Zip 24121 (Moneta, VA) Climate

24121 Moneta, VA has a temperate climate with hot summers and cool winters. The area experiences four distinct seasons, with temperatures ranging from the mid-40s to the mid-80s during the year. Summers tend to be humid and warm, with high temperatures in the 80s for much of July and August. Winters are generally cold, but temperatures rarely drop below freezing. Rainfall is spread evenly throughout the year, typically amounting to around 3.5 inches each month.

Moneta (zip 24121), Virginia gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Moneta (zip 24121) averages 10 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in Moneta (zip 24121). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Moneta (zip 24121) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 107 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 26
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 10 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 24121 zip code is 7.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Virginia.

8.3 Summer - 6.1 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 24121 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Moneta, 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 24121 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Virginia. In the 24121 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 24121 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 24121 zip code, there are 20.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 24121 zip code with an average of 26.1°. This is warmer than most places in Virginia.

In the 24121 zip code, there are 88.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Virginia.

In the 24121 zip code, there are 0.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the 24121 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 24121 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 24121 zip code with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.9 inches in the 24121 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 24121 zip code with 11.2 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.0 rainy days. There are 107.3 rainy days annually in the 24121 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 9.9 inches in the 24121 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 24121 zip code with 3.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.