Zip 24426 (Covington, VA) Climate

24426 Covington, VA has a humid subtropical climate, characterized by hot summers and moderate winters. The average temperature in the summer months is around 80°F and during the winter months it is usually around 40°F. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year with an annual precipitation average of 43 inches. Snowfall occurs fairly often during the winter, with an average of 5 inches of snow per year recorded in 24426 Covington, VA.

Covington (zip 24426), Virginia gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Covington (zip 24426) averages 14 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 Covington (zip 24426). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Covington (zip 24426) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 14 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 24426 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Virginia.

8.8 Summer - 5.7 Winter

September, June and August are the most pleasant months in the 24426 zip code, while January and December 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 24426 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In the 24426 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 24426 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 24426 zip code, there are 13.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Virginia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 24426 zip code with an average of 22.0°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 24426 zip code, there are 123.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 24426 zip code, there are 1.4 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 24426 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 24426 zip code with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.4 inches in the 24426 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 24426 zip code with 11.9 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 109.0 rainy days annually in the 24426 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 13.6 inches in the 24426 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 24426 zip code with 4.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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