Climate in Zip 24174 (Thaxton, VA)

Thaxton (zip 24174), Virginia gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Thaxton (zip 24174) averages 10 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in Thaxton (zip 24174). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Thaxton (zip 24174) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 103 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 25
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 10 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 24174 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Virginia.

July is the hottest month for the 24174 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.9°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Virginia. In the 24174 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 24174 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 24174 zip code, there are 26.7 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 24174 zip code with an average of 25.3°. This is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

In the 24174 zip code, there are 94.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

In the 24174 zip code, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 24174 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 24174 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 24174 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.6 inches in the 24174 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 24174 zip code with 10.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 103.1 rainy days annually in the 24174 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer 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 9.6 inches in the 24174 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 24174 zip code with 3.0 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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