Zip 22939 (Fishersville, VA) Climate

22939 Fishersville, VA has a humid temperate climate with hot, humid summers and cold winters. The average summer temperature is around 80 degrees Fahrenheit, while the average winter temperature is around 35 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall occurs throughout the year, but the highest amount of rain usually falls during the spring and summer months. Snowfall in 22939 Fishersville, VA is quite rare and usually only happens once or twice per year.

Fishersville (zip 22939), Virginia gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fishersville (zip 22939) averages 21 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Fishersville (zip 22939). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fishersville (zip 22939) 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 21 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 22939 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

8.6 Summer - 5.7 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 22939 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Fishersville, Virginia	United States
	41.4 in.	38.1 in.
	20.7 in.	27.8 in.
	116.9 days	106.2 days
	215 days	205 days
	84.7°	85.8°
	22.4°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.3	4.3
	1351 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 22939 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In the 22939 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 22939 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 22939 zip code, there are 12.0 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 22939 zip code with an average of 22.4°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 22939 zip code, there are 113.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 22939 zip code, there are 0.7 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 22939 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.

September is the wettest month in the 22939 zip code with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.4 inches in the 22939 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 22939 zip code with 12.4 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 116.9 rainy days annually in the 22939 zip code, which is rainier 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 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 20.7 inches in the 22939 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Virginia. February is the snowiest month in the 22939 zip code with 6.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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