Zip 24472 (Raphine, VA) Climate

24472 Raphine, VA has a humid subtropical climate, characterized by hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in July is 87°F (30.6°C) and the average low in January is 28°F (-2.2°C). The area receives an average of 45 inches (114 cm) of rain per year, with most of that occurring during the summer months when thunderstorms are common. Snowfall is light, averaging around 5 inches (13 cm) annually.

Raphine (zip 24472), Virginia gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Raphine (zip 24472) averages 21 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 219 sunny days per year in Raphine (zip 24472). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Raphine (zip 24472) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 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 22
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 21 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 24472 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Virginia.

8.8 Summer - 5.7 Winter

September, June and August are the most pleasant months in the 24472 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 24472 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In the 24472 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 24472 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 24472 zip code, there are 15.2 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 24472 zip code with an average of 22.0°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 24472 zip code, there are 122.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 24472 zip code, there are 0.9 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 24472 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.

July is the wettest month in the 24472 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.4 inches in the 24472 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 24472 zip code with 11.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 107.7 rainy days annually in the 24472 zip code, which is less rainy 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 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 21.4 inches in the 24472 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Virginia. February is the snowiest month in the 24472 zip code with 6.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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Matthew · Raphine, VA

Just a great place to live,

Over 5 years ago

After retirement we wanted to move to somewhere quite, away from city noise and congestion, but not quite off the grid. Raphine fills all those requirements and more. More