Zip 24607 (Breaks, VA) Climate

Breaks, VA (zip code 24607) has a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers and mild winters. Summer temperatures average around 80°F while winter temperatures hover around 40°F. Precipitation during the summer months can be heavy but snowfall is rare. The area experiences both spring and fall seasons with pleasant temperatures and moderate rainfall. Breaks is generally sunny during the year, with more than 200 days of sunshine on average each year.

Breaks (zip 24607), Virginia gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Breaks (zip 24607) averages 28 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 192 sunny days per year in Breaks (zip 24607). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Breaks (zip 24607) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 137 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 28 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 24607 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Virginia.

8.9 Summer - 5.3 Winter

September, June and August are the most pleasant months in the 24607 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 24607 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.2°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Virginia. In the 24607 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 24607 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 24607 zip code, there are 4.1 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 24607 zip code with an average of 21.9°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 24607 zip code, there are 120.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 24607 zip code, there are 0.8 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 24607 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 24607 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.5 inches in the 24607 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 24607 zip code with 13.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 137.0 rainy days annually in the 24607 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 27.9 inches in the 24607 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 24607 zip code with 9.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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