Zip 24239 (Davenport, VA) Climate

The climate in 24239 Davenport, VA is mild and temperate. Summers are warm with temperatures typically reaching into the upper 80s while winters are cool and mild with temperatures often dropping into the mid-30s. The area is known for its ample rainfall, averaging around 44 inches per year, and receives significant amounts of snow during winter months. Winters tend to be cloudy, and summers are usually sunny. The area experiences four distinct seasons which allow for a wide variety of outdoor activities all year round.

Davenport (zip 24239), Virginia gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Davenport (zip 24239) averages 23 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 Davenport (zip 24239). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Davenport (zip 24239) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 144 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 23 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 24239 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Virginia.

8.8 Summer - 5.3 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 24239 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 24239 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.5°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Virginia. In the 24239 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 24239 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 24239 zip code, there are 3.7 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 24239 zip code with an average of 21.7°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 24239 zip code, there are 121.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 24239 zip code, there are 0.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 24239 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 24239 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.0 inches in the 24239 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 24239 zip code with 13.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.8 rainy days. There are 143.9 rainy days annually in the 24239 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer 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 23.3 inches in the 24239 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 24239 zip code with 7.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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