Zip 22736 (Richardsville, VA) Climate

22736 Richardsville, VA enjoys a typical humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot summers. Winters in this area tend to be mild and wet, while summers are hot and humid. Temperatures average around 30°F in the winter and 85°F during the summer months. Precipitation is abundant year round, with average rainfall of 43 inches annually. Thunderstorms are common during the warmer months, especially in July and August when thunderstorms occur an average of 15 days out of the month.

Richardsville (zip 22736), Virginia gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Richardsville (zip 22736) averages 16 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Richardsville (zip 22736). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Richardsville (zip 22736) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 115 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 22736 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

7.9 Summer - 5.9 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 22736 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Richardsville, 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 22736 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Virginia. In the 22736 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 22736 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 22736 zip code, there are 25.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Virginia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 22736 zip code with an average of 23.0°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 22736 zip code, there are 101.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

In the 22736 zip code, there are 0.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 22736 zip code during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in the 22736 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 22736 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 26% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.6 inches in the 22736 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

July is the rainiest month in the 22736 zip code with 11.3 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 115.4 rainy days annually in the 22736 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 15.9 inches in the 22736 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 22736 zip code with 5.6 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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