Zip 24085 (Eagle Rock, VA) Climate

The climate in 24085 Eagle Rock, VA is generally mild and humid with warm summers and cool winters. The average temperature for the area hovers around 50°F throughout the year, with summertime highs reaching up to 85°F and winter lows dropping to around 30°F. The area receives an average of 45 inches of rain each year, evenly distributed throughout the seasons, and experiences minimal snowfall of only three inches annually. Humidity levels remain fairly high throughout the year due to its location near many bodies of water.

Eagle Rock (zip 24085), Virginia gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Eagle Rock (zip 24085) averages 12 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 Eagle Rock (zip 24085). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Eagle Rock (zip 24085) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 104 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 23
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 24085 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Virginia.

8.1 Summer - 6 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 24085 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Eagle Rock, Virginia	United States
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	87.8°	85.8°
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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 24085 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Virginia. In the 24085 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 24085 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 24085 zip code, there are 30.7 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 24085 zip code with an average of 23.4°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 24085 zip code, there are 111.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 24085 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 acceptable in the 24085 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 24085 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 24085 zip code with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 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 38.4 inches in the 24085 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 24085 zip code with 11.1 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 103.9 rainy days annually in the 24085 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 11.9 inches in the 24085 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Virginia. December is the snowiest month in the 24085 zip code with 3.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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