Zip 22842 (Mount Jackson, VA) Climate

22842 Mount Jackson, VA is located in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia, providing a temperate climate with hot summers and cold winters. During the summer months, temperatures are generally mild and range from the mid-60s to the mid-80s Fahrenheit. Winters can be quite cold with temperatures ranging from the mid-20s to low 40s Fahrenheit. Snowfall is common during winter months and there is ample rainfall throughout the year, making 22842 a great place for outdoor activities.

Mount Jackson (zip 22842), Virginia gets 36 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mount Jackson (zip 22842) averages 22 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 171 sunny days per year in Mount Jackson (zip 22842). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mount Jackson (zip 22842) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 36 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 22842 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 22842 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Mount Jackson, Virginia	United States
	36.3 in.	38.1 in.
	22.4 in.	27.8 in.
	113.0 days	106.2 days
	171 days	205 days
	85.1°	85.8°
	20.2°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.2	4.3
	1012 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 22842 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In the 22842 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 22842 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 22842 zip code, there are 15.4 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 22842 zip code with an average of 20.2°. This is one of the coldest places in Virginia.

In the 22842 zip code, there are 127.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Virginia.

In the 22842 zip code, there are 1.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 22842 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 22842 zip code with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 36.3 inches in the 22842 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 22842 zip code with 12.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 113.0 rainy days annually in the 22842 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 22.4 inches in the 22842 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Virginia. February is the snowiest month in the 22842 zip code with 7.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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