Zip 24277 (Pennington Gap, VA) Climate

24277 Pennington Gap, VA has a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers and cool winters. Average temperatures in the summer months range from the mid to upper 70s Fahrenheit, while high temperature on the hottest days can reach over 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters are mild, with average temperatures in the mid-to-upper 40s Fahrenheit. Annual precipitation is around 41 inches and generally arrives as moderate rain showers throughout the year with not much snowfall.

Pennington Gap (zip 24277), Virginia gets 52 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pennington Gap (zip 24277) averages 17 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 196 sunny days per year in Pennington Gap (zip 24277). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pennington Gap (zip 24277) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 132 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 23
Rain: averages 52 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 24277 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Virginia.

8.5 Summer - 5.6 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 24277 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Pennington Gap, 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 24277 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In the 24277 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 24277 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 24277 zip code, there are 11.4 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 24277 zip code with an average of 23.3°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 24277 zip code, there are 107.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 24277 zip code, there are 1.1 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 24277 zip code but some summer months can be unpleasant. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months in the 24277 zip code are July, August and June.

May is the wettest month in the 24277 zip code with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 52.1 inches in the 24277 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 24277 zip code with 12.9 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 132.2 rainy days annually in the 24277 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 16.6 inches in the 24277 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 24277 zip code with 5.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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