Zip 24569 (Long Island, VA) Climate

24569 Long Island, VA has a subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average summer temperature is around 85°F, while winters are typically mild with temperatures averaging about 45°F. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, but the most precipitation occurs in August and September when tropical storms can be common. The area also experiences occasional snowfall during the winter months.

Long Island (zip 24569), Virginia gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Long Island (zip 24569) averages 9 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 219 sunny days per year in Long Island (zip 24569). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Long Island (zip 24569) 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 9 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 24569 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Virginia.

8.3 Summer - 5.9 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 24569 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Long Island, Virginia	United States
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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 24569 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In the 24569 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 24569 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 24569 zip code, there are 17.0 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 24569 zip code with an average of 21.8°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 24569 zip code, there are 129.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Virginia.

In the 24569 zip code, there are 0.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 24569 zip code during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in the 24569 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 24569 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.2 inches in the 24569 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 24569 zip code with 10.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 104.1 rainy days annually in the 24569 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 9.4 inches in the 24569 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 24569 zip code with 3.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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