Zip 22644 (Maurertown, VA) Climate

22644 Maurertown, VA has a temperate climate with moderate humidity and temperatures ranging from hot summers to cold winters. Summers are usually humid with temperatures reaching the high 80s, while winters tend to be mild with lows in the upper 20s. Rainfall is common throughout the year, but snowfall is limited. The area is known for its four distinct seasons, making it an ideal place for outdoor activities year-round.

Maurertown (zip 22644), Virginia gets 37 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Maurertown (zip 22644) averages 23 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 193 sunny days per year in Maurertown (zip 22644). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Maurertown (zip 22644) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 112 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 20
Rain: averages 37 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 23 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 22644 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

8.9 Summer - 5.6 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 22644 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Maurertown, 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 22644 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In the 22644 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 22644 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 22644 zip code, there are 16.7 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 22644 zip code with an average of 20.1°. This is one of the coldest places in Virginia.

In the 22644 zip code, there are 127.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Virginia.

In the 22644 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 22644 zip code but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.

May is the wettest month in the 22644 zip code with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.5 inches in the 22644 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 22644 zip code with 12.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.5 rainy days. There are 112.4 rainy days annually in the 22644 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 22.8 inches in the 22644 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Virginia. February is the snowiest month in the 22644 zip code with 7.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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