Zip 22660 (Toms Brook, VA) Climate

The climate in 22660 Toms Brook, VA is generally mild and humid. Summers are warm with average temperatures in the mid seventies, while winters can be cold with temperatures dipping into the twenties. The area experiences a moderate amount of rainfall throughout the year and snowfall is rare. Humidity levels tend to stay steady due to prevailing winds from the north, east and west.

Toms Brook (zip 22660), Virginia gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Toms Brook (zip 22660) averages 23 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 193 sunny days per year in Toms Brook (zip 22660). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Toms Brook (zip 22660) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 112 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 23 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 22660 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

8.7 Summer - 5.6 Winter

September, June and August are the most pleasant months in the 22660 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Toms Brook, Virginia	United States
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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 22660 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In the 22660 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 22660 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 22660 zip code, there are 16.6 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 22660 zip code with an average of 20.1°. This is one of the coldest places in Virginia.

In the 22660 zip code, there are 127.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Virginia.

In the 22660 zip code, there are 1.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Virginia.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 22660 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.

May is the wettest month in the 22660 zip code with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.1 inches in the 22660 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 22660 zip code with 12.2 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 111.7 rainy days annually in the 22660 zip code, which is less rainy than most 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 23.4 inches in the 22660 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Virginia. February is the snowiest month in the 22660 zip code with 9.3 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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