer than most places in Virginia.

In the 24065 zip code, there are 95.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

In the 24065 zip code, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Virginia.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the 24065 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 24065 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 24065 zip code with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.6 inches in the 24065 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 24065 zip code with 12.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.8 rainy days. There are 118.1 rainy days annually in the 24065 zip code, which is rainier than most 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 16.8 inches in the 24065 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Virginia. February is the snowiest month in the 24065 zip code with 5.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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