Zip 24270 (Mendota, VA) Climate

The climate in 24270 Mendota, VA is humid and subtropical, with hot summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in summer reaches around 84 degrees Fahrenheit, while the lows dip to 64 degrees Fahrenheit. During the winter months, temperatures usually range between 42 and 57 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is plentiful throughout the year with an average of 44 inches per year, mainly from thunderstorms during summer months. Winters are relatively dry with occasional snowfall. Humidity levels remain fairly constant throughout the year with an average of 85%.

Mendota (zip 24270), Virginia gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mendota (zip 24270) averages 12 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in Mendota (zip 24270). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mendota (zip 24270) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 135 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 24270 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Virginia.

8.3 Summer - 5.7 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 24270 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Mendota, Virginia	United States
	43.1 in.	38.1 in.
	11.6 in.	27.8 in.
	134.5 days	106.2 days
	200 days	205 days
	85.8°	85.8°
	24.7°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	4.7	4.3
	1535 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 24270 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In the 24270 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 24270 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 24270 zip code, there are 15.6 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 24270 zip code with an average of 24.7°. This is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

In the 24270 zip code, there are 99.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

In the 24270 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 acceptable in the 24270 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. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in the 24270 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 24270 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.1 inches in the 24270 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 24270 zip code with 12.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 134.5 rainy days annually in the 24270 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 11.6 inches in the 24270 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 24270 zip code with 4.3 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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