Zip 24622 (Jewell Ridge, VA) Climate

24622 Jewell Ridge, VA has a temperate, humid climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 75 degrees Fahrenheit (24 degrees Celsius) while the average temperature in the winter is around 33 degrees Fahrenheit (1 degree Celsius). In the summer months, it can be quite humid due to its location close to many bodies of water. Rainfall is fairly consistent throughout the year with snowfall in the winter months.

Jewell Ridge (zip 24622), Virginia gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Jewell Ridge (zip 24622) averages 14 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 167 sunny days per year in Jewell Ridge (zip 24622). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Jewell Ridge (zip 24622) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 128 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 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 14 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 24622 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Virginia.

9 Summer - 5.6 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 24622 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Jewell Ridge, Virginia	United States
	43.3 in.	38.1 in.
	14.1 in.	27.8 in.
	128.0 days	106.2 days
	167 days	205 days
	83.2°	85.8°
	22.3°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	4	4.3
	1907 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 24622 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.2°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Virginia. In the 24622 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 24622 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 24622 zip code, there are 4.7 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 24622 zip code with an average of 22.3°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 24622 zip code, there are 115.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 24622 zip code, there are 1.2 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 24622 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 24622 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.5 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 43.3 inches in the 24622 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 24622 zip code with 12.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 128.0 rainy days annually in the 24622 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 14.1 inches in the 24622 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 24622 zip code with 4.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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