Zip 24541 (Danville, VA) Climate

Danville, VA has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average summer temperature is around 82°F (28°C) while the winter averages around 45°F (7°C). Rainfall is abundant throughout the year with an annual average of 47 inches (119 cm). Snowfall is also common in the winter months with an average of 6 inches (15 cm) annually. Humidity levels remain high throughout the year due to its proximity to numerous bodies of water, such as Lake Gaston and Kerr Lake.

Danville (zip 24541), Virginia gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Danville (zip 24541) averages 5 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Danville (zip 24541). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Danville (zip 24541) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 24541 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Virginia.

7.5 Summer - 6.2 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 24541 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Danville, Virginia	United States
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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 24541 zip code with an average high temperature of 88.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Virginia. In the 24541 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 24541 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 24541 zip code, there are 31.9 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 24541 zip code with an average of 26.5°. This is warmer than most places in Virginia.

In the 24541 zip code, there are 93.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Virginia.

In the 24541 zip code, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Virginia.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 24541 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 24541 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 24541 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.8 inches in the 24541 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 24541 zip code with 11.3 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 116.7 rainy days annually in the 24541 zip code, which is about average compared to other 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 5.3 inches in the 24541 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 24541 zip code with 2.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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