Zip 24077 (Cloverdale, VA) Climate

Cloverdale, VA is located in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and experiences a humid subtropical climate, with warm to hot summers and cool winters. Temperatures in the summer average around 85°F and winter temperatures average around 38°F. This area receives plentiful precipitation throughout the year, mostly in the form of rain but snow is also possible during the winter months. Humidity levels are usually high with moderate winds blowing through the area. The area is known for its changing weather patterns which can bring about rapid changes in temperatures throughout any given day.

Cloverdale (zip 24077), Virginia gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cloverdale (zip 24077) averages 15 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 Cloverdale (zip 24077). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cloverdale (zip 24077) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 121 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 15 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 24077 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Virginia.

8 Summer - 6 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 24077 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Cloverdale, Virginia	United States
	43.3 in.	38.1 in.
	15.2 in.	27.8 in.
	121.4 days	106.2 days
	214 days	205 days
	87.3°	85.8°
	25.8°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	4.7	4.3
	1195 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 24077 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Virginia. In the 24077 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 24077 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 24077 zip code, there are 28.8 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 24077 zip code with an average of 25.8°. This is warmer than most places in Virginia.

In the 24077 zip code, there are 90.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Virginia.

In the 24077 zip code, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the 24077 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 24077 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 24077 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 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 43.3 inches in the 24077 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 24077 zip code with 13.0 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 121.4 rainy days annually in the 24077 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 15.2 inches in the 24077 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Virginia. February is the snowiest month in the 24077 zip code with 5.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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