Zip 22843 (Mount Solon, VA) Climate

Mount Solon, VA has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Winters are cold and snowy with temperatures averaging from 33-48°F, while summers are warm and humid with average temps ranging from 68-88°F. Spring and fall offer milder temperatures in the 50s and 60s, accompanied by plenty of rainfall. During all four seasons, you can expect to experience beautiful sunrises and sunsets as well as stunning views of rolling hills and lush greenery.

Mount Solon (zip 22843), Virginia gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mount Solon (zip 22843) averages 21 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 170 sunny days per year in Mount Solon (zip 22843). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mount Solon (zip 22843) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 119 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 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 21 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 22843 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

9 Summer - 5.5 Winter

August, June and September are the most pleasant months in the 22843 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Mount Solon, Virginia	United States
	41.0 in.	38.1 in.
	20.7 in.	27.8 in.
	119.1 days	106.2 days
	170 days	205 days
	84.8°	85.8°
	20.3°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.3	4.3
	1437 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 22843 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In the 22843 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 22843 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 22843 zip code, there are 13.3 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 22843 zip code with an average of 20.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Virginia.

In the 22843 zip code, there are 131.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Virginia.

In the 22843 zip code, there are 1.5 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 22843 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.

July is the wettest month in the 22843 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.0 inches in the 22843 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 22843 zip code with 12.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 119.1 rainy days annually in the 22843 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 20.7 inches in the 22843 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Virginia. February is the snowiest month in the 22843 zip code with 6.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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