Zip 24477 (Stuarts Draft, VA) Climate

The climate in 24477 Stuarts Draft, VA is generally mild and temperate. Summers are warm with temperatures reaching the mid 80's while winters are cooler, rarely getting below freezing. This area also receives rainfall throughout the year with an average of 40 inches annually. The area is known for its pleasant springtime weather and typically has cool nights and moderate humidity levels.

Stuarts Draft (zip 24477), Virginia gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Stuarts Draft (zip 24477) 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 Stuarts Draft (zip 24477). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Stuarts Draft (zip 24477) 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 21
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 21 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 24477 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

8.7 Summer - 5.7 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 24477 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Stuarts Draft, Virginia	United States
	43.7 in.	38.1 in.
	20.8 in.	27.8 in.
	115.8 days	106.2 days
	219 days	205 days
	85.5°	85.8°
	21.4°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.3	4.3
	1398 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 24477 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In the 24477 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 24477 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 24477 zip code, there are 16.5 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 24477 zip code with an average of 21.4°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 24477 zip code, there are 124.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 24477 zip code, there are 1.0 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 24477 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 24477 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.7 inches in the 24477 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 24477 zip code with 12.3 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 115.8 rainy days annually in the 24477 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 20.8 inches in the 24477 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Virginia. February is the snowiest month in the 24477 zip code with 6.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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