Zip 24613 (Falls Mills, VA) Climate

The climate in 24613 Falls Mills, VA is temperate and mild. Summers are usually warm with temperatures ranging from the upper 70s to mid 80s, while winters are generally cool with temperatures rarely dipping below freezing. Spring and autumn can be quite pleasant with temperatures in the range of the low-to-mid 50s to mid 70s. There is plenty of scenic beauty during all four seasons, as well as plenty of outdoor activities for visitors and locals alike.

Falls Mills (zip 24613), Virginia gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Falls Mills (zip 24613) averages 30 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 180 sunny days per year in Falls Mills (zip 24613). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Falls Mills (zip 24613) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 146 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 30 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 24613 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Virginia.

8.9 Summer - 5.2 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 24613 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Falls Mills, Virginia	United States
	39.8 in.	38.1 in.
	29.8 in.	27.8 in.
	146.3 days	106.2 days
	180 days	205 days
	80.7°	85.8°
	22.3°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	4	4.3
	2511 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 24613 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Virginia. In the 24613 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 24613 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 24613 zip code, there are 2.2 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 24613 zip code with an average of 22.3°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 24613 zip code, there are 114.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 24613 zip code, there are 1.7 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 24613 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 24613 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.8 inches in the 24613 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 24613 zip code with 14.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 9.3 rainy days. There are 146.3 rainy days annually in the 24613 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 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 29.8 inches in the 24613 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 24613 zip code with 10.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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