Zip 24281 (Rose Hill, VA) Climate

24281 Rose Hill, VA has a temperate climate with warm summers and mild winters. The area experiences low humidity year-round, which helps to keep temperatures comfortable in the summer months. During the winter, temperatures range from the low thirties down to the twenties at night. Annual precipitation in 24281 Rose Hill is slightly above average for Virginia, but there are still plenty of days that provide sunshine and clear skies.

Rose Hill (zip 24281), Virginia gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Rose Hill (zip 24281) averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 184 sunny days per year in Rose Hill (zip 24281). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rose Hill (zip 24281) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 127 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 24281 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Virginia.

8.4 Summer - 5.7 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 24281 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Rose Hill, Virginia	United States
	50.1 in.	38.1 in.
	11.1 in.	27.8 in.
	126.7 days	106.2 days
	184 days	205 days
	85.6°	85.8°
	23.3°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	4.8	4.3
	1523 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 24281 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In the 24281 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 24281 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 24281 zip code, there are 14.7 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 24281 zip code with an average of 23.3°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 24281 zip code, there are 112.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 24281 zip code, there are 1.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Virginia.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the 24281 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. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in the 24281 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 24281 zip code with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.1 inches in the 24281 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 24281 zip code with 11.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 126.7 rainy days annually in the 24281 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 11.1 inches in the 24281 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 24281 zip code with 3.9 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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