Zip 24171 (Stuart, VA) Climate

Stuart, VA is located in the Mountains region of Virginia and has a temperate climate. Summers are generally warm and humid with temperatures in the low to mid 80s Fahrenheit (27-30°C). Winters can be cold at times with temperatures dipping into the 20s (-6-7°C) during the night time hours. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, with spring being a particularly wet season. Snowfall is very rare but does occur occasionally in winter months. The area experiences four distinct seasons and has an overall pleasant climate that many people enjoy living in.

Stuart (zip 24171), Virginia gets 53 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Stuart (zip 24171) averages 7 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Stuart (zip 24171). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Stuart (zip 24171) 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 53 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 7 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 24171 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Virginia.

8.6 Summer - 5.9 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 24171 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Stuart, Virginia	United States
	52.6 in.	38.1 in.
	6.9 in.	27.8 in.
	115.4 days	106.2 days
	216 days	205 days
	83.7°	85.8°
	23.7°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	4.7	4.3
	2252 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 24171 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In the 24171 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 24171 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 24171 zip code, there are 10.7 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 24171 zip code with an average of 23.7°. This is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

In the 24171 zip code, there are 109.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 24171 zip code, there are 0.7 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 24171 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 24171 zip code with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 52.6 inches in the 24171 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 24171 zip code with 11.9 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.5 rainy days. There are 115.4 rainy days annually in the 24171 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 6.9 inches in the 24171 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 24171 zip code with 3.0 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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