Zip 23921 (Buckingham, VA) Climate

23921 Buckingham, VA has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers. Winters are usually mild and wet, with cold nights and occasional snow falls. Average temperatures range from the mid-50s in the winter to the mid-80s in the summer, while average precipitation is about 4 inches per month and annual snowfall levels are around 10 inches. Humidity is relatively high throughout the year, averaging around 80%. The area can also experience thunderstorms throughout the year due to its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean.

Buckingham (zip 23921), Virginia gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Buckingham (zip 23921) averages 13 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 219 sunny days per year in Buckingham (zip 23921). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Buckingham (zip 23921) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 103 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 24
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 23921 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Virginia.

8 Summer - 6.1 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 23921 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Buckingham, Virginia	United States
	43.9 in.	38.1 in.
	13.0 in.	27.8 in.
	103.0 days	106.2 days
	219 days	205 days
	87.4°	85.8°
	23.7°	21.7°
	7.5	7
	4.5	4.3
	530 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 23921 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Virginia. In the 23921 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 23921 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 23921 zip code, there are 28.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Virginia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 23921 zip code with an average of 23.7°. This is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

In the 23921 zip code, there are 111.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 23921 zip code, there are 0.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 23921 zip code during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in the 23921 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 23921 zip code with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 26% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.9 inches in the 23921 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 23921 zip code with 10.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 103.0 rainy days annually in the 23921 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 13.0 inches in the 23921 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Virginia. February is the snowiest month in the 23921 zip code with 4.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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