Zip 24230 (Coeburn, VA) Climate

The climate in 24230 Coeburn, VA is generally temperate and mild. The summers are warm but rarely hot, where the average temperatures range between 65 and 85 degrees Fahrenheit. The winters are cold but usually not below freezing, with temperatures ranging from 35 to 55 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is fairly uniform throughout the year, with an average of about 44 inches annually. Snowfall averages 5 inches per winter and the area has relatively low humidity levels year-round.

Coeburn (zip 24230), Virginia gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Coeburn (zip 24230) averages 44 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in Coeburn (zip 24230). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Coeburn (zip 24230) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 156 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 44 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 24230 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Virginia.

8.8 Summer - 5 Winter

September, June and August are the most pleasant months in the 24230 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Coeburn, Virginia	United States
	47.4 in.	38.1 in.
	44.0 in.	27.8 in.
	155.5 days	106.2 days
	200 days	205 days
	80.2°	85.8°
	22.4°	21.7°
	7	7
	4.8	4.3
	2518 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 24230 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.2°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Virginia. In the 24230 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 24230 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 24230 zip code, there are 1.2 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 24230 zip code with an average of 22.4°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 24230 zip code, there are 105.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 24230 zip code, there are 1.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Virginia.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 24230 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.

July is the wettest month in the 24230 zip code with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.4 inches in the 24230 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 24230 zip code with 14.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.5 rainy days. There are 155.5 rainy days annually in the 24230 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Spring 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 44.0 inches in the 24230 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 24230 zip code with 12.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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