Zip 20164 (Sterling, VA) Climate

Sterling, VA has a humid subtropical climate with relatively mild winters and hot summers. The average high temperature in the summer months is in the mid-80s while the average lows in the winter months are usually in the mid-30s. In terms of precipitation, Sterling sees an average of about 41 inches per year with most of it falling in the spring and summer months. The area is also prone to thunderstorms and heavy rain throughout the year, which can cause localized flooding.

Sterling (zip 20164), Virginia gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sterling (zip 20164) averages 22 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 Sterling (zip 20164). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sterling (zip 20164) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 116 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 24
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 20164 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

8.3 Summer - 5.7 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 20164 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Sterling, Virginia	United States
	42.0 in.	38.1 in.
	21.5 in.	27.8 in.
	116.2 days	106.2 days
	197 days	205 days
	85.8°	85.8°
	23.5°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4	4.3
	302 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 20164 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In the 20164 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 20164 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 20164 zip code, there are 19.2 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 20164 zip code with an average of 23.5°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 20164 zip code, there are 104.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 20164 zip code, there are 0.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the 20164 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 20164 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 20164 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.0 inches in the 20164 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 20164 zip code with 11.9 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 116.2 rainy days annually in the 20164 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 21.5 inches in the 20164 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Virginia. February is the snowiest month in the 20164 zip code with 7.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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